Legal Opinion
In re Thornton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 2004No. 2004-B-0488PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*782ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY "PROCEEDINGS
hPER CURIAM.
This disciplinary matter arises from two sets of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Keith D. Thornton, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
UNDERLYING FACTS
•The underlying facts of these matters are not in dispute, having been stipulated to by the parties.
01-DB-092
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- In re HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
- In re WelcomeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- In re SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re ThorntonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- In Re KehrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
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- In re YatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006