Clerk of Court For the Court In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-926935

The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
Clerk of Court
For the Court
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN-926935 No.2020-BA-00566
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IN
RE: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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February 09, 2021
Conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
PDG
JLW
JDH
JTG
WJC
JBM
Crichton, J., would deny conditional admission and assigns reasons.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
February 09, 2021
02/09/2021 "See News Release 006 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents.”

02/09/21
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2020-BA-0566
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-926935
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
P
etitioner passed the Louisiana Bar Examination. T he Committee on Bar
Admissions (“Committee”) subsequently declined to certify petitioner for
admission, citing his criminal history and conduct in law school. On petitioner’s
application to this court, we r emanded the matter to the Committee on Bar
Admissions Panel on Character and Fitness to conduc t 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:
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Petitioner shall continue to comply with the terms of the monitoring
agreement he signed with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”) on
September 2, 2020.
2. P
etitioner shall amend his JLAP agreement to incorporate a requirement
that he participate in mental health treatment with a competent medical professional
approved by JLAP. Petitioner shall execute a written release with his healthcare
provider to allow the submission of quarterly written progress reports to JLAP.

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3. The period of this conditional admission shall coincide with the period of
petitioner’s JLAP agreement. However, petitioner ’s conditional admission status
shall not be terminated until this court so orders.
4. Petitioner shall authorize the Executive Director of J LAP to report any
violations of the JLAP agreement to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”).
5. 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 petitioner’s
progress and participation in J LAP, and (b) a recommendation regarding the need
for petitioner’s continued participation in JLAP.
6. 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.
7. Petitioner shall cooperate with JLAP and the ODC, and shall comply with
any and all requirements imposed upon him by JLAP and the ODC.
8. Petitioner shall c omplete all requirements of the Louisiana State Bar
Association’s “Transition Into Practice” program.
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.