Case Name: IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-338193
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2018-12-17
Citations: 258 So. 3d 591
Docket Number: NO. 2018-BA-1806
Parties: IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-338193
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 258
Pages: 591–592

Head Matter:
IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-338193
NO. 2018-BA-1806
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 17, 2018
BAR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
After reviewing the evidence and considering the law, we conclude petitioner is eligible to be conditionally admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject to the following conditions:
The term of this conditional admission shall be for two years from the date of admission. However, petitioner's conditional admission status shall not be terminated until this court so orders.
I. Within thirty days of petitioner's admission, he shall enter into a formal plan with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") incorporating the following conditions:
A. During the period of this conditional admission, petitioner shall provide evidence to the ODC, on at least a quarterly basis, demonstrating that he has paid his monthly court-ordered child support obligation.
B. During the period of this conditional admission, petitioner shall enter into a payment schedule for the amount of his child support obligation that is in arrears. On at least a quarterly basis, petitioner shall provide evidence to the ODC demonstrating that he has made payments in accordance with the schedule.
C. During the period of this conditional admission, petitioner shall provide evidence to the ODC, on at least a quarterly basis, demonstrating that he is otherwise making a good faith effort to satisfy his financial obligations.
D. Petitioner shall cooperate with the ODC, and shall comply with any and all requirements imposed upon him by the ODC.
II. Within thirty days prior to the expiration of the conditional admission, the ODC shall file a report in this court in which it shall recommend to the court that the conditional admission be allowed to terminate or be extended.
Should petitioner fail to make a good faith effort to satisfy these conditions, or should he commit any misconduct during the period of probation, his conditional right to practice may be terminated or he may be subjected to other discipline pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.
CONDITIONAL ADMISSION GRANTED.
Guidry, J., would remand to the Committee on Bar Admissions Panel on Character and Fitness, to conduct an investigation into the qualifications of petitioner to be admitted to the Bar.
Clark, J., would remand to the Committee on Bar Admissions Panel on Character and Fitness, to conduct an investigation into the qualifications of petitioner to be admitted to the Bar.
Genovese, J., would remand to the Committee on Bar Admissions Panel on Character and Fitness, to conduct an investigation into the qualifications of petitioner to be admitted to the Bar.