In re Hodge

*1132ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

| ]This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Robert M. Hodge, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but currently on interim suspension.

UNDERLYING FACTS

Count I — The Azar- Matter

In March 2005, respondent’s law firm, Hoyt, Hodge and Stanford, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “HHS”), entered into an exchange agreement with Rosemary Azar wherein HHS would deposit the proceeds from the sale of her property into interest bearing accounts on her behalf. HHS opened three…