In re Trichel

|,PER CURIAM.*

This disciplinary matter arises from one count of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Neil M. Trichel, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

In 1989, Guy Módica, a Baton Rouge attorney, filed suit on behalf of his former wife, Rose Mary, against a contractor who performed allegedly defective construction and remodeling work at Ms. Modica’s Shreveport residence. Rose Mary Modica v. John R. Gentry, et al., No. 355819 on the docket of the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo. In 1991,…