Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Richard

KEATY, Judge.

| defendant, Wade P. Richard, appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB), ordering him to pay the costs and expenses it incurred in investigating disciplinary charges that had been filed against him. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment as amended herein.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts in this matter are not in dispute. In 2009, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) filed two sets of formal charges against Richard, a Louisiana attorney who was at the time on interim suspension from practicing…