By Ameet Sachdev |
A Chicago area lawyer who handles primarily divorce cases has been
charged with writing $50,000 in bad checks, Cook County authorities said
Wednesday.
Michael Skoubis, 48, of Des Plaines, turned himself in Saturday to the
Cook County Sheriff’s office, which had received a complaint last month
from a business associate of Skoubis. The lawyer allegedly wrote three
checks to this associate in 2009 that were returned because the bank
account that had been closed the year before.
The investigation also revealed that Skoubis has 10 pending complaints against him at the state agency that oversees attorney conduct for taking fees from clients without performing any legal services, the sheriff’s office said.
Skoubis, whose office is at 10 S. LaSalle St., remains free on $60,000 bond. He could not be immediately reached for comment. The phone number to his law office has been disconnected.
another scumbag lawyer, but why write bad checks? Don’t you lawyers already charge enough? I guess greed has no limit.
WHAT???? A dishonest divorce lawyer!! Couldn’t be.
He simply forgot to show up in courton several occasions and that he closed those checking accounts from which he wrote those checks. After he refunds the client fees and requests new trials for former clients that lost their cases due to his poor/missed scheduling, this case should be dismissed.
now see, this type of stuff just does not add up
Definitely not a scumbag. I wonder how this stuff can happen everyday but this story lands in all the news including radio and suburban papers. He had the money for Bond why wouldn’t he pay someone. This is ridiculous. Mike is a busy man and unfortunately maybe some of his cases just didn’t like their outcome. Lawyer for 25 years and just 10 disputes not bad, this stuff happens to docs and others everyday amazing this made news.
yap and unfortunatelly it was my divorce lawyer also…he got $6000 and did nothing???i have the next court at the end of the month and he disapeard…
He is my ex-husbands lawyer!!!!!! For the last 2 years he keeps missing and forget to show up in court hearings.. an easy case as our divorse has cost me 30,000.00 euros because of him…..Is anyone listening?????? How could I claim and how can I prove all these things that I am going through because of his unprofessionalism?
Anyone could help?
I had never had a problem with Mr Skoubis. He showed up in court every time it was scheduled!! What you people need to remember is that Attorneys work for you. You have to manage that relationship by keeping in contact and communicate with them every step of the way. Dont assume they will show up in court because it is scheduled. Their schedules are overloaded and changes are made frequently.
This man is a criminal. He has ten complaints against him for taking deposits from clients and doing no work.
https://www.iardc.org/ldetail.asp?id=524291873 then click on R&D. It has been recommended that he be disbarred.
This guy is a scumbag extraordinaire.
Messages to Al Swearingen and the cousin who posted. The behavior that Michael Skoubis has shown is not ordinary. This man DID NOT DO THE WORK. This is not about disgruntled clients, it is about a criminal who stole money and the attorney disciplinary board overseeing this matter is advising disbarment. As to the cousin saying that ten complaints is not bad, obviously the lack of a morale compass runs in your family.
Michael Skoubis bounced checks to the extent where law enforcement got involved, stole money from clients and there is talk of his alleged molestation of young boys. I suppose practicing law for 25 years makes this all acceptable?!?!
No one has proved anything about the boy molestations, that’s just a lot of talk and speculation. As for getting 10 complaints over a 25 year career, yes that’s not a bad record. Probably someone who lost a case knows a judge is getting him disbarred. What about the politicians that steal? Why is this such a big deal? Maybe he accidentally bounced the checks to someone. Mike is innocent and a good guy. Maybe a state’s attorney’s wife hired him and the state’s attorney got mad at Mike and made this all up. Ever think of that?
Cousin, Mat B, and Al,
Who are you kidding? He was ARRESTED for writing bad checks. This is guy is a SCUMBAG!!! He screwed me on my divorce as well. He took $3,000 in retainers for me and did NOTHING!!! His secretary dodged me for MONTHS!! Pat B what are you talking about that you need to manage your relationship?? The man took my money did NO work… and would NOT return my calls!!!! As far as the child molestation…. Where there is smoke there is fire..
Didn’t he coach at a church for many years??
Not sure who the second Cousin of His is but I am the one who made the first post. Honestly I don’t know what he did in people’s individual cases. I was just saying that doctors and lawyers that work in their fields have at least one complaint. He might be guily of these complaints but one thing I know for sure is that Mike definitely is not a molester! He loves women way too much. Yes he was a coach and usher and upstanding at our church since his youth, his family is committed to the church and neighborhood they grew up in. Mike was there day in and day out with his ailing father for over 10 years. He is now deceased but he was there for him and his family through a very tough illness. The loss was a great one this could be why he might have missed a court date or schedule overload. I am not saying it’s right but people go through tough times and I feel for all those getting divorced it is equally a tough time. I am just speaking for his character of the person I know and see him as. Maybe he was different with others.