Legal Opinion
In re Guste
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 4, 2012No. 2012-B-1434PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
h ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
2Per curiam
This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Katherine M. Guste, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.
UNDERLYING FACTS
Count I
In August 2007, respondent was retained to prepare a power of attorney for Anthony Perniciaro, a 63-year old nursing home resident who suffered from Huntington’s disease (“HD”).1 At the same time, Mr. Perniciaro also asked respondent to represent him in a criminal proceeding in the Kenner Mayor’s Court arising out of his involvement in a hit and…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
3Cases cited6 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 BanksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. AlsfelderOhio Supreme Court · 2004
- Stanley v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
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4Cited by2 opinions
- In re Williams-BensaadatSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
- In re GusteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2016