In re Bailey

*459ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

|, This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Joseph W. Bailey, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Texas. In 2010, we imposed a fully deferred six-year suspension upon respondent based on discipline imposed by the State Bar of Texas for his failure to safeguard client funds in a matter unrelated to the instant matter. In re: Bailey, 10-0426 (La.5/7/10), 41 So.3d 436 (hereinafter referred to as “Bailey I ”).

UNDERLYING FACTS

By way of background, in 1991, Royce…