LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASS'N v. McGOVERN

No. 84-B-2098.

481 So.2d 574 (1986)

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. James D. McGOVERN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas O. Collins, Jr., Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, Carrick R. Inabnett, Monroe, Roland J. Achee, Shreveport, Robert J. Boudreau, Lake Charles, Frank J. Gremillion, Baton Rouge, Harvey Lewis, New Orleans, Alfred S. Landry, New Iberia, Philippi P. St. Pee, Metairie, Gerard F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for applicant.

George M. Papale, Stumpf, Dugas, LeBlanc, Papale & Ripp, Gretna, James D. McGovern, New Orleans, for James D. McGovern.

Vance E. Ellefson, New Orleans, for Louisiana State Bar Association.


DENNIS, Justice.

Petitioner, the Louisiana State Bar Association, through its Committee on Professional Responsibility, seeks the disbarment of respondent, James D. McGovern. The charges against McGovern consist of specifications of alleged misconduct involving three separate legal matters.

1. Notice of Charges

At the outset, we are faced with a problem of procedural due process. In addition to the charges...

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