In Re Coffman

|,ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM. *

This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Donald G. Coffman, Jr., an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana, but currently ineligible to practice.

FORMAL CHARGES

Respondent was involved in a bond-trading program wherein investors’ funds were to be maintained in an offshore account and used as collateral by foreign investors engaged in day-trading. The investments were “guaranteed” to pay out substantial returns in a short period of time. When the investments…