My Bar complaint against Michael C. Doyen, an Illinois Lawyer
He crossed the line.
Earlier this year, I had a client’s opposing counsel (Michael C. Doyen of Illinois)
accuse me of abusing children in that case. This was, to any reasonable person, because I vigorously advocate for my clients to receive equal access to the courts, and yes, even to the opposing attorney’s “goods and services” under Title III of the ADA.
Mr. Doyen’s statement was, to my understanding of how libel works, libelous.
Mr. Doyen, whose CV reads as an ad nauseum littany of accomplishments, decided to act in a way that, according to the way the law is written, libeled me.
His statement was false, it was made to a third party (my client’s counsel and others on the addressee list, including the GAL in the case), and it served to harm my reputation between my client and I, because my client was truly afraid that I would quit because of this attack by Mr. Doyen.
Let me know in the comments below if you think he crossed the line.
Here’s the complaint.
P.D., JAY V. SHORE, Certified ADA Advocate
100% appropriate, even lenient on your part given the egregiousness of of his actions. False allegations of abuse is itself a crime in every single state and is punishable both criminally and civil.
How did they respond