Legal Opinion
In Re: Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2008No. 08-2Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
This is a reciprocal discipline proceeding. On March 28, 2007, the Supreme Court of Louisiana issued an order disbarring Hersy Jones, Jr. In re Jones, 952 So.2d 673 (La.2007). The court determined that Mr. Jones failed to communicate with clients, failed to deposit advance fees into his trust account, failed to provide accountings, failed to refund unearned fees, failed to place disputed funds in his client trust account, failed to return a client’s file when requested, converted client funds to his own use, and improperly solicited a representation.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Theard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Calvo, William A., III, In Re:Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- In Re Donald E. Wilkes, an AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- In Re William B. Dawson, Iii, an AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- In Re JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007