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Longtime Baton Rouge attorney voluntarily placed on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Jules B. LeBlanc III, who was admitted to the bar in Louisiana almost 50 years ago, has been voluntarily transferred to disability inactive status following a Sept. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
Supreme Court dismisses charges that Shreveport attorney helped client withhold evidence in battery case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Formal charges against Shreveport attorney John Nathaniel Bokenfohr alleging he helped his client withhold evidence in a battery case several years ago have been dismissed following a Sept. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
Louisiana Supreme Court disbars long-ineligible New Orleans attorney with 'severe drug problem'
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Shelley Ann Martin, ineligible to practice law for more than eight years, has been disbarred following a Sept. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding in part over her 2009 and 2013 drug-related arrests.
Suspended Gonzales attorney adjudged guilty of additional offenses
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Gonzales attorney Phyllis A. Southall has been adjudged guilty of additional offenses, according to a Sept. 21 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding.
Hearing committee recommends Metairie attorney be suspended for allegedly mishandling trust account
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Metairie attorney Quiana Marie Hunt faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 20 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over alleged irregularities in her trust account.
Amite attorney reciprocally disbarred following theft conviction in Texas
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Amite attorney Ronald B. Manning was reciprocally disbarred after a Sept. 14 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding following his 2006 disbarment in Texas over a felony theft conviction.
Houma attorney suspended, placed on probation after admitting to taking prohibited substance
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Houma attorney Paul E. Brown was suspended following a split Sept. 18 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he allegedly took a prohibited substance and had an unfavorable evaluation.
Two attorneys disciplined in separate Louisiana Supreme Court actions
Two attorneys from Rapides and St. Charles parishes were disciplined in separate Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceedings issued Sept. 14.
Arizona-based attorney receives reciprocal suspension, probation
The Louisiana Supreme Court reciprocally disciplined Attorney Sabinus A. Megwa following a Sept. 14 proceeding.
EPA proposes $365,500 settlement with Pennsylvania manufacturer over alleged violations of Safe Drinking Water Act
The proposed settlement reached by the EPA and U.S. Justice Department with Malvern-based CertainTeed Corp. represents the largest civil penalty payment required by the Safe Drinking Water Act over alleged safe drinking water violations in Louisiana, the EPA said in a statement.
Metairie attorney wanted on embezzlement charge in Mississippi faces permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Metairie attorney Michael Keith LeBlanc, who was arrested earlier this year in Florida on Mississippi arrest warrants alleging forgery and embezzlement, faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Sept. 6 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
New Iberia attorney faces suspension over trust account dispute
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – New Iberia attorney Alicia Johnson Butler faces possible suspension following a recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over a dispute that arose in her trust account.
Client complaints lead to suspension of Destrehan attorney
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Destrehan attorney Neil Dennis William Montgomery over complaints filed by two former clients.
New Orleans attorney suspended for providing counsel in divorce case while ineligible to practice law
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – New Orleans attorney Nichole Rene Goudeau has been suspended following an Aug. 31 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding on her giving counsel in a 2009 divorce case while she was ineligible to practice law.
Houma attorney receives deferred suspension, probation over DWI arrests
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Houma attorney and pop artist Michael J. Billiot recently received a deferred suspension following a Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding an investigation into arrests for driving while intoxicated.
LADB Hearing committee splits over suspension recommendation for long time Baton Rouge attorney
Baton Rouge attorney Donald R. Dobbins faces possible suspension following a split recommendation issued Aug. 28 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations stemming from five complaints.
LADB committee recommends dismissal of charges against New York attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee has recommended that charges against New York attorney Larry English, who represented a client in an unrelated Louisiana death penalty case reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, be dismissed.
Suspension recommended for Ponchatoula attorney over alleged misconduct in community property case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ponchatoula attorney Carol E. Parker faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued Aug. 20 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over alleged misconduct committed eight years ago.
LADB hearing panel recommends permanent suspension for Deridder attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 16 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
Mandeville attorney allowed to resign in lieu of discipline over misconduct blamed on cocaine addiction
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Mandeville attorney Gregory Timothy Discon, who was recommended for disbarment earlier this summer over admitted misconduct blamed on cocaine addiction, has been allowed to permanently resign following two Aug. 10 Louisiana Supreme Court orders.