Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Metairie attorney returned to active status, Alexandria lawyer suspended
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A Metairie attorney has been returned ot active status and an Alexandria attorney has been suspended following recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders. -
LADB recommends suspension for ineligible attorney over 2 clients' complaints
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Destrehan attorney Neil Dennis William Montgomery faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court earlier this month over complaints filed by two former clients' in divorce and family cases. -
LADB recommends suspension for ineligible attorney over 2009 divorce case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Nichole Rene Goudeau, ineligible in the state for nearly a decade, faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after she gave counsel in a divorce case while ineligible. -
LADB orders dismissal of ODC formal charges against Shreveport attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) earlier this month ordered dismissal of formal charges against Shreveport attorney John Nathaniel Bokenfohr that he helped his client to withhold evidence. -
After repeated disciplinary actions, Edward Bissau Mendy facing permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS – Former New Orleans Attorney Edward Bissau Mendy now faces permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Bar State Bar disciplinary board recommendation in March to the state Supreme Court alleging professional conduct rules violations. -
Longtime New Orleans attorney faces possible deferred suspension following LADB recommendation
Attorney Bruce C. Ashley II, practicing in Louisiana for more than 43 years, faces a possible fully deferred suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations in four client matters. -
LADB backs disbarment for Covington attorney who allegedly created false quitclaim deeds
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney William M. Magee, practicing in Louisiana nearly 40 years, faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in March over allegations he created improperly executed and notarized false quitclaim deeds. -
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney after stipulating to rule violations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Raushanah Shakia Hunter faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after she stipulated to violating professional conduct rules. -
LADB recommends disbarment for Covington attorney who allegedly paid medical expenses from settlement
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney John Morris Dunn III, practicing in Louisiana for more than 46 years, faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in February for allegedly using settlement proceeds to pay his medical expenses. -
Houston attorney faces possible permanent disbarment following LADB recommendation
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Houston attorney Jose W. Vega, practicing in Louisiana since 1993, faces permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations involving a former client. -
LADB hearing committee backs deferred suspension for New Orleans attorney over cocaine allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney William Christopher Beary awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he receive a deferred suspension for alleged cocaine possession. -
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he be suspended after "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015. -
LADB hearing panel backs deferred suspension for Belle Chasse attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he receive a deferred suspension after allegedly using trust account funds to support his addiction to pain medication. -
LADB hearing committee recommends suspension for New Iberia attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Iberia attorney Alicia Johnson Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that she be suspended for a year. -
LADB hearing panel recommends suspended Deridder attorney refund fee to client
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February after he allegedly failed to comply with his clients instructions in a 2015 case. -
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly assisted non-lawyers to practice law
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Dante Jerome Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that he be suspended over allegations that he improperly shared legal fees earned by non-attorneys and proofread their work. -
Baton Rouge attorney awaits ruling on suspended suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February over conflict of interest allegations. -
Louisiana chief justice calls for state to provide more money to judiciary
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson on Monday laid out all the reasons she thinks the local court system should be given more to do the job it is entrusted with. -
Thibodaux attorney placed on disability inactive status following alcohol, dependency issues
NEW ORLEANS — Thibodaux attorney Howard Lucas Marcello has been transferred to disability inactive status following an April 6 Louisiana Supreme Court order following years that Marcello has spent on probation for alcohol and chemical addiction issues. -
Lake Charles attorney suspended following allegations of commingling, conversion
NEW ORLEANS — Lake Charles attorney Bryan F. Gill Jr, practicing in Louisiana for almost 32 years, has been suspended following an April 6 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over allegations he "commingled personal funds with client funds in his trust account and converted client and third party funds."