Louisiana State Bar Association
Recent News About Louisiana State Bar Association
-
Lafayette attorney disbarred after allegedly converting client funds in personal injury case
Lafayette attorney Peter Brian Derouen has been disbarred following an Oct. 16 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary hearing over allegations he converted more than $18,000 of a client's funds and didn’t coordinate payment of her medical bills. -
Opelousas attorney permanently disbarred following allegations in 10 matters
Opelousas attorney Robert B. Purser has been permanently disbarred following an Oct. 9 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over alleged misconduct in 10 legal matters, including conversion of more than $297,000 from multiple clients. -
New Orleans attorney suspended over failing to communicate with client, other allegations
New Orleans attorney and Bruno and Bruno law firm co-founder Joseph M. Bruno Sr. received a partially stayed 90-day suspension following allegations he failed to communicate with a client for nine months. -
Former New Orleans Public Defender suspension over stalking case made official
New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward has been suspended following a Sept. 29 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding after her guilty plea late last year to stalking a male coworker's wife, with whom she'd had a romantic relationship. -
Baton Rouge attorney suspended following DUI allegations
The suspension of Baton Rouge attorney Spencer Brimmer Bowman following DUI allegations was among six attorney disciplines handed down by the Louisiana Supreme Court in September. -
Disbarred Delcambre attorney punished again over allegations in client matter
Disbarred Delcambre attorney Janinne Latrell Gilbert has again been disbarred following a Sept. 22 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over two sets of formal charges filed by the office of disciplinary council. -
Divorced New Iberia law couple suspended following guilty pleas for failing to file taxes
A New Iberia ex-wife-and-husband team, attorneys Lucretia Patrice Pecantte and Lynden James Burton, have been suspended following separate Sept. 22 Louisiana Supreme Court orders after their guilty pleas earlier this year that they willfully failed to file federal tax returns. -
New Orleans attorney suspended over falsified, inflated pay entries
New Orleans attorney Kenneth Todd Wallace has been suspended following a Sept. 22 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations he created false and/or inflated time entries and created receivables for his pay over about three years. -
Arizona attorney reciprocally disbarred following 'long' disciplinary history
Phoenix attorney Kathy McCoy O'Quinn has been disbarred on a reciprocal basis following a June 16 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding after she was disbarred in Arizona over alleged ethical rules violations in three client matters. -
Baton Rouge attorney, Danziger Bridge shooting defendant allowed to resign from state bar
New Orleans attorney Kenneth Robin Bowen, one of five former city police officers who pleaded guilty earlier this year in the police-involved shooting on Danziger Bridge following Hurricane Katrina, has been allowed to resign from the Louisiana State Bar after a June 5 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Opelousas attorney reprimanded for neglecting client's legal matter
Opelousas attorney and former state Sen. Elbert Lee Guillory has been publicly reprimanded following a Sept. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court Order after acknowledging he neglected a client's legal matter. -
New Orleans attorney disbarred over allegations in 2 client matters
New Orleans attorney Greta L. Wilson has been disbarred following a June 5 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations in two client matters that included filing a motion on behalf a client without that client’s authorization. -
Metairie attorney disbarred over allegations of professional misconduct
Metairie attorney Heather Munoz Murphy has been disbarred following a June 29 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations of professional misconduct, including conversion of client funds. -
Opelousas attorney resigns following allegations he paid for personal injury clients
Former National Senior Olympics medalist and Opelousas attorney Sherman Stanford, after nearly 43 years of practice, has resigned following a Louisiana Supreme Court order June 28 in lieu of possible discipline over allegations he paid people to bring him personal injury clients. -
New Orleans attorney gets deferred suspension after allegedly using incarcerated client's funds
New Orleans attorney Alvin Anthony Johnson Jr. received a deferred suspension and probation following a Sept. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over allegations he commingled and converted client funds and failed to account for money due his incarcerated client. -
Baton Rouge attorney permanently disbarred following allegations of misconduct
Baton Rouge attorney Randal Alandre Toaston has been permanently disbarred following a Sept. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court decision involving 26 allegations of misconduct after years under suspension and allegedly breaking into his office he'd been ordered to vacate. -
Shreveport attorney suspended after allegedly paying for client referral
Shreveport attorney Andres Humberto Aguilar's suspension following a Louisiana Supreme Court order in August over allegations that included hiring a chiropractic office employee to refer a client to him was one of two interim suspensions announced by the high court that month. -
Two July disciplines include Bossier City attorney's interim suspension
Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr.'s second suspension in less than a year was one of two interim suspensions handed down by the Louisiana Supreme Court in July, according to separate orders. -
Louisiana State Bar Association honors members at annual gala
The Louisiana Bar Foundation recently honored several members at its annual Fellows Gala. -
New Orleans attorney receives deferred suspension following DWI plea
New Orleans attorney Preston G Sutherland's deferred suspension following a guilty plea in a December 2013 DWI arrest was among disciplines ordered by the Louisiana Supreme Court in June.