Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Fully deferred suspension recommended for longtime Baton Rouge attorney over DWI arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Audrey Melissa Lamb faces a possible fully deferred suspension following a recommendation issued Aug. 23 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations stemming from her 2017 DWI arrest. -
Supsension, probation recommended for Metairie attorney following 2018 DUI arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Metairie attorney Amy Elizabeth Bateman faces possible suspension and probation following a recommendation issued Aug. 22 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her DUI arrest early in 2018. -
Board splits over suspension recommendation for longtime Baton Rouge attorney accused of forgery
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Donald R. Dobbins faces possible suspension following a split Aug. 21 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations stemming from five complaints. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for Lafayette attorney who allegedly practiced while ineligible
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Lafayette attorney Peter Brian Derouen faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 19 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over complaints that included practicing law while ineligible. -
New Orleans attorney accused in 2013 Deepwater Horizon kickback scheme suspended for twelve months
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime New Orleans attorney Lionel H. Sutton III, barred more than four years ago from representing clients in the Deepwater Horizon spill, has been suspended following an Aug. 2 Louisiana Supreme Court order released earlier today. -
Transparency needed in state's judiciary, lobbyist says
The director of civil justice, energy and environmental quality for the state's largest lobbying organization, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, said more work needs to be done to increase transparency and accountability in the state's judiciary. -
MOULEDOUX BLAND LEGRAND BRACKETT: Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Choice of Pharmacy Suit Premature
In Soileau v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2019-C-0040 (La. 06/26/19), a workers’ compensation matter, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated a judgment of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal and held that a choice of pharmacy suit was both premature under La. R. S. 23:1314 and failed to present a judiciable controversy. -
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following arrest in high-speed chase
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Carl Binus Duke Jr., who represents clients in traffic court, has been indefinitely suspended following a July 31 Louisiana Supreme Court order and his arrest last month for DWI and other charges after a high-speed chase. -
Hearing committee backs disbarment for Baton Rouge attorney over allegations in slip-and-fall case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Michael Treaman Bell faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued July 31 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over multiple allegations of misconduct. -
Disciplinary Board recommends Lafayette attorney be permanently disbarred for alleged financial improprieties
NEW ORLEANS — Lafayette attorney Michael Sean Reid, disbarred late last year after abandoning his practice and for trust fund irregularities, now faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation issued July 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee. -
New Orleans attorney indefinitely suspended following bank fraud guilty plea
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans attorney Gregory Joseph St. Angelo, former general counsel at a failed First NBC Bank who pleaded guilty earlier this month to a bank fraud charge, was indefinitely suspended following a Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Judge Susan M. Chehardy Appointed as Justice Pro Tempore to the Louisiana Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson and the Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court have appointed Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge Susan M. Chehardy. -
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice Johnson Receives Esteemed William H. Hastie Award
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson received the William H. Hastie Award in New York. -
Lawsuit watchdog claims state's trial attorneys spend millions on 'often misleading ads'
According to a report featured by the Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, Louisianans have been exposed to more than 250,000 ads for litigation-related services in the last half of 2018, a number that the organization believes is too high. -
Reports of FBI probe involving Supreme Court justice brings call for transparency from Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana's highest court should consider new rules in light of alleged bias shown by a current justice in a now decades-old custody case that was the subject of an FBI probe, a tort reform advocate said during a recent interview. -
LABD: 'Romance' with client's persona leads to Winnfield attorney's possible disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Winnfield attorney Laura J. Johnson faces possible disbarment following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the Louisiana Supreme Court over an romantic relationship that allegedly caused her misconduct on behalf of a client in a 2015 criminal case. -
In wake of Hughes controversy, more transparency regarding judges' backgrounds 'always a good thing,' professor says
NEW ORLEANS – A controversy involving Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes has raised issues about transparency regarding the backgrounds of those serving as judges. -
Appeals court rules evidence of other officials' misappropriation of resources is admissible in St. James Parish employee's trial
The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's discovery ruling siding with a public official alleged to have misused public resources. -
Belle Chasse attorney who admitted abusing opioid medications is suspended in split Supreme Court decision
NEW ORLEANS – Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud was suspended following a Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he used trust account funds to support his addiction to pain medications. -
Louisiana Supreme Court issues separate orders disciplining three longtime attorneys
NEW ORLEANS – A Harrisonburg attorney was allowed to permanently resign, a Baton Rouge attorney received a fully deferred suspension and a Mandeville attorney was publicly reprimanded following separate orders recently issued by the Louisiana Supreme Court .