Stephen T. Fieweger

I hired this Attorney when he was with a large Firm in Illinois, and again when he was on his own in Iowa. I will blame myself for expecting him to provide better service the 2nd time. Fieweger failed to submit my first EEO Case to IL Federal District Court in a timely manner (in 2017), and my case... was dismissed with prejudice in 2018. He was suspended in 2018 and handed my 2 EEO Cases off to another attorney, who had no experience with Employment Law (unbeknownst to me). I demanded that the other Attorney be removed, but neither the other Counsel nor Fieweger took any action, until Fieweger's 6-month suspension had ended. Fieweger was also representing me in a Federal, quasi-judicial forum, the Merit Systems Protection Board, as I was terminated from Federal Employment in late 2017. He recommended that I not use "Reliance on Counsel" as an affirmative defense, so that he could get out of testifying. The judge ruled that I could not have reasonably believed that I was honest during an Employment Investigation (Lack of Candor), although I consulted with Fieweger prior to answering Federal Employment questionnaires and took his advice to heart. Fieweger even wrote a letter, stating that he had advised me to answer the questionnaires as I had answered them, and then he recommended that we change course (after I was fired and during the Discovery process). Unfortunately, suing him for malpractice is not a viable option, due to Illinois' statute of limitations, burden of proof (case within a case), etc. In years past, I referred multiple coworkers to him, and I am truly sorry that I did. I asked the Illinois Attorney Disciplinary and Registration Commission to investigate his behavior. They claim they did, but did not refer the case to a Disciplinary Board. Give this attorney a WIDE berth! Stay away!