In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-176609
In Re: Committee On Bar Admissions Cfn-176609, No. 2024-BA-01449 (La. Dec. 5, 2024).
The holding in the court’s own words
S UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 2024-BA-1449 I N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-176609 B AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING P ER CURIAM Af ter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner is immediately eligible to be conditionally admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject to the following conditions: 1. Petitioner shall promptly execute a new three-year recovery agreement with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”).
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Opinion text
Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 05
, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR
ADMISSIONS CFN-176609 No. 2024-BA-01449
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IN RE: Com
mittee on Bar Admissions - Applicant Other; Confidential Party -
Applicant Other; Joint Petition for Conditional Admission;
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December 05, 2024
Joint petition for conditional admission granted. See per curiam.
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12/05/2024 "See News Release 055 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
S
UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO.
2024-BA-1449
I
N RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-176609
B
AR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING
P
ER CURIAM
Af
ter reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner
is immediately eligible to be conditionally admitted to the practice of law in
Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
1.
Petitioner shall promptly execute a new three-year recovery agreement
with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”).
2. The 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 J LAP shall forward to the ODC : (a) a final report of
petitioner’s progress and participation in JLAP, 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
any 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.