In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-159750

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 13, 2021
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN-159750 No.2020-BA-00288
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N RE: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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April 13, 2021
Conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
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04/13/21
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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2020-BA-0288
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N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-159750
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AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
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ER CURIAM
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etitioner, a member of the Texas Bar, passed the Louisiana Bar Examination.
The Committee on Bar Admissions (“Committee”) subsequently declined to certify
petitioner for admission, citing his history of criminal offenses, a prior record of
attorney discipline, and substantial delinquent debts. 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 i s eligible to be admitted to the practice of law
in Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
1. Petitioner shall continue to comply with the terms of the recovery agreeme
nt
he
signed with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”) on
March
20, 2020.
2. The period of this conditional admission shall coincide with the period of
petitioner’s JLAP agreement. However, petitioner’s conditional admissi
on
sta
tus shall not be terminated until this court so orders.

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3. Petitioner shall authorize the Executive D irector of JLAP to report any
violations of the JLAP agreement to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
(“ODC”).
4. Upon the expiration of the term of petitioner’s JLAP agreement, the Executive
Director of JLAP shall forward to the ODC (a) a final report of peti tioner’s
progress and participation in JLAP, and (b) a recommendation regarding the
need for petitioner’s continued participation in JLAP.
5. Following receipt of the report from JLAP, the ODC shall file a report in this
court in which it shall recommend whether the conditional admission shall be
allowed to terminate or shall be extended.
6. Petitioner shall cooperate with JLAP and the ODC, and shall comply with any
and all requirements imposed upon him by JLAP and the ODC.
7. During the period of the conditional admission, petitioner shall provide
evidence to the ODC, on at least a quarterly basis, demonstrating that he has
made a good faith effort to satisfy his financial obligations.
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.