Case Name: IN RE: Chester Quinton BELL
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-02-02
Citations: 234 So. 3d 879
Docket Number: NO. 2017-B-2137
Parties: IN RE: Chester Quinton BELL
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 234
Pages: 879–879

Head Matter:
IN RE: Chester Quinton BELL
NO. 2017-B-2137
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
2/2/2018

Opinion:
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
PER CURIAM
hThe Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") commenced an investigation into allegations that respondent was arrested multiple times and engaged in the unauthorized practice of law during a period of ineligibility. Prior to the filing of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline in which respondent admitted that his conduct violated Rules 5.5, 8.4(a), and 8.4(b) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that Chester Quinton Bell, Louisiana Bar Roll number 34379, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of eighteen months, retroactive to June 15, 2016, the .date of his interim suspension.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court's judgment until paid.