In re Bankston

| ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.

PER CURIAM *

This attorney disciplinary matter stems from two sets of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Clayton V. Bankston, an attorney licensed in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

Sears Matter

In July 1996, respondent issued two checks in the respective amounts of $400 and $425 to the Village Gallery and Frame Shoppe in Pleasant Valley, New York. Subsequently, respondent’s bank returned the checks for insufficient funds. Respondent failed to satisfy his debt, despite numerous promises to do so. As a result,…