In Re: J. Quentin Simon

Supreme Court of Louisiana
September 26, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: J. QUENTIN SIMON
No. 2023-B-00888
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RE: Office of Disciplinary Counsel - Applicant Other; J. Quentin Simon -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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September 26, 2023
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Genovese, J., dissents and assigns reasons.
Griffin, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too harsh.
JDH
JLW
SJC
WJC
JBM
09/26/2023 "See News Release 041 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
023-B-0888
I
N RE: J. QUENTIN SIMON
AT
TORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commenced an investigation
into allegations that respondent failed to properly supervise a non-lawyer employee,
resulting in the employee’s embezzlement of funds belonging to respondent. Prior
to the filing of formal charges, r espondent 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
J. Q
uentin Simon, Louisiana Bar Roll number 25502, be and he hereby is suspended
from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day. This suspension shall
be deferred in its entirety , subject to respondent’s successful completion of 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 ODC, and the probation monitor 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.
09/26/23