Legal Opinion · Dissent

In re Committee on Bar Admissions CFN-1578

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 13, 2016No. 2016-BA-0288Published

1DissentKnoll, J.

hi respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to grant petitioner a limited license to practice law in this state as in-house counsel for his employer. Petitioner was disbarred in another jurisdiction after he deliberately, engaged in a pattern of improper billing practices at his former law firm. As a result of petitioner’s dishonest acts, his law firm was required tó reimburse the client’s losses of more than $595,000. In my view, petitioner’s conduct demonstrates a fundamental lack of moral character. Had petitioner been a practicing attorney in Louisiana at the time of this…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re Hinson-LylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  2. In re MitchellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  3. In re MoserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012

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