The Greeting Card

A Louisiana Hearing Committee has proposed disbarment of an attorney

Hearing Committee #27 unanimously finds that Respondent has engaged in multiple criminal activities including felony activities. In addition, and importantly, the Respondent engaged in acts of misconduct involving a knowing act of dishonesty and fraud within a pending domestic matter. This conduct spans over a period of a decade and suggests that her activity is not an isolated or remote event. Respondent’s behavior reflects adversely on her character and fitness to practice law in the State of Louisiana. Additionally, Hearing Committee #27 believes that it is important that the Respondent chose to ignore these disciplinary proceedings and not participate. Given all of these factors, it is a recommendation of Hearing Committee #27 that disbarment be issued to Respondent…

The committee found that she fabricated evidence in her own divorce

Respondent responded to  [husband] Mr. Molaison’s discovery requests and admitted to her adulterous relationship with Mr. Pfleeger. Respondent also provided copies of emails between her and Mr. Pfleeger, and a greeting card purportedly from Mr. Pfleeger as documentary proof of the adulterous relationship. Meanwhile, on June 13, 2011, Respondent signed a sworn affidavit attesting to the truthfulness of her responses to Mr. Molaison’s discovery requests.

 On July 14, 2011, Mr. Molaison filed a Supplemental Petition for Divorce based on Respondent’s adultery. The emails and greeting card produced by Respondent during discovery were ultimately presented to the court in support of obtaining a divorce based on adultery.

The matter went to trial on August 17, 2011, during which Respondent testified under oath. She testified that she committed adultery with Bryan Pfleeger; and she testified as to the authenticity of both her emails to and from Mr. Pfleeger, and a greeting card allegedly received from Mr. Pfleeger. All documents were admitted into evidence and divorce was granted based on adultery.

ODC has since confirmed Respondent’s post-filing adultery with Mr. Pfleeger, and authenticated the emails between Respondent and Mr. Pfleeger regarding same. However, the greeting card that Respondent attributed to Mr. Pfleeger and that she submitted to opposing party and counsel during discovery was fabricated by Respondent without Mr. Pfleeger’s knowledge or consent. Respondent further allowed this false evidence to be submitted to the court during the underlying proceedings.

On September 20, 20 11, Respondent emailed Mr. Molaison and claimed her testimony regarding adultery with Mr. Pfleeger was false. Respondent further confirmed to Mr. Molaison that the greeting card attributed to Mr. Pfleeger was also false. On November 8, 2011, Mr. Moliason informed his lawyer, Barbara Ziv, of Respondent’s claim of false testimony and of the fake greeting card.

On December 7, 2011, Ms. Ziv informed Mr. Pfleeger of Respondent’s recent statements to Mr. Molaison. Mr. Pfleeger confirmed his adulterous relationship with Respondent, and confirmed the authenticity of his emails to and from Respondent; however, Mr. Pfleeger denied any involvement with the greeting card in question. Ms. Ziv then informed Mr. Pfleeger that, under the circumstances, she was obligated to file a disciplinary complaint against Respondent…

Respondent’s ever-changing story regarding the reported adulterous relationship with Mr. Pfleeger is troubling. Respondent responded to discovery and testified in court that she committed adultery with Mr. Pfleeger. She then told Mr. Molaison and now ODC that her testimony was false. However, ODC has confirmed the fact that Respondent did engage in a post-filing adulterous relationship with Mr. Pfleeger. Respondent engaged in professional misconduct. Respondent’s conduct also violated Rule 8.4(a) (violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct).

As to the greeting card

It was later revealed that Respondent fabricated the greeting card without Mr. Pfleeger’s knowledge or consent.

There were criminal matters involving theft and driving offense including

On March 22, 2013 the Respondent was operating a beige Infiniti automobile in an erratic fashion. Law enforcement performed a traffic stop and discovered a clear plastic bag with seven rocks of crack cocaine in her possession…Although required to submit to felony monitoring, on August 7, 2014 the Respondent failed to appear for monitoring resulting in the issuance of a bench warrant for her arrest and a hold without bond. As of this date the Respondent remains a fugitive.

(Mike Frisch)