May 2026 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of May 2026. Louisiana Supreme Court LADB Hearing Committees
Fees Aren’t the Only Thing Clients Owe You: ABA Formal Opinion 523
We write often about the importance of the details in engagement agreements and how they can protect lawyers and their clients down the road. The best engagement agreements are detailed, …
Louisiana Voters Say No to Raising the Judicial Retirement Age
This weekend Louisiana voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for state court judges. Constitutional Amendment 5, which would have increased the age cap from …
AI for Louisiana Lawyers: Where Things Stand and What Comes Next
Generative AI is a genuinely useful tool for lawyers, and many Louisiana practitioners are already using it in some form. By now, though, the warnings about AI hallucinations in legal …
What All the Complaints are About: LADB Yearly Statistics
Every year, the LADB publishes valuable data on Attorney Discipline in Louisiana. The statistics for 2025 demonstrate a noteworthy shift that Louisiana lawyers will want to absorb. Two years have …
April 2026 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of April 2026. Louisiana Supreme Court Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary …
When You Know the Judge Should Recuse: ABA Formal Opinion 522
ABA Formal Opinion 522 addresses a practical question litigators sometimes face: what must a lawyer do when the lawyer has reason to believe the judge should be disqualified? The opinion’s basic …
Judges Using GenAI? Louisiana Supreme Court Technology Commission Issues AI Guidelines for Judges
The Louisiana Supreme Court Technology Commission published Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines in October 2025. While expressly non-binding, the guidelines illuminate the Louisiana Supreme Court’s expectations and offer practical guidance to …
March 2026 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders published during the month of March 2026. Louisiana Supreme Court
Raw Referral Fees are Unethical and Unenforceable in Louisiana
In 2005, attorneys Ike Spears and William Hall verbally agreed to jointly represent the Port of Orleans on a contingency fee basis for Hurricane Katrina insurance claims. The Port rejected …