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Recent News About Louisiana State Bar Association
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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. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Bob Barton Elected Taylor Porter Managing Partner
Bob Barton has been elected the Managing Partner at Taylor Porter, succeeding Skip Philips, whose term concluded after holding the position for nine years. -
Ponchatoula attorney receives deferred suspension, probation
Ponchatoula attorney Sherry Alane King received a fully-deferred suspension following a Sept. 28 Louisiana Supreme Court decision after allegations she falsified a court document. -
'Top attorney' for 2018 placed on interim suspension for threat of harm
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Metairie attorney Robert Bartholomew Evans III, selected by a professional association as "Top Attorney" for 2018, has been indefinitely suspended for "threat of harm" following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following guilty plea to child pornography charge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Christopher Gerard Young was indefinitely suspended following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order after he was sentenced last spring on a child pornography charge. -
Bossier City attorney on interim suspension faces additional 3-year suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr., who has already been suspended, faces possible additional suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) panel. -
Committee recommends reinstatement for disbarred former Monroe councilman convicted of racketeering
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Monroe attorney and former city councilman Arthur Gilmore Jr. could be conditionally readmitted to practice law following a recommendation issued Sept. 25 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Alexandria lawyer faces suspension for alleged misrepresentation, attorney conduct violations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Alexandria attorney George A. Flournoy faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 21 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations in three client matters. -
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.