An Effingham lawyer should lose his law license for at least three years because he failed to return unearned fees to four clients and engaged in other misconduct, a lawyer-discipline panel recommended.
An Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board panel also urged that the law license of John E. Longwell remain suspended until further court order.
In December, the ARDC administrator filed a second amended complaint against Longwell involving his handling of four bankruptcy cases.
The …