In Re: Dedrick Arvell Moore

Supreme Court of Louisiana
April 09, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: DEDRICK ARVELL MOORE
No. 2023-B-01689
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N RE: Office of Disciplinary Counsel - Applicant Other; Dedrick Arvell Moore -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Consent Discipline;
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April 09, 2024
Joint petition for consent discipline accepted. See per curiam.
Genovese, J., dissents and would reject the proposed discipline as too lenient.
SJC
JLW
JDH
WJC
JBM
PDG
04/09/2024 "See News Release 016 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2023-B-1689
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N RE: DEDRICK ARVELL MOORE
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TORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
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R CURIAM
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commenced an investigation into
allegations that respondent neglected two of a client’s legal matters, failed to communicate
with the client, failed to reduce a contingency fee agreement to writing, failed to deposit
the client’s settlement check into his client trust account, and failed to disburse $1,500
owed to the client. 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
Dedrick Arvell Moore, Louisiana Bar Roll number 30329, be and he hereby is suspended
from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day. The entirety of this
suspension shall be deferred, subject to respondent’s successful completion of a one-year
period of unsupervised probation. It is further ordered that respondent shall attend the
Louisiana State Bar Association’s Trust Accounting School during the probationary
period. 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.
04/09/24