How Busy is the Office of Disciplinary Counsel?
In 2014 to date, Louisiana lawyers were the subject of more than 2,900 complaints filed with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel. As of this week, ODC …
LADB Hearing Committee Recommends Permanent Disbarment of Former Congressman William J. Jefferson
On November 14, 2014, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee No. 22 recommended that the Louisiana Supreme Court permanently disbar former congressman William J. Jefferson. See In re William J. Jefferson, …
California Prosecutor Faces Discipline for Bad Joke
California disciplinary authorities (understandably) can’t take a joke. A prosecutor sent the defendant’s lawyer a transcript that included an English translation of the defendant’s Spanish recorded statement. Purportedly as a joke, …
Hearing Committee Recommends Dismissal of Formal Charges Against Assistant D.A. for Criticizing Judge
A divided hearing committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommended the dismissal of formal charges against Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney Christopher S. Bowman. See 13-DB-045, Rpt. of Hrg. …
Lawyers: Don’t Use Deceptive Google Advertising Practices
A grievance committed of the North Carolina State Bar recently censured North Carolina lawyer David J. Turlington for engaging in misleading and “dishonest” advertising. See In re David J. Turlington, III, No. …
What’s Trending in Louisiana Lawyer Disciplinary Complaints?
While the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Office of Disciplinary Counsel has always kept busy, the types of complaints it handles constantly changes. Of course, there is a steady stream of …
LADB Imposes Public Reprimand for Lawyer’s Threat to “Kick Your Ass”
On September 6, 202, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board issued an interesting opinion in the matter of In re Felix Anthony Dejean, IV. The LADB imposed a public reprimand on the …
Expose on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Louisiana
Louisiana is cast in a negative, but accurate, light for its unfortunate history of prosecutorial misconduct, and particularly Brady/Rule 3.8(d) violations in Orleans Parish. Said one exoneree: “These people tried to …
Practice in Federal Court During State Court Suspension Not “Unauthorized”
On November 20, 2009, the LASC reinstated New Orleans lawyer Joseph M. Bruno to the practice of law in state courts. See In re Bruno, LASC No. 09-OB-2227 (filed Nov. …
Our Dysfunctional Marriage to the Law
I stumbled across a recent blog post asking an interesting question about me, “Is attorney Dane Ciolino of New Orleans an apologist for judicial misfits, a moron and ethically inept?” …