In Re: David J. Motter

Supreme Court of Louisiana
January 17, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: DAVID J. MOTTER
No. 2023-OB-01443
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IN
RE: David James Motter - Applicant Other; Office of Disciplinary Counsel -
Applicant Other; Findings and Recommendations (Reinstatement);
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January 17, 2024
Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam.
PDG
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
01/17/2024 "See News Release 002 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2023-OB-1443
I
N RE: DAVID J. MOTTER
ON AP
PLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT
P
ER CURIAM
On
April 12, 2022, we accepted a petition for consent discipline and
suspended petitioner from the practice of law for three years, with all but one year
and one day deferred. In re: Motter , 21-1779 (La . 4 /12/22), 335 So. 3d 830.
Petitioner now seeks reinstatement to the practice of law.
Having considered the recommendation of the hearing committee, as well as
the record of these proceedings, we find petitioner has met h is burden of proving
that he is entitled to be reinstated to the practice of law. Accordingly, we will
reinstate petitioner to the practice of law, subject to an eighteen -month period of
probation, with the following conditions:
1. Petitioner shall honor his obligation to pay the 2023- 2024 bar dues a nd
d
isciplinary assessment;
2. Petitioner shall pay all disciplinary costs both p reviously incurred a nd
pre
sently owed to the disciplinary board and honor the terms of any
promissory note(s) with the board; and
3. Petitioner shall honor his obligation to repay the Client Assistance Fund the
monies it has paid his prior clients.
DE
CREE
Upon review of the recommendation of the hearing committee, and
considering the record, it is ordered that David J. Motter, Louisiana Bar Roll number
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21366, be immediately reinstated to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject to an
eighteen-month period of probation with the conditions set forth herein. Should
petitioner fail to comply with the conditions of probation, his conditional right to
practice may be terminated immediately, or he may be subjected to other discipline
pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, as appropriate. All
costs of these proceedings are assessed against petitioner.