In Re: Veleka Eskinde

Supreme Court of Louisiana
August 06, 2021
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: VELEKA ESKINDE
No. 2021-B-00643
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IN R
E: Disciplinary Counsel - Applicant Other; Veleka Eskinde - Applicant Other;
Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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August 06, 2021
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Crain, J., dissents.
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
JBM
PDG
08/06/2021 "See News Release 034 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

08/06/21
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2021
-B-0643
I
N RE: VELEKA ESKINDE
AT
TORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
T he Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commence d an investigation
into allegations that respondent mismanaged her client trust account. Following the
filing of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for
consent discipline. Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that
Veleka Eskinde, Louisiana Bar Roll number 28305, be and she hereby is suspended
from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day. All but sixty days of
this suspension shall be deferred, followed by a two -year period of supervised
probation governed by the conditions set forth in the Petition for Consent Discipline.
The probationary period shall commence from the date respondent, the probation
monitor, and the ODC execute a formal probation plan. Any failure of respondent
to comply with the conditions of probation, or any misconduct during the
probationary period, may be grounds for making the deferred portion of the
suspension executory, or imposing additional discipline, as appropriate.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all costs and e xpenses in the matter are
assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 10.1,
with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court’s
judgment until paid.