Louisiana State Bar Association
Recent News About Louisiana State Bar Association
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Arizona-based attorney receives reciprocal suspension, probation
The Louisiana Supreme Court reciprocally disciplined Attorney Sabinus A. Megwa following a Sept. 14 proceeding. -
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. -
LUGENBUHL WHEATON PECK RANKING & HUBBARD: Lugenbuhl Shareholder Ashley Belleau Receives Federal Bar Association Honors
Lugenbuhl is proud to announce that shareholder Ashley Belleau has been honored with the Jack Martzell Professionalism Award by the New Orleans chapter of the Federal Bar Association. -
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. -
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. -
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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. -
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.