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Suspended DeRidder attorney facing permanent disbarment for professional conduct violations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Suspended DeRidder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II faces permanent disbarment for violating professional conduct rules following a recommendation issued Oct. 30 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly converted funds
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Doris McWhite Weston faces possible suspension following a recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after she allegedly converted funds owed to a third party. -
LADB recommends extended disbarment for New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred New Orleans attorney Greta L. Wilson faces a possible extended disbarment period following a recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over misconduct in a single client matter. -
Attorney receives deferred suspension following misconduct allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – George Martin Gates IV, a Greenbelt, Maryland, attorney, recently received a fully deferred suspension following an Oct. 29 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over multiple allegations of misconduct. -
New Orleans attorney to permanently resign for implementing settlements without client approval
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – New Orleans attorney Joshua William Christie was allowed to permanently resign following an Oct. 29 Louisiana Supreme Court order over allegations he implemented settlement agreements without clients approval. -
Baton Rouge attorney faces suspension for violating rules of professional conduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Richard C. "Ric" Oustalet Jr., a former judge, faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued Oct. 30 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations of violating professional conduct rules. -
Gretna attorney disbarred following allegations of misconduct and false accusations against judge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Gretna attorney Juan Carlos Labadie has been disbarred following an Oct. 29 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations that included false accusations against an incumbent judge he was trying to unseat in the 2014 elections. -
Fired Shreveport prosecutor voluntarily suspended less than year after solicitation, malfeasance allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Former Shreveport City Prosecutor Andrew T. Adams, who was fired last year after he allegedly solicited sex from a prostitute, has been voluntarily and indefinitely suspended following an Oct. 29 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Stephen Michael Smith faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation reached about a month ago and recently released. -
Committee recommends disbarment of Sunset attorney
Sunset attorney Roy Joseph Richard Jr. faces possible disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Hearing committee recommends readmission for longtime disbarred Metairie attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime voluntarily disbarred Metairie attorney Michael Stephen Sepcich could be reinstated following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Board recommends deferred suspension for New Orleans attorney accused of forgery
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans attorney Alphonse M. Thompson Jr. faces a mostly deferred suspension following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee over allegations he forged a judge's signature to "pacify" his client. -
For second time in 4 years, board dismisses misconduct allegations against New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recently -- and for the second time in about four years -- dismissed allegations of misconduct against New Orleans attorney Deidre Katrina Peterson, -
Madisonville attorney faces disbarment after allegedly stealing from his grandmother's estate
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Suspended Madisonville attorney Scott Robert Hymel faces possible permanent disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly stole from his grandmother's estate. -
Lafayette attorney reprimanded, Slidell attorney indefinitely suspended in separate LA Supreme Court actions
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Lafayette attorney Jeanne Marie Laborde was publicly reprimanded and Slidell attorney Brian Anthony Dragon was indefinitely suspended in recent Louisiana Supreme Court actions. -
New Orleans attorney who allegedly purchased prescription medication from client faces disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ineligible New Orleans attorney Sally Harrison Longmire Hingel faces possible disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after she allegedly solicited and purchased prescription medication from a client. -
Deridder attorney suspended again over allegations arising from custody dispute
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II has received additional suspension time following an Oct. 8 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding allegations arising from his representation in a custody dispute. -
Magnolia attorney's conditional bar admission revoked
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Magnolia attorney Robert Alford Lenoir has agreed to the revocation of his conditional admission to the bar in Louisiana, according to an Oct. 8 Louisiana Supreme Court order that says he can reapply after a year of sobriety. -
Livingston attorney resigns from practice of law after he allegedly offered legal services for sex
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Livingston attorney A. Wayne Stewart was recently allowed to permanently resign from the practice of law following an Oct. 5 Louisiana Supreme Court order ahead of an investigation into allegations he offered to trade legal services for sex. -
LADB recommends suspension for Belle Chasse attorney linked to opioid addiction
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud faces a fully deferred conditional suspension following an Oct. 5 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court.