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Bernard Anthony Becton

Bernard Anthony Becton is an attorney registered with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC), admitted in 1993. The current public license status is "Disbarment (2000PR01516, 2000-11-21)" as of 2026-06-13.

Record standingSerious

Current license status of record is disbarred.

The licensing authority's public record currently lists this attorney as disbarred. Review the disciplinary record below and confirm with the official source before relying on this listing.

A summary of the public record — not a rating of skill, not a recommendation, not legal advice.

License standing
Disbarred
per the official roster of record
Experience
33 yrs
admitted 1993
Disciplinary record
Disbarred
current public status reflects discipline
Federal court activity
Not compiled
federal dockets not yet checked

Experience vs. active Illinois attorneys

State median: 19 yrs

33 yrs admitted — more experience than ~76% of active Illinois attorneys.

0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940+

Years since admission, active Illinois attorneys with a published admission year (n = 81,753). This attorney's band is highlighted.

License & registration

Full nameBernard Anthony Becton
Directory IDe3e0f2b7-a864-eb11-b810-000d3a9f4eeb
The identifier shown is the source directory's internal record id (a Microsoft Dynamics GUID), not the public ARDC registration number. Confirm the official registration number by searching the attorney's name in the ARDC's Lawyer Search.
License status
Disbarred
official status of record: “Disbarment (2000PR01516, 2000-11-21)
Admission year1993
Law schoolNot on record
Business locationArnold, MO
FirmNot on record
Discipline standingCurrent status reflects a disbarred record with the licensing authority.
See “Disciplinary decisions on record” below for the itemized public orders.

Disciplinary decisions on record

1 published attorney-discipline decision of record match this attorney's name and disbarred standing of record.

  1. 2000-11-21Disbarment
    Disbarment (No. 2000PR01516)

Source: Illinois ARDC (Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) disciplinary records. These are official, published disciplinary records, linked verbatim. Matching is by name against attorneys whose roster status already reflects discipline — a name match, not a confirmed identity. Read each linked record for the controlling disposition.

Federal court activity

Federal court activity has not been compiled for this attorney yet.

Source & last updated

Source: Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) — official attorney record. As of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).

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