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Shreveport attorney sued by quadriplegic client three years ago goes on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Shreveport attorney Norman R. Gordon, sued about three years ago by a former client who alleged he was misled into a bad settlement, has been voluntarily placed on disability inactive status following an Aug. 7 Louisiana Supreme Court order.
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after his conviction for allegedly "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015.
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tyrone F. Watkins faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after he allegedly failed to expedite litigation in a client's expungement case.
Suspended Larose attorney faces possible disbarment after allegedly being caught with contraband
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended Larose attorney Edward Duane Schertler II faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly was caught sneaking contraband into a detention facility.
Attorneys and political cronies - not state or plaintiffs - winners in coastal litigation, critics say
BATON ROUGE – More than a year after the release of a paper describing the many lawsuits against the energy industry by a "handful of powerful plaintiffs' firms" over coastal erosion, two experts in the field say that so far the winners are the attorneys and political cronies.
Hearing committee recommends conditional reinstatement for Hammond attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Leonard E. Yokum Jr., admitted to the bar in Louisiana more than 50 years ago, faces possible conditional reinstatement following a recommendation issued July 31 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
LADB split in disbarment recommendation for New Orleans attorney over falsifying documents
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime New Orleans attorney Errol John Ware faces possible permanent disbarment following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations that included lacking candor before a court and falsifying documents.
Federal appeals court sides with VA in Lafayette doctor's racial discrimination case
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a Veterans Administration physician's racial discrimination lawsuit.
Ineligible Leesville attorney faces possible suspension
NEW ORLEANS — Leesville attorney Bradley O’Neal Hicks, currently ineligible to practice law in Louisiana, faces possible suspension following a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (recommendation to the state Supreme Court over multiple charges by the office of disciplinary counsel.
Sanctioned Mamou attorney faces permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS — Disbarred Mamou attorney Timmy James Fontenot faces possible permanent disbarment after a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendation to the state Supreme Court following a hearing committee's conclusions last fall.
Mandeville attorney faces probation following second DWI in 12 years
NEW ORLEANS — Mandeville attorney Linda Louise Stadler faces possible deferred suspension and probation following a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendation to the state Supreme Court over her second DWI in 12 years.
Split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommends disbarment for former Assistant U.S. Attorney
NEW ORLEANS — Harahan attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Salvador Perricone faces possible disbarment following a split July 17 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation regarding allegedly inappropriate anonymous postings made over a five-year period on a local newspaper's website.
Voluntarily disqualified Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge faces sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Byron C. Williams, who has been under investigation for almost a year on sexual harassment allegations and who recently agreed to an interim suspension, now faces a lawsuit filed by court clerk who claims the judge harassed her, according to news reports.
LADB hearing committee recommends charges against Lafayette attorney be dismissed
Professional conduct rule violation charges against Lafayette attorney David Patrick Keating should be dismissed, according to a recommendation issued July 10 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension following sexual encounter with cab driver
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Jennifer Elaine Gaubert faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued July 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her criminal conviction stemming from a sexual encounter with a cab driver in 2012.
Former New Orleans public defender readmitted following suspension over alleged stalking incident
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward has been conditionally readmitted to practice law in Louisiana following a July 3 Louisiana Supreme Court decision and more than four years after her arrest in an alleged stalking incident.
LADB hearing committee 'still perplexed' over motive for suspended attorney's alleged misconduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Winnfield attorney Laura J. Johnson, admitted to the bar in Louisiana almost 39 years ago, faces possible disbarment following a July 3 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her alleged misconduct on behalf of a client in a 2015 criminal case.
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney over conflict of interest allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over conflict of interest allegations.
New Orleans attorney faces recommended disbarment for allegedly writing worthless checks
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tracey Michel Favorite faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations she wrote bad checks over two years.
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney after former client's complaint
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Hilliard Charles Fazande III faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over a complaint filed against him by a former client.