Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Carpenter

LEMMON, Justice.

This case involves a disciplinary proceeding by the Louisiana State Bar Association against one of its members based on allegations that he violated certain of the disciplinary rules.

The proceeding against respondent was confined to his dealings with a single client. The client originally consulted Bayou La-fourche Legal Services, a legal aid organization, to obtain a legal separation from her husband. Though the client paid $65, no suit had ever been filed when the organization closed its office because of loss of funding.

Respondent, who had been serving as the organization’s…