Legal Opinion

In re Dowell

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 21, 2014No. 2014-B-2038Published

1Opinion of the Court

*546ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

2Per curiam

| TThis disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, David Jack Dowell, a disbarred attorney.

FORMAL CHARGES

By way of background, we disbarred respondent in October 2006 for misappropriating client and law firm funds, making misrepresentations to his client and law firm, neglecting a legal matter, and failing to cooperate with the ODC in its investigation. In re: Dowell, 06-1201 (La.10/6/06), 938 So.2d 994 (“Dowell I ”). Following his disbarment, respondent worked at his family’s…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. In Re BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  4. In re DonnanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  5. In re DowellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006

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