June 2019 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of June 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Channing J. Warner. …
LSBA Rejects Rule Amendment to Clarify Prosecutors’ Brady Disclosure Obligations
Nearly two years ago, the Louisiana Supreme Court resolved an unsettled question as to whether a prosecutor’s “ethical” duty to disclose exculpatory evidence under Louisiana Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(d) …
May 2019 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of May 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Evelyn S. Adams. …
April 2019 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of April 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Warner H. Anthony, …
March 2019 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of March 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court In re Shannon …
What Disciplinary Sanction is Appropriate for Billing “Phantom” Hours?
On March 15, 2019, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia suspended a lawyer for three months for false billing practices. See Lawyer Disciplinary Bd. v. Hassan, No. 16-1210 …
Lawyer Reinstated Following Suspension for Outrageous Harassment of Paralegal
On March 11, 2019, the Ohio Supreme Court reinstated Cleveland lawyer Howard E. Skolnick after suspending him for one year with six months deferred for his outrageous harassment of a …
Lawyer Sanctioned for Calling Trial Judge “Succubustic”
A disgruntled lawyer dissatisfied with a trial judge’s ruling appealed from what he characterized as a “disgraceful order,” that reflected the trial court’s “succubustic adoption of the defense position, and …
February 2019 Discipline
These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommendations published during the month of February 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court Oscar Augusto Araujo. …
Lawyer Disciplined for Fake Facebook Page
On February 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended a lawyer/prosecutor for creating a fake Facebook page in an effort to catch criminals. See Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. …