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Supsension, probation recommended for Metairie attorney following 2018 DUI arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Metairie attorney Amy Elizabeth Bateman faces possible suspension and probation following a recommendation issued Aug. 22 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her DUI arrest early in 2018. -
Board splits over suspension recommendation for longtime Baton Rouge attorney accused of forgery
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Donald R. Dobbins faces possible suspension following a split Aug. 21 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations stemming from five complaints. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for Lafayette attorney who allegedly practiced while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Peter Brian Derouen faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 19 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over complaints that included practicing law while ineligible. -
New Orleans attorney accused in 2013 Deepwater Horizon kickback scheme suspended for twelve months
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime New Orleans attorney Lionel H. Sutton III, barred more than four years ago from representing clients in the Deepwater Horizon spill, has been suspended following an Aug. 2 Louisiana Supreme Court order released earlier today. -
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following arrest in high-speed chase
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Carl Binus Duke Jr., who represents clients in traffic court, has been indefinitely suspended following a July 31 Louisiana Supreme Court order and his arrest last month for DWI and other charges after a high-speed chase. -
Hearing committee backs disbarment for Baton Rouge attorney over allegations in slip-and-fall case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Michael Treaman Bell faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued July 31 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over multiple allegations of misconduct. -
Disciplinary Board recommends Lafayette attorney be permanently disbarred for alleged financial improprieties
NEW ORLEANS — Lafayette attorney Michael Sean Reid, disbarred late last year after abandoning his practice and for trust fund irregularities, now faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued July 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee. -
LABD: 'Romance' with client's persona leads to Winnfield attorney's possible disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Winnfield attorney Laura J. Johnson faces possible disbarment following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the Louisiana Supreme Court over an romantic relationship that allegedly caused her misconduct on behalf of a client in a 2015 criminal case. -
Belle Chasse attorney who admitted abusing opioid medications is suspended in split Supreme Court decision
NEW ORLEANS – Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud was suspended following a Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he used trust account funds to support his addiction to pain medications. -
Louisiana Supreme Court issues separate orders disciplining three longtime attorneys
NEW ORLEANS – A Harrisonburg attorney was allowed to permanently resign, a Baton Rouge attorney received a fully deferred suspension and a Mandeville attorney was publicly reprimanded following separate orders recently issued by the Louisiana Supreme Court . -
Louisiana Supreme Court revokes Baton Rouge attorney's probation for failing to submit to audits
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The probation of longtime Baton Rouge attorney Mark G. Simmons has been revoked and he has been suspended following a June 26 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding. -
Larose attorney faces disbarment regarding allegations he tried to smuggle contraband into Lafource Parish jail
NEW ORLEANS – Suspended Larose attorney Edward Duane Schertler II faces permanent disbarment following a recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court regarding allegations that Schertler attempted to smuggle contraband into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center. -
Ponchatoula attorney faces suspension for alleged misconduct in 2010 community property case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ponchatoula attorney Carol E. Parker faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the Louisiana Supreme Court over alleged misconduct committed nine years ago. -
Mansura attorney's probation revoked, suspension imposed after he twice tests positive for alcohol use
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The probation of longtime Mansura attorney Todd A. Harris has been revoked and the deferred suspension imposed following a June 17 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he twice tested positive for alcohol use earlier this year. -
New Orleans attorney imprisoned on child porn conviction is permanently disbarred
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Imprisoned Baton Rouge attorney Victor Roy Loraso III has been voluntarily and permanently disbarred following a June 17 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and his sentencing in March for child pornography. -
Louisiana high court suspends divorced former New Iberia partners after tax filing guilty pleas
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A former team of New Iberia ex-wife-and-husband attorneys Lucretia Patrice Pecantte and Lynden James Burton has been more definitely suspended following separate June 17 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and their 2017 guilty pleas to willfully failing to file federal tax returns. -
Pineville attorney suspended following no contest plea to drug, alcohol charges
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Pineville attorney Matthew Vance Shelton has been has been suspended following a June Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and his no contest plea to drug and alcohol-related charges. -
Disbarment recommend for Baton Rouge attorney who admitted to converting $350,000 in client funds
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Durward D. Casteel faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued June 14 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after admitting to conversion of $350,000 in client funds. -
Probation recommended for Kenner attorney over alleged trust account irregularities
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Kenner attorney Jaymeski Shuntai Pullins-Gorham faces possible probation following a recommendation issued June 11 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over alleged trust account irregularities. -
Ineligible Church Point attorney faces possible suspension over trust account, client abandonment allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ineligible Church Point attorney Nicholas Anthony Bellard faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued June 7 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over alleged trust account irregularities and abandoning two client cases.