In Re Dalton

| ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM. *

This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disci- plínary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Richard Collins Dalton, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana. Respondent appeals a ruling of the disciplinary board ordering that he be publicly reprimanded.

UNDERLYING FACTS

In November 2005, Tyrone Barrow, Sr. hired respondent to represent him in a redhibition claim against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). Mr. Barrow signed respondent’s fee agreement, which set forth the following terms:

1. Attorney’s fees are…