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LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. BROWN

No. 52272.

291 So.2d 385 (1974)

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. John Sidney BROWN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton P. Masinter, New Orleans, Edgar N. Quillin, Arabi, for defendant-respondent.

John F. Pugh, Chairman, Thibodaux, Curtis R. Boisfontaine, James H. Drury, New Orleans, Leonard Fuhrer, Alexandria, A. Leon Hebert, Baton Rouge, Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., Tallulah, Henry A. Politz, Shreveport, A. Russell Roberts, Metairie, John B. Scofield, Lake Charles, Thomas O. Collins, Jr., New Orleans, for La. State Bar Association.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The Louisiana State Bar Association instituted this disbarment proceeding against John Sidney Brown, an attorney, with the following specification of misconduct:

"That in October, 1969, you accepted employment as attorney for Allan John Johnston III to represent him in his claim for workmen's compensation benefits. Shortly thereafter you advised said client you had filed suit on his behalf. On December 9, 1970, you did, with intent...

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