NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans attorney Christopher Alexander Gross and Baton Rouge attorney John Christopher Alexander have been indefinitely suspended, and Lockport attorney Paul J. Barker has been placed on disability inactive status following separate recent Louisiana Supreme Court orders.
Alexander has been voluntarily and indefinitely suspended following a Jan. 10 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding less than a year after he was reprimanded.
In its single-page order, the Supreme Court placed Alexander on interim suspension, effective immediately and pending further court order.
The high court's action followed a joint petition for interim suspension reached between Alexander and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
Alexander was admitted to the bar in Louisiana on Feb. 20, 2000, according to his profile at the Louisiana State Bar Association's website. No prior discipline was listed on his state bar profile or in a search of Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board's online database.
Alexander's suspension follows his voluntary public reprimand following a Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding issued in June of last year.
The reprimand was voluntary after he reached a petition for consent discipline with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. In the petition, Alexander acknowledged that he violated a professional conduct rule regarding conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
In a separate order, Gross was placed on indefinite suspension for "threat of harm," effective immediately and pending further court order, according to the high court's single-page order issued Jan. 8.
The court also directed that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel may appoint a trustee to protect the interests of Gross' clients.
Gross was admitted to the bar in Louisiana on Oct. 23, 2008, according to his profile at the Louisiana State Bar Association's website. No prior discipline was listed on his state bar profile or in a search of Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board's online database.
In a separate order, Barker was placed on disability inactive status, effective immediately, following a Jan. 8 Supreme Court Order.
"All disciplinary proceedings against respondent shall be deferred until such time as he resumes active status," the order said.
Barker was admitted to the bar in Louisiana on Oct. 22, 2012, according to his profile at the Louisiana State Bar Association's website. No prior discipline was listed on his state bar profile or in a search of Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board's online database.