Legal Opinion

In re Harper

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 15, 2016No. 2016-B-1635Published

1Opinion of the Court

*902ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

2Per curiam

_JjThis disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, N. Dawn Harper, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana, but currently ineligible to practice.1

FORMAL CHARGES

The Vo Matter

In January 2012, Kristine Vo hired respondent to represent her in a divorce, custody, and community property partition matter. Ms. Vo paid respondent the $1,300 fixed fee for the representation, and respondent assisted Ms. Vo in obtaining a consent judgment regarding custody. Thereafter, respondent stopped…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. In Re BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  4. In re PittmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011

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