Louisiana Supreme Court ReportThe latest decisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court summarized and updated dailySeptember begins with 5 disbarment orders- September 9, 2003 In an unusual case, the attorney was given an American Express credit card by his client to use for litigation expenses and fees. In a period of several months, the attorney ran up $38,894.13 in purely personal charges. The attorney, after his client questioned the expenses, attempted to refund $21,000 by checks from his trust account --which bounced. There were also many other complaints from other clients. In Re Winthrop G. GardnerIn another case, the attorney had been suspended for a year...http://www.la-legal.com/supreme/2003_09_01_archive.html#106314727471691766 |