Legal Opinion
In re Bruno
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 9, 2017No. 2017-B-1012Published
1Opinion of the Court
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
2Per curiam
11 This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Joseph M. Bruno, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
PRIOR DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
Before we address the current charges, we find it helpful to review respondent’s prior disciplinary history. Respondent was admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana in 1978. In 1989, respondent was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Legal Committee in federal class action litigation arising out of an explosion at the Shell Oil Company refinery in…
3Cases 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 CaulfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- In Re PardueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- In Re BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
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