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LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASS'N v. SHAHEEN

No. 55432.

338 So.2d 1347 (1976)

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. Philip J. SHAHEEN, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1976.

Dissenting Opinion November 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Politz, Chairman, Shreveport, Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, Sam J. D'Amico, Baton Rouge (Recused), Leonard Fuhrer, Alexandria, Harold J. Lamy, New Orleans, Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., Tallulah, John F. Pugh, Thibodaux, A. Russell Roberts, Metairie, John B. Scofield, Lake Charles, Thomas O. Collins, Jr., New Orleans, Counsel, Louisiana State Bar Ass'n, Committee on Professional Responsibility, for plaintiff-petitioner.

Alfred A. Mansour, Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.

DIXON, Justice.

The Louisiana State Bar Association, through its Committee on Professional Responsibility, instituted this disbarment proceeding against Philip J. Shaheen, Jr.; the basis was Shaheen's conviction in federal court of mail fraud and conspiracy. A hearing was held before John Dale Powers, appointed commissioner by this court. The commissioner found that the conviction evidences both a lack of honesty and trustworthiness and represents a serious crime...

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