On Friday, September 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled on the Motion by Crystal Lake attorney Robert Alan Roth to strike his name from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Illinois for his criminal convictions.

The case, titled In the Matter of Robert Alan Roth, was brought by the Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), case no. 2022PR00055.

On July 27, 2022, Movant Robert Alan Roth’s motion was filed before the Supreme Court of Illinois and is filed contemporaneously with a statement of charges prepared by the Administrator and Movant’s affidavit in support of his motion.

The Statement of Charges states:

“In the afternoon of June 2, 2020, Movant consumed several alcoholic beverages at Matt’s Tavern in Crystal Lake. Movant left Matt’s Tavern with the intention of driving to Tommy’s Restaurant. . . while driving northbound on Route 31 in Crystal Lake, Movant caused his SUV to collide with a Jeep, also traveling northbound. As a result, the Jeep crossed into the southbound lanes of traffic on Route 31 and collided with a motorcycle driven by Adam M. Antoni. Antoni was transported to Northwestern Hospital in McHenry where he was later pronounced dead as a result of the injuries he sustained in the collision. Crystal Lake Police Officers arrested Movant at the scene of the collision and transported the Movant to Northwestern Hospital where he agreed to provide a blood sample. The blood alcohol test showed that Movant’s blood alcohol concentration was more than triple legal limit in Illinois.

Thereafter, on June 4, 2020, the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a four-count criminal complaint against Movant. The complaint charged Movant with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death, and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, under case number 20CF000423, entitled People of the State of Illinois v. Robert Alan Roth. On June 25, 2021, Movant pled guilty to count one of the complaints. Judge Wilbrandt sentenced Movant to five years imprisonment and fined Movant $2,069. The State Attorney dismissed the remaining charges of the complaint pursuant to Movant’s plea agreement.”

As a result of the judgment of conviction and the conduct described above, the Administrator of ARDC concluded that Respondent has engaged in misconduct by engaging in the crime of felony driving under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of Adan Antoni in violation of Rule 8.4(b) of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.

Accordingly, on September 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Illinois entered the order allowing Roth’s motion to have his name stricken from the Illinois roll of attorneys.

The dispositive portion of the Order reads:

“Motion by Robert Alan Roth to strike his name from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Illinois pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 762 (a). Allowed. Effective immediately.”

Mr. Roth had practiced in Crystal Lake, Illinois. According to Avvo, he has been licensed in Illinois and Massachusetts. He used to work in Melei Petsche Spencer Attorneys At Law, as an attorney. His info can be found on LinkedIn.

A copy of the original filing can be found here.