These lawyers were the subject of Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary orders or Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board recommendations published during the month of September 2026.
Louisiana Supreme Court
AUCOIN, SAMUEL, 2026-B-00907, 09/16/26. The court disbarred the respondent. While suspended from practice, the respondent stole $385.61 in merchandise from the Walmart store where he worked, and a court convicted him of theft. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 8.4(a) and 8.4(b).
AYMOND, ANDREA, 2026-OB-00947, 09/02/26. The court granted the respondent’s petition to resign permanently from the practice of law in lieu of discipline. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel had been investigating allegations that the respondent was arrested for DWI, neglected client matters, failed to communicate with clients, mishandled client funds and misused her trust account, failed to provide an accounting and a client file on request, and improperly notarized a document filed in court.
BELFIELD, DAVID, III, 2026-B-00492, 09/02/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day. It also ordered him to refund unearned fees to two clients and to complete eight hours of law-office-management CLE before seeking reinstatement. The respondent neglected legal matters, failed to communicate with clients, failed to refund unearned fees, and failed to cooperate with the ODC in five investigations. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.5(f)(5), and 8.1(c).
BROWN, JESSE C., 2026-B-00957, 09/16/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day, with all but six months deferred, followed by two years of probation. The respondent filed frivolous pleadings in two separate legal matters.
BURNS, CHRISTOPHER R., 2026-B-00694, 09/02/26. The court disbarred the respondent as reciprocal discipline, based on his disbarment by the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. The respondent converted a client’s advance fee, neglected the client’s case, and allowed a default judgment with costs to be entered against the client. He also submitted falsely notarized discovery responses to opposing counsel, lied to the client for months about the case, and failed to respond to the disciplinary authority. In so doing, the respondent violated New Hampshire Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 8.1(b), and 8.4(c).
DAVIS, BRESHATTA, 2026-B-01051, 09/22/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day, fully deferred, subject to probation coinciding with her monitoring agreement with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. The respondent illegally possessed controlled substances without a valid prescription and falsely told police that a doctor had prescribed the hydrocodone they found in her bag. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 8.4(a), 8.4(b), and 8.4(c).
HARRELL, LAUREN M., 2026-B-00948, 09/02/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day, fully deferred, subject to probation coinciding with her recovery agreement with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. Police twice arrested the respondent for driving while intoxicated. In so doing, the respondent violated Rule 8.4(b).
LITTLE, ROBERT B., 2026-B-00566, 09/02/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day, fully deferred, subject to probation coinciding with his monitoring agreement with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program. Police arrested the respondent for driving while intoxicated.
PERILLOUX, ELZEY, 2026-B-00844, 09/16/26. The court permanently disbarred the respondent. A jury convicted the respondent, a former district judge, of three felony counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, and the trial court convicted him of one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 8.4(a) and 8.4(b).
SONNIER, NED, SR., 2026-B-00683, 09/02/26. The court adjudged the respondent, a disbarred lawyer, guilty of additional rule violations to be considered if he seeks readmission. It also conditioned any readmission on a full accounting and restitution to his former clients. The respondent neglected his clients’ lawsuits, failed to communicate with them, failed to return their fees and file, and failed to withdraw properly. He also engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and failed to respond to the disciplinary complaint. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 1.3, 1.4, 1.5(f)(5), 1.16(c), 1.16(d), 8.1(c), 8.4(a), and 8.4(d).
WRIGHT, STEPHEN P., 2026-B-00889, 09/02/26. The court suspended the respondent for one year and one day. A court convicted the respondent of domestic abuse battery with child endangerment and strangulation, and the respondent testified falsely at his trial. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 3.3(a)(1), 8.4(a), 8.4(b), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d).
LADB Hearing Committees
MARTINEZ, TIMOTHY, 25-DB-029, 09/11/26. Hearing Committee #02 recommended that the court suspend the respondent for three years, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. The respondent incurred two DWI convictions and neglected two clients’ legal matters, which harmed both clients. He also misled both clients about the status of their cases, failed to tell them about his interim suspension, failed to return their files, and failed to cooperate with the ODC. In so doing, the respondent violated Rules 1.1(a), 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.4(b), 1.16(d), 3.2, 8.1(c), 8.4(a), 8.4(b), and 8.4(c), as well as Supreme Court Rule XIX, §§ 9(a) and 26.
