In Re: Carol S. Hunter

Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 28, 2022
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: CAROL S. HUNTER
No. 2022-B-00899
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IN RE: C
arol S. Hunter - Applicant Other; Office of Disciplinary Counsel -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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June 28, 2022
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Crain, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Justice McCallum.
McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
PDG
06/28/2022 "See News Release 029 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
022-B-0899
I
N RE: CAROL S. HUNTER
AT
TORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commenced an investigation
into allegations that respondent notarized a will that was executed by the testator
outside of the presence of the witnesses. Respondent and the ODC submitted a joint
petition for consent discipline in which respondent admitted that her conduct
violated Rules 8.4(a), 8.4 (c), and 8.4(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that
Carol S. Hunter, Louisiana Bar Roll number 7064 , be suspended from the pra ctice
of law for a period of six months. T his suspension shall be deferred in its entirety,
subject to a one-year period of unsupervised probation and respondent’s attendance
at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ethics School. The probationary period
shall commence from the date respondent 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
suspension executory, or imposing additional discipline, as appropriate.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all costs and expenses 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.
06/28/22