Free CLE Seminars Offered

The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, in conjunction with the Louisiana State Bar Association, will be presenting the following free CLE seminars:

Kenner -- March 30, 2010 -- Pontchartrain Center

(Pre-registration for the Kenner seminar is closed and the stand-by list is full)

If you have pre-registered and need to cancel please click here

Lake Charles -- April 13, 2010 -- Capital One Bank Tower - Conference Room

Alexandria -- April 14, 2010 -- SAI Convention Center

Baton Rouge -- May 19, 2010 -- Southern University

Hammond -- June 15, 2010 -- Student Union Theatre, Southeastern La. Univ.

New Orleans -- July 8, 2010 -- Lindy Boggs Conf. Ctr., Univ. of New Orleans

Monroe -- August 4, 2010 -- Student Union, Univ. of La. at Monroe

Shreveport -- August 5, 2010 -- Shreveport Convention Center

Lafayette -- August 11, 2010 -- Holiday Inn

Registration will open through this website approximately one month before each seminar. Agendas will be posted two weeks before each event. Participants may only register for one free seminar per year. Credit will not be given for taking the same course at different locations. Course materials will be available one week prior to the event on this website.

An Emphasis on Ethics and Professionalism

All complaints regarding attorneys must be received in writing. The complaint form can be downloaded here. This form requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded here.

Complaints must be sent to:

OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
4000 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite 607
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816

The phone number for the office is (225) 293-3900

The Louisiana Supreme Court continues to address public concerns regarding attorney misconduct. In 1990, Louisiana’s lawyer discipline system became the first in the nation to incorporate the American Bar Association’s Model Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement, the hallmark of which is the use of non-lawyers in the disciplinary process.

The purposes of lawyer discipline proceedings are:

• to protect the public
• to protect the integrity of the legal system
• to ensure the administration of justice
• to deter further unethical conduct
• to rehabilitate the offending lawyer
• to deter unethical behavior by educating other lawyers and the public.

The system is administered by a 14 member statewide Attorney Disciplinary Board, four of whom are public members unaffiliated with the legal profession, assisted by 117 hearing committee members, consisting of 78 attorneys and 39 lay representatives.

LADB is Louisiana’s premiere resource for disciplinary case law.

We invite you to explore our site and learn more about the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board.

For More Information about Trust Accounts and IOLTA Visit

• http://www.raisingthebar.org
• A list of eligible financial institutions:
  http://www.raisingthebar.com/pdf/iolta- CertifiedEligibleFinancialInstitution.pdf