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In re Poirrier

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 29, 2001No. Nos. 2001-B-1116, 2001-B-1118PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*95ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.

hPER CURIAM.*

This disciplinary matter stems from two sets of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Raphael P. Poirrier, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but who is currently ineligible to practice.1

UNDERLYING FACTS

Barbier Matter

On March 10, 1997, Donald Charles Barbier retained respondent to handle a community property matter for $550. Subsequently, respondent lost his client’s papers, neglected the legal matter, and failed to communicate with his client. Respondent closed his law practice and…

2Cases cited5 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. La. State Bar Ass'n v. HinrichsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  4. In re WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. In Re ParkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re HatfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  2. In re WatleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  3. In re WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  4. In re BrancatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  5. In re Jones-JosephSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014

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