Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in Illinois

6 years ago I hired an attorney to handle my law case and because of that I provided him with a lot of personal information about me and my family. According to the law an attorney is supposed to keep this information confidential forever and provide for this necessary conditions. However to my dismay a few months ago I received an e-mail from him with a link which advertised for, illegal in the USA, Canadian drugs and pharmacies.I began to suspect that the attorney was somehow involved in illegal advertising and sale of medications or any other goods and that he sold or passed my personal information to these channels. I appealed to the ARDS and the attorney responded that his e-mail was hijacked.As a "proof" the attorney produced a few e-mails from his "friends" and family members whom, he claims,"were targeted by those illegal advertisers." However I don't believe it because,apparently, this attorney did not report his e-mail being hijacked to the Police. Also he did not inform me that his e-mail was hijacked when he first found out about it a few months ago. In any case all of my personal information such as name, address, Social Security Number,e-mail address, and all communications with that attorney regarding my case was stolen and maybe used by those criminals. I believe that by his actions the attorney breached a client confidence, did actual harm to me and also raises suspicion that this attorney is involved in some kind of Criminal activity. Did the attorney violate the Law by his lack of action to report to the Police the hijacking of his e-mail and investigate the crime and also his failure to properly secure the information of his Clients?


Asked on 11/02/11, 5:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sue Roberts-Kurpis, Esq. Law Office of Sue Roberts-Kurpis

You really need to get a life. Hijacking of email addresses is fairly common. No one needs to report such incidences to the police or anyone else should they not wish to. The "fact" that some internet hacker managed to hijack your former lawyer's email addressbook does not mean that they have gained access to your personal information at all. Your belief that some Canadian spammer has any interest in your legal case or personal information is both unrealistic and paranoid. Get over yourself.

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Answered on 11/03/11, 8:25 am


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