In re Bell

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM.*] ,This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Flitcher R. Bell, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but currently on interim suspension based upon his con*826viction of a serious crime. In re: Bell, 09-2457 (La.11/18/09), 21 So.3d 932.

FORMAL CHARGES

In October 2009, respondent pleaded guilty to federal charges that he accepted bribes in exchange for “fixing” criminal and traffic matters pending in the Baton Rouge City Court. According to the factual basis for…