Mr Smolen moved from Sidley Austin to DLA Piper in 2012 after the submission of the expenses. DLA has stood by Mr Smolen who was working up to 15 hours a day and sleeping for four at the time he submitted the expenses claims at Sidley Austin. He said in his evidence over the taxi receipts that he wrote them out in order to save time on filling in expense claims. The taxi receipts were not charged to clients. 

Continued support

Under the order of the Illinois Supreme Court, Mr Smolen will have some psychiatric treatment during a one-year suspension which lasts until March 11 next year. A psychiatrist testifying in the case said that Mr Smolen suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder and that this might have made him overly tied to his work. Mr Smolen withdrew from DLA last month. DLA then said: 'We believe he has taken the right steps to move forward, and we continue to support him in that process.' Source: ABA