Scott Allen Kozlov
Office of the Cook County Clerk
I graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law and Eastern Illinois University. My career began as an Investigator with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, followed by a role as Court Coordinator for Judge William Maki in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Juvenile Division. I also worked as an associate at a general practice law firm in Arlington Heights, Illinois. From 1996 to 2000, I served as an Assistant Public Guardian in Cook County, where I represented abused and neglected children. In 2000, I joined the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (“ARDC”) as litigation counsel. Since then, I have investigated and prosecuted hundreds of cases of attorney misconduct. I currently hold the position of Director of Unauthorized Practice of Law Litigation and Senior Counsel at the ARDC, primarily prosecuting cases involving unauthorized practice of law allegations against non-attorneys and disbarred attorneys.
In 2004, I chaired the Chicago Bar Association’s Government Service Committee, and since 2007, I have been the Chair of that organization’s Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice Committee. Since 2009, I have been appointed to the Illinois State Bar Association’s Task Force on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and I currently serve on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Client Protection. I was the Chair of the American Bar Association’s 2015 Unauthorized Practice of Law School, training attorneys on various aspects of investigating and prosecuting unauthorized practice of law cases, and I am again Chairing the same program for 2017. Additionally, I am the Chair of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association’s Ethics Committee. Lastly, I am an Adjunct Professor teaching professional responsibility.
- Legal Malpractice
- Zoom
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Chief Ethics Officer and Legal Counsel
- Office of the Cook County Clerk
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- Adjunct Professor
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW
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- Director of Unauthorized Practice of Law Litigation and Senior Counsel
- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
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- Adjunct Professor
- UIC John Marshall Law School
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- Assistant Public Guardian
- Cook County Public Guardian
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- Associate Counsel
- Drost and Kivlahan
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- Law Clerk/ Court Coordinator
- Judge William Maki, Circuit Court of Cook County
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- State Investigator
- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
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- Valparaiso University
- J.D. (1992)
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- Activities: Phi Alpha Delta; Valparaiso University Law Review; Jessup International Moot CourtTeam
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- Eastern Illinois University
- B.A. (1989) | Political Science and Government
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- Honors: Greek Man of the Year; Order of Omega Honorary Society
- Activities: Lambda Chi Alpha; InterFraternity Counsel President
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee (Jul 2018 - Present); Chair, Organizing Committee for the Unauthorized Practice of Law School, National Conference (Jan 2015 - Jan 2019)
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Vice Chair, Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force (Aug 2009 - Present)
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- Northwest Suburban Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Chair, Ethics Committee (Aug 2017 - Jun 2022); Member, Judicial Screening Committee (Jul 2022 - Present)
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- The Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Chair, Unauthorized Practice and Multidisciplinary Practice Committee (Aug 2007 - Present); Chair, Government Service Committee (Aug 2004 - Jun 2005)
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- Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- Oversight Committee Counsel
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- Causes of Action -Common Considerations 2024 Edition, Chapter 11, Unauthorized Practice of Law
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- A Cautionary Tale for In-House Counsel
- Illinois Bar Journal
- How the ARDC Tackles the Unauthorized Practice of Law
- Illinois Courts Connect, Supreme Court Newsletter
- Revised Pro Hac Vice Rule Makes Life Easier For Illinois Judges
- Illinois Courts Connect, Supreme Court Newsletter
- Deportation as a Collateral Consequence of a Guilty Plea; Why the Federal Precedent Should Be Reevaluated
- Valparaiso University Law Review
- Rule 5.5 Demystified: What Every New Lawyer Needs to Know to Practice Ethically, Justia Webinars
- Justia
- Certified Inspector General
- Association of Inspectors General
- Website
- Cook County Clerk's Office Website
AI and Ethics: Jayne Reardon, Scott Kozlov, Sari Montgomery @ LawDroid AI Conference 2024
