The Louisiana Supreme Court extended the length of time a disbarred attorney has to wait before seeking readmission as a sanction for his failure to safeguard an incarcerated client’s workers’ compensation settlement funds.
Case: In re Broussard, No. 2020-B-00366, 06/22/2020, published.
Facts: In 2011, Arthur Johnson hired attorney Francis Broussard to represent him in a workers’ compensation claim against the Louisiana Plastic Converting Corp. Broussard filed the claim with the Office of Workers' Compensation in October 2011.
In March 2012, LPCC agreed to settle ...
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