Gary N Foley

Gary N. Foley’s public record is not merely troubling. It is disqualifying. Avvo rates him 4.3 out of 10 and places him in its “Concern” category. That should trigger alarm, but the documented facts are far worse. Foley pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud affecting a financial institution after concealing his role and the true source of funds in a short-sale transaction. The Illinois Supreme Court suspended him from practicing law. His later conduct drew an extraordinary rebuke from the Illinois Appellate Court in In re Marriage of Hurtado. The court called his briefs “borderline incomprehensible,” found rule violations and misrepresentations of the record, and concluded that the appeal had no arguable merit and was pursued in bad faith to harass the opposing party and delay resolution. The court described Foley as “quarrelsome, unprofessional, and downright uncivil,” then sanctioned him personally. Recent reviews are equally severe. Reviewers accuse him of bad advice, incompetence, disrespect, condescension, taking clients’ money, and being unable to handle matters beyond simple bankruptcy work. This is not one complaint or one bad case. It is a documented record of felony fraud, suspension, defective legal work, misrepresentations, bad-faith litigation, judicial condemnation, sanctions, and repeated warnings from former clients. The pattern is stark: dishonesty when money was involved, discipline when trust was violated, and sanctions when the legal process was abused. Even after a felony conviction and suspension, his name later appeared in a decision condemning his work as incomprehensible, meritless, uncivil, and pursued to harass and delay. No one should hand Gary N. Foley their money, trust, property, family matter, or legal future without reading his disciplinary history and the Hurtado decision. His record does not merely raise concern. It broadcasts danger. Stay away.