South Bend lawyer suspended for failure to provide 'competent representation'
By:
Brian Conybeare
Posted: Mar 24, 2025 5:58 PM EDT

-
3:50
Community responds to South Haven lifeguard plan contract
-
4:34
Concerns as Niles Charter Township gives green light to ’Green...
-
1:20
Severe storms Wednesday afternoon
-
2:14
’Groundbreaking Black Hoosiers’ traveling exhibit on display...
-
0:53
Fatal shooting at South Bend Quick Mart ruled justified homicide
-
2:51
Elkhart moves forward with proposal plan to build 86 houses
-
1:14
Council votes 5-1 in favor of Lifeguard Program in South Haven
-
2:10
Heat and humidity give way to severe weather tomorrow
-
2:23
From none to 21, Niles Charter Township approves several pot...
-
0:35
Wawasee Community Schools offers free food program for students
-
1:07
Elkhart welcomes new multi-million-dollar streetscape project
-
2:10
Efforts underway to revitalize downtown Benton Harbor
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A South Bend attorney will be suspended from practicing law for six months after the Indiana Supreme Court found he committed legal misconduct.
The supreme court "disciplinary commission" determined that Sean Hilgendorf -- of the Higendorf Law Office in downtown South Bend -- failed to provide competent representation, and keep a client informed about his case.
He also failed to participate in the disciplinary process or even respond to the allegations as required.
Hilgendorf will be suspended for 180 days starting April 25th and can petition to get his law license re-instated after that.
ABC57 News did speak with Hilgendorf briefly today, by phone, but he declined to comment.
Sign up for the ABC 57 Newsletter