Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Orpys

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

WATSON, Justice.

This is a disciplinary proceeding brought by the Louisiana State Bar Association through its Committee on Professional Responsibility against one of its members, Ralph E. Orpys.

Orpys settled the tort claim of a client, Hubert M. Fedison, a stevedore, against a vessel for $10,000. As part of the settlement agreement, Employer’s National Insurance Company, which had paid Fedison $6,821.90 in compensation benefits, was to receive a $2,000 reimbursement. This agreement was signed by Orpys, Fedison and Dwight LeBlanc for the vessel’s owners. Orpys also…