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LADB recommends disbarment for Covington attorney over multiple allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court regarding multiple allegations in a consolidated matter.
Hammond attorney disbarred, two others on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Michael L. Thiel has been voluntarily disbarred and the status of two other attorneys has changed following June 25 Louisiana Supreme Court filings.
LADB recommends suspension for former East Baton Rouge DA following domestic battery arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney and former East Baton Rouge District Attorney David Gardner deBlieux faces possible suspension following a June 20 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation after his arrest last year for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife and another man.
LADB recommends suspended Gretna attorney be disbarred
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Gretna attorney Juan Carlos Labadie faces possible disbarment following a June 21 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over consolidated allegations that included attempting to unseat an incumbent judge during a Jefferson Parish election about four years ago.
LADB reprimands Baton Rouge attorney over alleged 'minor violation of the rules'
NEW ORLEANS — Baton Rouge Attorney George Allen Roth Walsh has been publicly reprimanded following a June 21 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) ruling for allegedly practicing law while ineligible and not complying with state bar rules.
LADB issues split recommendation that Deridder attorney receive additional suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II faces a possible additional suspension following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court and despite an earlier hearing committee opinion that Evans had been punished nearly enough.
LADB issues split recommendation that Maryland attorney receive deferred suspension, probation
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Maryland attorney George Martin Gates IV faces possible suspension following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court.
Louisiana Supreme Court suspends longtime Metairie attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Metairie attorney Arthur L. Harris Sr. has been suspended following a June 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over alleged violations of probation and additional profession conduct rules.
Two attorneys receive deferred suspensions following alcohol-related issues
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A New Orleans attorney and an Alexandria attorney both received deferred suspensions following separate Louisiana Supreme Court rulings after both had alcohol-related brushes with the law.
Attorney suspended following no contest plea to domestic abuse
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A suspended attorney Marcus Paul LaCombe, of Iowa, Louisiana, has received another suspension following a June 15 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after his no contest plea in November to domestic abuse.
Louisiana Supreme Court hands down rulings in 3 New Orleans attorney cases
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Three New Orleans attorneys were the subject of separate and unrelated rulings recently handed down by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
LADB committee recommends reinstatement for suspended New Orleans attorney, former public defender
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee has recommended that suspended New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward be conditionally readmitted to practice law in the state.
LADB panel recommends dismissal of allegations against New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — For the second time in about four years, a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee has recommended that a disciplinary charge against New Orleans attorney Deidre Katrina Peterson be dismissed.
Disbarred former New Orleans Attorney now permanently disbarred following repeated disciplines
NEW ORLEANS — Disbarred former New Orleans Attorney Edward Bissau Mendy is now permanently disbarment following a May 25 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding.
LADB recommends disbarment for ineligible New Orleans attorney over drug arrests, other counts
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans attorney Shelley Ann Martin faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in part over her 2009 and 2013 drug-related arrests.
Lafayette attorney faces disbarment over allegations of violating rules of professional conduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Lafayette attorney Chantelle M. Boutte faces disbarment following a split recommendation by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) to the state Supreme Court regarding allegations of violating rules of professional conduct in two client matters.
Troubles piling up for suspended Sunset attorney Roy Richard
Suspended Sunset attorney Roy Joseph Richard Jr. faces possible additional suspension following a recommendation issued May 29 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. He allegedly failed to press his imprisoned client's case for post-conviction relief.
Longtime New Orleans attorney receives fully deferred suspension, conditions
New Orleans attorney Bruce C. Ashley II, practicing in Louisiana for more than 43 years, has received an entirely deferred suspension following a May 25 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after issues reportedly caused at least in part by his issues with alcoholism.
Formal charges against Hammond attorney in 'nasty sibling fight' dismissed in split LADB ruling
Formal charges against Hammond attorney Thomas J. Hogan Jr. following a dispute with his siblings, who complained to the Louisiana State Bar Association, have been dismissed following a May 29 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board ruling.