According to news reports, a convicted felon by the name of Tahir Malik is being held in contempt of court with no bond, after getting caught posing as a lawyer for dozens of cases. Sources say, Malik has been charging his clients any where from $500 to $4,500 to represent them, over the past 5 years!
He was finally caught on December 17, when personnel at the Cook County Courthouse found some of his behavior suspicious and questioned his credentials explained the Huffington Post. It was then revealed, Mr. Malik had no credentials, having never spent one day in law school. “No one suspected anything for years because he did everything right – except obtain a law degree,†Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said in a statement. “From his own arrest history, he was familiar enough with the court system to make certain motions and file certain documents with the court.â€
According to officials, Malik has a lengthy criminal history. He has served time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a burglary conviction. He has also been arrested on charges ranging from theft and shoplifting to criminal trespassing. Malik has been charged with two counts of false impersonation of a lawyer, and is due back in court on the 28th of January.
A dang shame what do you all think about this mess?- www.twitter.com/IamCourtneyLuv
sad it took so long
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60 CASES???? DANG I WONDER IF HE WON ANY AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLE’S CASES HE DIDN’T WIN? THEY HAVE TO BE RELEASED AND/OR GIVEN NEW TRIALS ASAP……….JENNY JONES!!!!
My thoughts exactly. If he won any of the 60 cases he has tried who need a lawyer.
What the hell??
What kind of faulty law system do we fucken have here??
I would suggest he does not try to go Pro Se and represent himself because then they will bury him in the law books. It does show you that there didn’t take much to fool the ones with the actual law degrees. A waste of a good mind.
Well, they don’t say he handled criminal cases, although I guess it’s reasonable to presume that based on his criminal history. I’m just stunned that he got away with it for so long. I’m an attorney and I regularly check opposing counsel on the state bar’s website. In both states where I’ve practiced, you have to put your bar number on all pleadings. Is that not required in Illinois?