Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Shreveport attorney sued by quadriplegic client three years ago goes on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Shreveport attorney Norman R. Gordon, sued about three years ago by a former client who alleged he was misled into a bad settlement, has been voluntarily placed on disability inactive status following an Aug. 7 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Ducote ineligible for state Supreme Court run
A Louisiana Supreme Court candidate’s challenge to stay in the 2018 General Election has been lost. -
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after his conviction for allegedly "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015. -
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tyrone F. Watkins faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after he allegedly failed to expedite litigation in a client's expungement case. -
Suspended Larose attorney faces possible disbarment after allegedly being caught with contraband
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended Larose attorney Edward Duane Schertler II faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly was caught sneaking contraband into a detention facility. -
Louisiana Supreme Court candidate speaks out on tax returns, address allegations
Richard Ducote, a candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, wants to set the record straight. -
Candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court allegedly falsified information
GRETNA — A man is seeking damages after a candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court allegedly falsified information. -
Hearing committee recommends conditional reinstatement for Hammond attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Leonard E. Yokum Jr., admitted to the bar in Louisiana more than 50 years ago, faces possible conditional reinstatement following a recommendation issued July 31 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
LADB split in disbarment recommendation for New Orleans attorney over falsifying documents
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime New Orleans attorney Errol John Ware faces possible permanent disbarment following a split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations that included lacking candor before a court and falsifying documents. -
Ineligible Leesville attorney faces possible suspension
NEW ORLEANS — Leesville attorney Bradley O’Neal Hicks, currently ineligible to practice law in Louisiana, faces possible suspension following a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (recommendation to the state Supreme Court over multiple charges by the office of disciplinary counsel. -
Sanctioned Mamou attorney faces permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS — Disbarred Mamou attorney Timmy James Fontenot faces possible permanent disbarment after a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendation to the state Supreme Court following a hearing committee's conclusions last fall. -
Mandeville attorney faces probation following second DWI in 12 years
NEW ORLEANS — Mandeville attorney Linda Louise Stadler faces possible deferred suspension and probation following a July 13 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendation to the state Supreme Court over her second DWI in 12 years. -
Split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommends disbarment for former Assistant U.S. Attorney
NEW ORLEANS — Harahan attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Salvador Perricone faces possible disbarment following a split July 17 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation regarding allegedly inappropriate anonymous postings made over a five-year period on a local newspaper's website. -
LADB hearing committee recommends charges against Lafayette attorney be dismissed
Professional conduct rule violation charges against Lafayette attorney David Patrick Keating should be dismissed, according to a recommendation issued July 10 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Appeals court backs dismissal of firefighter groups' accounting malpractice suit because it was filed prematurely
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a malpractice suit against accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP brought by the Firefighters’ Retirement System, Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana and the New Orleans Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund. -
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension following sexual encounter with cab driver
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Jennifer Elaine Gaubert faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued July 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her criminal conviction stemming from a sexual encounter with a cab driver in 2012. -
Former New Orleans public defender readmitted following suspension over alleged stalking incident
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward has been conditionally readmitted to practice law in Louisiana following a July 3 Louisiana Supreme Court decision and more than four years after her arrest in an alleged stalking incident. -
LADB hearing committee 'still perplexed' over motive for suspended attorney's alleged misconduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Winnfield attorney Laura J. Johnson, admitted to the bar in Louisiana almost 39 years ago, faces possible disbarment following a July 3 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her alleged misconduct on behalf of a client in a 2015 criminal case. -
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney over conflict of interest allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over conflict of interest allegations. -
New Orleans attorney faces recommended disbarment for allegedly writing worthless checks
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tracey Michel Favorite faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations she wrote bad checks over two years.