NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Disbarred New Orleans attorney Greta L. Wilson faces a possible extended disbarment period following a recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over misconduct in a single client matter.
The LADB recommended that the time in which Wilson can apply for readmission from disbarment be extended by two years and that she be ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution to her client and all costs and expenses in the matter.
"Here, [Wilson] violated duties to the client and the profession," the LADB said in its 13-page recommendation issued Nov. 2. "Her conduct was knowing, if not intentional, and resulted in actual harm to her client and the profession."
The LADB handed down its recommendation over an office of disciplinary counsel allegations that Wilson violated professional conduct rules regarding diligence, communications, obligations upon termination and engaging in dishonest and fraudulent conduct. The office of disciplinary counsel also alleged failures to expedite litigation and cooperate with the investigation into Wilson's alleged misconduct.
Wilson did not respond to the allegations, which allowed them to become and remain admitted, according to the LADB's recommendation.
Wilson was admitted to the bar in Louisiana on Oct. 6, 1989, according to her profile at the state bar website. Her disbarment handed down by the state Supreme Court was effective in June 2017. She has been on inactive status since September 2016, according to the LADB's recommendation.
Current charges against Wilson were filed by the office of disciplinary counsel the August following the effective date of her disbarment. Those allegations stem from a complaint filed by a client who retained Wilson to represent him in a contract dispute with the Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and a grant recipient homeowner.
An LADB hearing committee found that the current allegations against Wilson were concurrent with alleged misconduct that lead to her disbarment, according to the LADB recommendation. "Consequently, the committee recommended that the additional rule violations based on that misconduct should be considered in the event [Wilson] seeks readmission after becoming eligible," the recommendation said.