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While the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Office of Disciplinary Counsel has always kept busy, the types of complaints it handles constantly changes. Of course, there is a steady stream of complaints from unhappy clients who are unsatisfied with the progress of their cases or who are disappointed with results. In addition to these, however, ODC has seen an uptick in other types of complaints. What's trending in Louisiana lawyer disciplinary complaints? Here are a few observations . . . . Unauthorized Practice While Ineligible Rule 1.1 requires a lawyer to comply with the minimum requirements of continuing legal education, and with all of the requirements of the Supreme Court’s rules regarding annual registration, including payment of Bar dues, payment of the disciplinary assessment, timely notification of changes of address, and proper disclosure of trust account information or any changes therein. Rule 5.5 prohibits a lawyer from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. A surprising number of Louisiana lawyers fail to pay Bar dues or to obtain their CLE credits timely. Once that happens, the Louisiana Supreme Court declares the lawyer to be ineligible to practice law. Any practice thereafter is unauthorized. The court typically imposes a year-and-a-day suspension as the baseline sanction for this misconduct. For example, in the matter of In re John D. Ray, the court suspended the respondent for a period of one year and one day, with all but sixty days deferred. Over the course of several years, Mr. Ray failed timely to pay bar dues and disciplinary assessments. On one occasion, he was declared to be MCLE ineligible. He practiced law during most of his periods of ineligibility. Pay your Bar dues. Get your CLE. Failure to Return or Entrust Unearned Fees Rule 1.5(f)(5) requires a lawyer to immediately refund to the client the unearned portion of a fee, and to deposit into a trust account an amount representing the portion reasonably in dispute. Some lawy

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