Legal Opinion · Dissent

In re Ferrouillet

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 30, 2000No. 99-B-3434Published

1Dissent

hKNOLL, J.,

dissenting.

I find that the baseline sanction for Fer-rouillet’s conduct is disbarment and the majority’s imposition of a three-year suspension is woefully inadequate in light of this attorney’s conduct.1

Ferrouillet’s conviction of sixteen serious felony counts arises from his involvement in a scheme to conceal the source of a campaign contribution he knew to be illegal. Ferrouillet lied about these funds to government agents on two occasions in an attempt to cover up his illegal conduct and manufactured a list of persons who purportedly contributed money or “pledges” of support to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re QuaidSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. BoutallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. In Re KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  5. In re NaccariSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

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