Legal Opinion
In re Brown-Manning
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 4, 2016No. 2015-B-2342PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*729ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
2Per curiam
11 This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Carla Ann Brown-Manning, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
FORMAL CHARGES
The Franklin Matter
In March 2011, Cynthia Franklin hired respondent to handle her brother’s: ongoing succession proceeding. Their written fee agreement called for a $2,500 flat fee for respondent’s services, of which Ms. Franklin paid a total of $2,200.
According to Ms. Franklin, respondent did very little work in the matter, and she was unable to…
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