Louisiana State Bar Association
Recent News About Louisiana State Bar Association
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LADB hearing panel backs deferred suspension for Belle Chasse attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he receive a deferred suspension after allegedly using trust account funds to support his addiction to pain medication. -
LADB hearing committee recommends suspension for New Iberia attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Iberia attorney Alicia Johnson Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that she be suspended for a year. -
LADB hearing panel recommends suspended Deridder attorney refund fee to client
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February after he allegedly failed to comply with his clients instructions in a 2015 case. -
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly assisted non-lawyers to practice law
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Dante Jerome Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that he be suspended over allegations that he improperly shared legal fees earned by non-attorneys and proofread their work. -
Baton Rouge attorney awaits ruling on suspended suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February over conflict of interest allegations. -
Thibodaux attorney placed on disability inactive status following alcohol, dependency issues
NEW ORLEANS — Thibodaux attorney Howard Lucas Marcello has been transferred to disability inactive status following an April 6 Louisiana Supreme Court order following years that Marcello has spent on probation for alcohol and chemical addiction issues. -
Lake Charles attorney suspended following allegations of commingling, conversion
NEW ORLEANS — Lake Charles attorney Bryan F. Gill Jr, practicing in Louisiana for almost 32 years, has been suspended following an April 6 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he "commingled personal funds with client funds in his trust account and converted client and third party funds." -
Former Orleans Parish judge reprimanded for allegedly failing to supervise assistant
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former Orleans Parish traffic and civil judge Ronald J. Sholes has been publicly reprimanded following an April 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he failed to adequately supervise a non-lawyer assistant. -
Longtime Breaux Bridge attorney put on interim suspension after prostitution arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Breaux Bridge attorney Walter Glenn Soileau, a former city judge practicing in Louisiana for more than 45 years, has been placed on interim suspension following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court order, a few weeks after his arrest on prostitution charges. -
New Orleans attorney suspended following unsuccessful attempt to purchase house from client
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Gregory Swafford has been suspended following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations stemming from an unsuccessful attempt to purchase a house from his client. -
Covington attorney receives deferred suspension, probation after admitting to misconduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Christa Hayes Forrester received a fully deferred suspension following a March 23 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding allegations arising from a client matter. -
Former juvenile court judge suspended following auto theft ring indictment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Gretna attorney and former juvenile court Judge David L. Bell has been suspended following a March 16 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney order a little more than a year after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly participating in a Jefferson Parish auto theft ring. -
Covington attorney granted voluntarily transfer to disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Joseph Aiavolasiti Kott has been voluntarily transferred to disability inactive status following a March 9 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Shreveport attorney suspended over alleged rule violations, failing to cooperate
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Shreveport attorney Laetitia Black has received a partially deferred suspension following a March 13 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding alleged professional conduct rule violations and failing to cooperate with an investigation. -
Natchitoches attorney voluntarily disbarred following 'numerous complaints'
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Natchitoches attorney John Arthur Brittain has been voluntarily disbarred following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after "numerous complaints" that included conversion of client funds. -
Chalmette attorney sentenced to probation after admitting to conflict of interest
NEW ORLEANS -- Chalmette attorney Gregory J. Noto, practicing in Louisiana for more than 33 years, has been placed on probation after he admitted to having engaged in a conflict of interest. -
Covington attorney reinstated following 2013, 2016 suspensions
NEW ORLEANS -- Covington attorney James E. Moorman III has been reinstated to practice law following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court decree after his suspension in 2016 over multiple counts of misconduct. -
Covington attorney suspended after admitting to filing frivolous claim, misusing trust account
NEW ORLEANS -- Covington attorney James Casey Fos has been suspended for three years following a March 2 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he admitted to multiple professional conduct rules violations, including filing a frivolous claim and misusing his client trust account. -
New Orleans attorney sentenced to probation after admitting to mishandling client trust account
NEW ORLEANS — Eric O. Person, who has practiced law in Louisiana for more than 43 years, has been placed on two years of supervised probation after he admitted he mishandled his client trust account.