In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn -913706

Supreme Court of Louisiana
March 09, 2021
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN
-913706 No.2021-BA-00123
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IN R
E: Committee on Bar Admissions - Applicant Other; Confidential Party -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Conditional Admission;
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March 09, 2021
Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
SJC
JLW
JDH
JTG
WJC
JBM
PDG
03/09/2021 "See News Release 009 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

03/09/21
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2021-BA-0123
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-913706
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
A
fter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner
is immediately eligible to be conditionally 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
agreement he signed with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”) on
December 22, 2020.
2. T
he 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.
3. P
etitioner shall authorize the Executive Director of J LAP 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 petitioner’s
progress and participation in J LAP, 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.

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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. Petitioner shall comply with the requirements of Section II(4)(a)(b) of this
court’s order of July 22, 2020 within one year of the date of admission.
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.