PEORIA — An attorney whose law license was recently suspended by the Illinois Supreme Court is facing a petition to revoke her felony probation in Woodford County.

A petition was filed in Woodford County Circuit Court on Feb. 15 to revoke Maureen Williams' probation because about a week earlier she had consumed alcohol, which was against the rules, according to documents obtained at the Woodford County Circuit Clerk's Office.

Williams, 60, is scheduled to appear in May in court, where a judge could opt to revoke her probation and, thus, enter a conviction on the felony charge. She had been sentenced to two years of "second chance" probation, which would have allowed her to avoid a conviction and have the case wiped from her record if she completed all the requirements.

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Her appearance in court on March 17 came just days before the Illinois Supreme Court suspended her law license for three months for violating the state's Rules of Professional Conduct by misrepresenting completion of public service hours mandated by a speeding ticket.

A complaint, brought before the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in 2021, said Williams lied when she falsely submitted a report that she had completed 20 public service hours at a local church as required by a judge who found her guilty of speeding. In fact, she had not done that.

The court, in its March 21 order, said Williams' 90-day suspension will be effective April 11. It also ordered her to "reimburse the Client Protection Program Trust Fund for any client protection payments arising from her conduct prior to the termination of the period of suspension."

Williams said she had no comment for this story in a text message to the Journal Star.

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According to ARDC records, on April 28, 2019, the Woodford County Sheriff’s Department clocked Williams going 95 mph in a 55 mph zone on County Highway 18. She pleaded guilty on June 26, 2019, and was ordered to be on court supervision, a form of non-reporting probation, pay a fine and complete the public service hours by April 26, 2020.

She got an official at a local church to sign off on a form saying she did the hours, but when a probation officer from Woodford County checked, the pastor said no.

"(Williams) then contacted her probation officer and took responsibility for submitting the falsified form. She prepared another form showing she had completed the necessary hours by volunteering at the Peoria Symphony Guild and (another church). She asked the probation department if she could submit the amended form but was not allowed to do so," according to ARDC records.

Woodford County prosecutors filed a felony forgery charge against her and she pleaded guilty as part of a deal that saw her placed on two years of probation and ordered to pay a $3,500 fine and complete 150 hours of community service and four hours of ethics classes.

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Her attorney, William Wolf of Chicago, declined to comment for this story. An attempt to reach Woodford County State's Attorney Greg Minger was not successful.

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