Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Stephen Michael Smith faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation reached about a month ago and recently released. -
GOLD WEEMS BRUSER SUES & RUNDELL: Briggs and Headrick join Firm as Associates
Gold Weems is pleased to announce that R. Morgan Briggs and Connor C. Headrick have joined the Firm as Associates. -
Committee recommends disbarment of Sunset attorney
Sunset attorney Roy Joseph Richard Jr. faces possible disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Hearing committee recommends readmission for longtime disbarred Metairie attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime voluntarily disbarred Metairie attorney Michael Stephen Sepcich could be reinstated following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Board recommends deferred suspension for New Orleans attorney accused of forgery
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans attorney Alphonse M. Thompson Jr. faces a mostly deferred suspension following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board hearing committee over allegations he forged a judge's signature to "pacify" his client. -
Madisonville attorney faces disbarment after allegedly stealing from his grandmother's estate
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Suspended Madisonville attorney Scott Robert Hymel faces possible permanent disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly stole from his grandmother's estate. -
Lafayette attorney reprimanded, Slidell attorney indefinitely suspended in separate LA Supreme Court actions
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Lafayette attorney Jeanne Marie Laborde was publicly reprimanded and Slidell attorney Brian Anthony Dragon was indefinitely suspended in recent Louisiana Supreme Court actions. -
New Orleans attorney who allegedly purchased prescription medication from client faces disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ineligible New Orleans attorney Sally Harrison Longmire Hingel faces possible disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after she allegedly solicited and purchased prescription medication from a client. -
Deridder attorney suspended again over allegations arising from custody dispute
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II has received additional suspension time following an Oct. 8 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding regarding allegations arising from his representation in a custody dispute. -
Magnolia attorney's conditional bar admission revoked
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Magnolia attorney Robert Alford Lenoir has agreed to the revocation of his conditional admission to the bar in Louisiana, according to an Oct. 8 Louisiana Supreme Court order that says he can reapply after a year of sobriety. -
Livingston attorney resigns from practice of law after he allegedly offered legal services for sex
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Livingston attorney A. Wayne Stewart was recently allowed to permanently resign from the practice of law following an Oct. 5 Louisiana Supreme Court order ahead of an investigation into allegations he offered to trade legal services for sex. -
LADB recommends suspension for Belle Chasse attorney linked to opioid addiction
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud faces a fully deferred conditional suspension following an Oct. 5 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court. -
Louisiana Supreme Court sends message by striking down New Orleans ban on outdoor sales of art
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court recently sent a message to all Louisiana artists when it declared a New Orleans ordinance banning the outdoor sale of art unconstitutional, a lawyer in the case said. -
WHALEY LAW FIRM: Employment Vicarious Liability…Here is how it works
Vicarious liability is one of those terms people hear often but they may never know what it truly means. -
Ponchatoula attorney receives deferred suspension, probation
Ponchatoula attorney Sherry Alane King received a fully-deferred suspension following a Sept. 28 Louisiana Supreme Court decision after allegations she falsified a court document. -
'Top attorney' for 2018 placed on interim suspension for threat of harm
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Metairie attorney Robert Bartholomew Evans III, selected by a professional association as "Top Attorney" for 2018, has been indefinitely suspended for "threat of harm" following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following guilty plea to child pornography charge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Christopher Gerard Young was indefinitely suspended following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order after he was sentenced last spring on a child pornography charge. -
Bossier City attorney on interim suspension faces additional 3-year suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr., who has already been suspended, faces possible additional suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) panel. -
Committee recommends reinstatement for disbarred former Monroe councilman convicted of racketeering
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred Monroe attorney and former city councilman Arthur Gilmore Jr. could be conditionally readmitted to practice law following a recommendation issued Sept. 25 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Alexandria lawyer faces suspension for alleged misrepresentation, attorney conduct violations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Alexandria attorney George A. Flournoy faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 21 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over allegations in three client matters.