Legal Opinion
In Re Hearin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 24, 2005No. 2005-B-0196Published
1Opinion of the Court
897 So.2d 579 (2005)
In re Jesse Bethea HEARIN, III.
No. 2005-B-0196.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 24, 2005.
2Per curiam
This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Jesse Bethea Hearin, III, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but currently on interim suspension.[1]
UNDERLYING FACTS
Counts I and II
In December 2000, Barbara Coleman, who resides in Arkansas, retained respondent to represent her in a domestic matter pending in Louisiana, paying him $750 of an agreed-upon $1,500 fee. While respondent made some…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. ReisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- In Re CaulfieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- In Re PardueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- In Re QuaidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
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