Court Opinion

ID: 9785280
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-30 21:13:59.066516+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:36:14.766350
License: Public Domain

BATTAGLIA, J.,
concurring.
I concur with the result reached in the Majority opinion in this case and the resulting sanction, because Palmer’s self-reporting of his misconduct to Bar Counsel occurred only after his malfeasance had been revealed by the actions of others in his firm and because the Court in footnote 15 leaves open the possibility that true self-reporting of misconduct, without having been discovered by others already, possibly may serve as mitigation. In this vein, I believe that self-reporting should be encouraged by this Court and should be viewed as an important value to emulate. See, in this regard, Douglas R. Richmond, Associates as Snitches and Rats, 43 Wayne L.Rev. 1819 (1997) and In re Cicardo, 877 So.2d 980 (La.2004), for a discussion of self-reporting as a hallmark of professionalism.