In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-946017

Supreme Court of Louisiana
February 17, 2021
Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN-946017 No.2019-BA-01720
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E: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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February 17, 2021
Conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
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02/17/21
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2019-BA-1720
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-946017
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
Petitioner passed the Louisiana Bar Examination. T he Committee on Bar
Admissions (“Committee”) subsequently declined to certify petitioner for
admission, citing his history of criminal offenses. On petitioner’s application to this
court, we remanded the matter to the Committee on Bar Admissions Panel on
Character and Fitness to conduct an investigation and appointed a commissioner to
take character and fitness evidence. Following the proceedings, the commissioner
filed his report with this court, recommending that petitioner be conditionally
admitted to the practice of law. Neither party objected to this recommendation.
Considering the commissioner’s recommendation and the entire record of this
proceeding, we conclude petitioner is eligible to be admitted to the practice of law
in Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
I. The term of this conditional admission shall be for two years from the date of
admission. However, petitioner’s conditional admission status shall not be
terminated until this court so orders.
II. Within thirty days of petitioner’s admission, he shall enter into a formal plan
with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) incorporating the followi
ng
c
onditions:

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A. During the period of this conditional admission, petitioner shall attend
and successfully complete the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ethics
School program.
B. Within ninety days prior to the expiration of the conditional admission,
petitioner shall consult with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance
Program (“JLAP”) regarding the need for petitioner to obtain a new
evaluation. Should JLAP determine that the circumstances w arrant a
new evaluation , p etitioner shall obtain the evaluation promptly and
shall authorize JLAP to report the results of the evaluation to the ODC.
C. Petitioner shall cooperate with JLAP and the ODC, and shall comply
with any and all requirements imposed upon him by JLAP and the
ODC.
III. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the conditional admission, the
ODC shall file a report in this court in which it shall recommend to the court
that the conditional admission be allowed to terminate or be extended.
Should petitioner fail to make a good faith effort to satisfy these conditions,
or should he commit any misconduct during the period of probation, his conditional
right to practice may be terminated or he may be subjected to other discipline
pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED.