In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-815147

Supreme Court of Louisiana
January 26, 2022
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN-815147 No. 2021-BA-00871
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E: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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January 26, 2022
Conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
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01/26/2022 "See News Release 004 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
021-BA-0871
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-815147
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
Petitioner applied to take the Louisiana Bar Examination. The Committee on
Bar Admissions (“Committee”) advised petitioner that it could not certify him to
take the bar exam on character and fitness grounds. Petitioner then applied to this
court for permission to take the bar exam. We granted the application, with the
condition that upon petitioner’s successful completion of the exam, he apply for the
appointment of a commissioner to take character and fitness evidence.
Upon passing the bar exam, and on petitioner’s application to this court, we
remanded this 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. During the hearing before the commissioner, evidence was
introduced pertaining to petitioner’s record of criminal offenses, his failure to
disclose these offenses when he applied to law school, and the neglect of his financial
responsibilities. Following the proceedings, the commissioner filed his report with
this court, recommending that petitioner be 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 conditionally admitted to the
practice of law in Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
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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 following
condition:
A. During the period of this conditional admission, petitioner shall provide
evidence to the ODC, on at least a quarterly basis, demonstrating that
he is making a good faith effort to satisfy his financial obligations.
III. Petitioner shall cooperate with the ODC, and shall comply with any and all
requirements imposed upon him by the ODC.
IV. 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.