In re Estess

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM.*

This attorney disciplinary matter arises from a petition for consent discipline filed by respondent, Rudolph Estess, Jr., an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

According to the stipulation of facts entered into by respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”), respondent was admitted to the bar in 1987 and began practicing with his father-in-law. His father-in-law died in 1992, and respondent worked as a solo practitioner, primarily doing oil and gas law.

Also in 1992, respondent was diagnosed…