LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASS'N v. CARPENTER

No. 86-B-0303.

502 So.2d 1023 (1987)

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. John D. CARPENTER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John D. Carpenter, Baton Rouge, for respondent.


LEMMON, Justice.

This case involves a disciplinary proceeding by the Louisiana State Bar Association against one of its members based on allegations that he violated certain of the disciplinary rules.

The proceeding against respondent was confined to his dealings with a single client. The client originally consulted Bayou Lafourche Legal Services, a legal aid organization, to obtain a legal separation from her husband. Though the client paid $65, no suit had...

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