At no time did she loose the fact that she had passed the bar and recived a law degree or that she could act as a lawyer (advisory) just could not practice in a court of law.
If she had wished to practice at court she could then and could now petition the court and the court would issue an ORDER to reinstate her after fulfilling the requirements of rule 759
Note I am not defending the Obamas I am just pointing out what the actual rules of the court state and that there is no evidence of a sanction on her record.
If I understand this issue correctly, Michelle Robinson did not surrender her license under rule 759, but under rule 770. (From WND)
James Grogan, deputy administrator and chief counsel for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois, or ARDC, has been with the commission for 30 years. He told WND that on July 1, 1994, the Illinois Supreme Court entered an order allowing Michelle to be transferred to inactive status pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court rule 770.
I also have this piece of information from Pamela Geller's website that says rule 770 didn't exist prior to 2004, when it was created, and the numbering system changed.
Apparently, under the rule 771 in place in 1993, it was regarding disbarment and suspension. You need to look over both rule 770 and 771 to see if you can explain this conundrum.
Pardon me if I don't find this issue so cut and dried. The available evidence suggests a real possibility that Michelle Robinson gave up her license to avoid disbarment proceedings.