In Re Garrett

| ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

This disciplinary matter arises from formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Richard J. Garrett, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

Respondent is a solo practitioner handling primarily plaintiffs personal injury cases. In July 1999, respondent hired Marcia Jordan to work in his office as a legal assistant. At the time he employed Ms. Jordan, respondent knew that she had graduated from law school in 1996 and passed the Louisiana bar examination, but had not been admitted to the…