In Re: Timothy Baron Holden

Supreme Court of Louisiana
March 12, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
IN RE: TIMOTHY BARON HOLDEN
No. 2024-OB-00057
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RE: Disciplinary Counsel - Applicant Other; Timothy B. Holden - Applicant
Other; Findings and Recommendations (Reinstatement);
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March 12, 2024
Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam.
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UPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
NO. 20
24-OB-0057
I
N RE: TIMOTHY BARON HOLDEN
ON AP
PLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT
P
ER CURIAM
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n February 2013, petitioner was charged with simple possession of marijuana
and completed a pre -trial diversion program to resolve the charges. During the
investigation of his arrest, petitioner admitted to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
(“ODC”) that he had misrepresented his history of marijuana use to the Committee
on Bar Admissions and to a Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”)
evaluator, clearing him for unconditional admission to the practice of law in 2012.
Petitioner and the ODC then filed a joint petition for consent discipline, in
which petitioner admitted his above misconduct. For this misconduct, the parties
proposed that petitioner be suspended from the practice of law for three years. After
considering the matter, we accepted the petition for consent discipline and imposed
upon petitioner the proposed three -year suspension. In re: Holden, 14 -0390 (La.
3/21/14). 137 So. 3d 10. 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 re instated to the practice of law. Accordingly, we will
reinstate petitioner to the practice of law, subject to the following conditions:
1. Petitioner shall remain fully compliant with all terms and conditions of his
current five-year JLAP agreement, which he executed on November 30, 2022
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or the duration of said agreement;
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2. Petitioner shall continue his individual therapy for at least one additional year
and longer if his therapist deems it necessary;
3. For a period of at least two years, petitioner shall have an attorney monitor his
law practice and shall execute a monitoring agreement with the ODC; and
4. Petitioner shall remain current on filing his federal and state income tax
returns.

DECREE
Upon review of the recommendation of the hearing committee, and
considering the record, it is ordered that Timothy Baron Holden, Louisiana Bar Roll
number 34403, be immediately reinstated to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject
to 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.