Opinion

In re Simmons

  • 226 So. 3d 1102
  • 2017 La. LEXIS 2339
  • 2017 WL 4638551
Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Filed
Oct 16, 2017
Status
Published
Author
Crichton
On the bench
Crichton, Hughes
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

CRICHTON, J., dissents and assigns reasons:

hi dissent from the majority’s imposition of discipline in-this case because I find it to be unduly lenient. Primarily, the underlying conduct warranting this discipline is unacceptable, including respondent’s failure to communicate with a client, neglect of a legal matter, and mismanagement of his client trust accoünt. To make matters worse,'not only did respondent fail to cooperate with two disciplinary investigations, but also he was late—by over two months—in filing an objection to the disciplinary board’s recommendation. With such conduct, I question whether respondent can competently represent clients. Therefore, I would impose a harsher discipline.

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