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Louisiana State Bar Association warns lawyers of recent scam attempt, provides fraud protection tips
The Louisana State Bar Association (LSBA) has issued an alert warning attorneys about a scam targeting lawyers and law firms. -
New Orleans attorney reprimanded for threatening to 'punch the s*** out of' an assistant DA he's now suing
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Long time New Orleans attorney Ike Spears has been publicly reprimanded following a March 9 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding for threatening to assault an assistant DA during a 2018 criminal trial. -
Reinstatement recommended for suspended Baton Rouge attorney convicted in 2015 'chest bumping' of DA
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended longtime Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV, convicted of allegedly "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015, could be reinstated following a recent recommendation. -
Longtime Lake Charles attorney, failed 2014 judicial candidate indicted for domestic abuse, now on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime Lake Charles attorney Michael Pierre Ned, former judicial candidate indicted on domestic abuse and other charges almost six years ago, now is on disability inactive status following a March 9 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Former Harahan Magistrate suspended for allegedly practicing law while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Gretna attorney and former Harahan Magistrate Pro Tempore Demetrie Elijah Ford has been voluntarily suspended following a Feb. 10 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding for allegedly practicing law while ineligible. -
Deferred suspension recommended for Washington attorney over 'negligent' failure to file withdrawal, change of address
NEW ORLEANS – Ineligible Tacoma, Wash., attorney Myles Julian Johnson faces possible fully deferred suspension following a recommendation issued Feb. 21 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
New Orleans attorney suspended after alleged failure to comply with probation conditions
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans attorney Jerry L. Settle has been suspended following a Feb. 10 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations that he failed to comply with probation conditions in a 2016 discipline. -
LA Supreme Court – over chief justice's dissent – drops all charges against former Orleans Asst DA in alleged jailhouse informant deal
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans attorney and former Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney Eusi Hekima Phillips will face no charges in a testimony deal he allegedly cut with a jailhouse informant in a murder case more than a decade ago. -
Mostly deferred suspension, probation recommended for New Orleans attorney alleged to have practiced while ineligible in 2014
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans attorney Kemic Alan Smothers faces a possible mostly deferred suspension following a Feb. 10 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court for allegedly providing legal services while ineligible in 2014. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for Covington attorney following 2017 harassment guilty plea
NEW ORLEANS – Disbarred Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III faces possible permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) Feb. 10 recommendation to the state Supreme Court. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for New Orleans attorney over alleged conversion of Deepwater Horizon settlement funds
NEW ORLEANS – Ineligible New Orleans attorney Akello Patrice Dangerfield faces possible permanent disbarment following a Jan. 17 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation for allegedly converting about $127,000 in Deepwater Horizon settlement funds. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for suspended Metairie attorney after he allegedly practiced law while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS – Suspended Metairie attorney Arthur L. Harris Sr. faces possible permanent disbarment following a Feb. 6 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly practiced law while ineligible. -
LADB publicly, conditionally reprimands Columbia attorney over allegations in divorce matter, but does not suspend her
NEW ORLEANS – Columbia attorney Dina Fae Domangue has been publicly reprimanded following a Feb. 6 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation over alleged misconduct in a divorce proceeding. -
Hammond attorney suspended indefinitely after conviction for stealing at least $186,000 from client
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime Hammond attorney James A. Dukes, who has been convicted of stealing at least $186,000 from a client, has been indefinitely suspended following a Jan. 8 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Supreme Court allows Bossier City attorney to permanently resign ahead of disciplinary hearing
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr. has been allowed to permanently resign following a Jan. 14 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
New Orleans attorney permanently disbarred after federal fraud conviction
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended New Orleans attorney Louella P. Givens-Harding has been permanently disbarred following a Jan. 14 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over her 2017 federal health care fraud conviction. -
West Monroe attorney disbarred for tax fraud faces delay in reinstatement
NEW ORLEANS — West Monroe attorney Francis C. Broussard, disbarred in 2014 follow a tax fraud plea, may have to wait longer to apply for reinstatement following a Feb. 5 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee. -
Reinstatement recommended for New Iberia attorney who failed to file tax returns
NEW ORLEANS — New Iberia attorney Lynden James Burton, who with his ex-wife and former law partner was suspended last summer following tax filing pleas, may be conditionally reinstated following a Feb. 4 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee. -
Disciplinary board recommends Gretna attorney's probation be revoked
NEW ORLEANS — Gretna attorney Tyrone F. Watkins faces possible revocation of his probation following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendation to the state Supreme Court. -
New Orleans attorney Hall is voluntarily suspended for practicing while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans attorney Nicholas Anderson Hall has been voluntarily suspended following a Jan. 22 state Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations that he practiced law while ineligible to do so.