Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Baton Rouge attorney conditionally reinstated following gambling addiction treatment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Julie Ann Fusilier, suspended over her arrest in 2014 after she allegedly broke into her ex-husband home and stole jewelry so she could gamble, as been reinstated following an April 29 Louisiana Supreme Court decree. -
New Orleans attorney put on probation over alleged false information on quitclaim deed
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Cherie Elizabeth Teamer has been placed on a fully deferred suspension following an April 29 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations she provided false information about signatures on a quitclaim deed. -
Hearing panel backs deferred suspension for Gretna attorney over alleged trust account negligence
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Gretna attorney Connie Phuong Trieu faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued April 29 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations she failed to fully disburse trust account funds. -
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney alleged to have mishandled uncle's discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Anna M. Jackson faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued April 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her mishandling of her uncle's racial discrimination case. -
Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly practiced law while suspended faces permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Longtime Baton Rouge attorney Mark G. Simmons faces permanent disbarment following an April 16 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation after he allegedly practiced law while suspended. -
Louisiana Supreme Court hands down largely deferred reciprocal suspensions against Dallas attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Dallas attorney Richard Joseph Deaguero has been reciprocally suspended following an April 22 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over discipline imposed against him in three separate Texas proceedings. -
Shreveport attorney back on probation after being reinstated late last year
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Shreveport attorney Rebecca Lynn Vishnefski has been placed on probation following an April 22 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding less than six months after she was reinstated. -
Louisiana high court disciplines Colorado lawyer suspected of installing camera in restroom
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Denver attorney Robert Wiegand II was reciprocally disciplined April 8 by a Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he allegedly installed a surveillance camera in a restroom at his firm's office in Colorado. -
Metairie attorney permanently disbarred after allegedly embezzling almost $4,000
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime suspended Metairie attorney Michael Keith LeBlanc has been permanently disbarred following a April 8 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he stole nearly $4,000 from his employer and then fled. -
GOLD WEEMS BRUSERS SUES & RUNDELL: Firm Prevails in Constitutional Challenge to Elected Official’s Assumption of Office
Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell issued the following announcement on April 11.Gold Weems attorney, B. -
MOULEDOUX BLAND LEGRAND BRACKETT: Louisiana Supreme Court Affirms Broad Coverage of Workers’ Compensation as Exclusive Remedy for Minor Performing Prohibited Work
In a recent case, Tasha Griggs v. Bounce N’ Around Inflatables, LLC, 2018-C-0726 (La. 01/30/19), the Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed broad coverage of workers’ compensation as exclusive remedy for minor performing prohibited work. -
BUTLER SNOW: Jim Letten Appointed to Tier 2 Hearing Committee of Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board
Butler Snow is pleased to announce Jim Letten has been appointed to serve on a Tier 2 hearing committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB). Jim’s term will go until Dec. 31, 2022. -
Disgraced Orleans Parish juvenile judge agrees to discipline, says she can't afford costs
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Slidell attorney and former Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Yolanda Julie King must pay all costs and expenses in a long-running disciplinary matter against her, which she maintains she can't afford. -
New Orleans attorneys suspended in separate state Supreme Court orders
NEW ORLEANS — Baton Rouge attorneys Victor Roy Loraso III, who was sentenced on child pornography charges earlier this month, and Shannon Jay Thomas have been voluntarily suspended following separate and recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders. -
State Supreme Court defers suspension for Baton Rouge attorney
NEW ORLEANS — Baton Rouge attorney Doris McWhite Weston is on probation following a March 26 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding over how she paid a medical debt in her father's personal injury case in 2014. -
Permanent disbarment backed for New Orleans attorney who allegedly converted Deepwater Horizon funds
NEW ORLEANS — Ineligible New Orleans attorney Akello Patrice Dangerfield faces possible permanent disbarment following a recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee for allegedly converting $128,000 in Deepwater Horizon settlement funds. -
Suspension recommended for suspended Mandeville attorney following alleged trust account overdraft
NEW ORLEANS — Mandeville attorney Christine Y. Voelkel, indefinitely suspended earlier this month, faces possible further suspension following a March 22 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court. -
State Supreme Court places Mandeville attorney on interim suspension for 'threat or harm'
NEW ORLEANS — Mandeville attorney Christine Y. Voelkel has been indefinitely suspended following a March 8 Louisiana Supreme Court order for "threat of harm." -
Metairie attorney accused of misappropriating funds agrees to indefinite suspension
NEW ORLEANS — Metairie attorney Scott W. McQuaig, who was sued more than three years ago by a former client who claimed he misappropriating funds, has been voluntarily and indefinitely suspended following a March 6 Louisiana Supreme Court order.
