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NOTA BENE, Latin for "note well." Each month N.B. will feature ethics, professionalism and board developments.

Recent Decisions From the Louisiana Supreme Court

Formal Charges:

IN RE MITCHEL M. EVANS II (Deridder), 2018-B-0976, (10/8/18). The Court suspended the respondent for one year and one day for failing to provide competent representation to his clients, taking action contradictory to his clients’ wishes, failing to communicate with his clients, failing to refund an unearned fee, and engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.

Consent Discipline:

IN RE SHERRY ALANE KING (Ponchatoula), 2018-B-1354, (9/28/18). ODC commenced an investigation into allegations that the respondent prepared a falsified document and filed it into the court record in support of a motion to continue. Prior to the filing of formal charges, the respondent and ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline. The Court accepted the petition and ordered that the respondent be suspended from the practice of law for six months, fully deferred, subject to respondent’s successful completion of a one-year period of unsupervised probation. During the probationary period, the respondent was ordered to attend the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ethics School. Any failure of the respondent to comply with the conditions of probation, or any misconduct during the probationary period, may be grounds for making the deferred suspension executory, or imposing additional discipline, as appropriate.

IN RE JEANNE MARIE LABORDE (Lafayette), 2018-B-1481, (10/15/18). ODC commenced an investigation into allegations that respondent accepted the legal representation of a husband and wife whose interests were directly adverse to each other, and then, after terminating the legal representation of the husband, filed suit on behalf of the wife against the husband in the same matter. Prior to the filing of formal charges, the respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline. The Court accepted the petition for consent discipline and ordered that the respondent be publicly reprimanded. The respondent was also ordered to attend the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Ethics School.

Conditional Admission Revoked:

IN RE ROBERT A. LENOIR (Magnolia, MS), 2018-B-1149, (10/8/18).

Permanent Resignation in Lieu of Discipline:

IN RE A. WAYNE STEWART (Livingston), 2018-B-1648, (10/5/18).




Christopher Kiesel Joins ODC as Deputy Disciplinary Counsel

One of the newest additions to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel is Christopher David Kiesel, a 1999 graduate of the LSU Law Center.  Notably, Chris served on the Law Center’s Disciplinary Honor Council.  A founding member and partner of the Keegan, DeNicola, Kiesel, Bagwell, Juban and Lowe firm in Baton Rouge, his private practice focused on the investigation, pursuit and defense of complex professional liability claims across the country. Chris has experience in the areas of insurance, bankruptcy, banking, and real estate law. He also has extensive experience with civil RICO claims. Answering what he felt was a long-standing calling to help in the regulation of his profession, Chris left a well-established and successful private practice to join the Office of Disciplinary Counsel in April 2018. During his tenure with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Chris has demonstrated not only a keen grasp of the Rules of Professional Conduct, but also an ability to digest complex ethical problems and sort out issues in a sharp, well-reasoned manner. A native of Baton Rouge, Chris has been married to his wife, Corrie, for twenty years, and they have two daughters, ages sixteen and thirteen. Outside of work, Chris enjoys attending sporting events and participating in outdoor activities with his family.




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