On Friday, August 29, 2025, the Administrator of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission filed a complaint against attorney Nazar Kashuba. The complaint outlines two primary counts of misconduct: dishonesty through the conversion of client funds and the commingling of client and personal funds.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Nazar Kashuba,” with case no. 2025PR00052
Kashuba operated a law firm called Demchenko & Kashuba LLC in Glenview, primarily dealing with real estate and corporate matters. The allegations stem from Kashuba’s role as an escrow agent in a real estate transaction involving a restaurant sale, where he was entrusted with $100,000 in escrow funds.
According to the complaint, Kashuba deposited a $10,000 check from client Jason V. into his client trust account on July 27, 2020. Shortly thereafter, he allegedly transferred $3,000 to his personal checking account and made unauthorized payments to a third party unconnected with the sale of the restaurant. The complaint asserts that by July 30, 2020, Kashuba had utilized escrow funds for personal expenses, knowing the account balance did not support such withdrawals.
On August 3, 2020, Jason V. sent the remaining $90,000 towards the purchase of the restaurant, which Kashuba also deposited into his client trust account. Between then and August 31, 2020, he disbursed approximately $82,955 from the account for various purposes, including transfers to his personal account and payments to a third party. The complaint indicates that Kashuba should have recognized that he was improperly using client funds since the account balance before these transactions was significantly below the amounts deposited.
The complaint further details that when negotiations for the restaurant sale fell through, Kashuba should have retained the entire $100,000 in escrow. However, by December 3, 2020, he had reduced the client trust account balance to around $43.93, having converted nearly $100,000 for his own use without any authorization from the client or other parties involved.
In addition to the conversion allegations, the complaint outlines a pattern of commingling funds. From October 2020 through July 2021, Kashuba is accused of depositing client funds into his operating account instead of maintaining them in the designated client trust account. He also allegedly mixed his personal funds with client funds by making several deposits into his client trust account that were unrelated to any client representation.
The complaint details multiple instances where Kashuba deposited funds intended for his personal expenses or unrelated business ventures into his client trust account, violating ethical guidelines established for attorneys.
The Administrator is requesting that the case be assigned to a panel of the Hearing Board for further examination, which will include a hearing to assess the allegations and determine appropriate disciplinary actions.
According to Avvo.com, Mr. Kashuba is an employment and labor attorney. He acquired his law license in Illinois in 2007.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
