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In re Simmons

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 16, 2017No. 2017-B-1043Published

1Opinion of the Court

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

2Per curiam

J^This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Mark G. Simmons, an attorney licensed to practice' law in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

The Client Trust Account Matter

The ODC received notice from respondent’s bank that his client trust account was overdrawn on September 6, 2012. Despite receiving notice of the overdraft from the ODC via certified mail, respondent failed to respond to the ODC’s request for an explanation and request for copies of records related to the account.

Eventually,…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  3. In Re CaulfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  4. In Re PardueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  5. In Re BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009

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