In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-5868
Also decided on this docket: La., September 4, 2024
In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-5868, No. 2023-BA-00692 (La. June 26, 2023).
The holding in the court’s own words
S UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 2 023-BA-0692 I N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-5868 B AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING P ER CURIAM A fter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner is 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 May 11, 2022.
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Opinion text
Supreme Court of Louisiana
June 26, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS
CFN-5868 No. 2023-BA-00692
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IN R
E: Confidential Party - Applicant Other; Petition for Admission to the Louisiana
Bar;
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June 26, 2023
Conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
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06/26/2023 "See News Release 030 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 2
023-BA-0692
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-5868
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
A
fter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner
is 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
May 11, 2022.
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.
6. P
etitioner shall cooperate with JLAP and the ODC, and shall comply with
a
ny and all requirements imposed upon him by JLAP and the ODC.
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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.