The Louisiana supreme Court

 Marie Smith retained respondent to complete a succession. According to Ms. Smith, respondent’s fee for handling the matter was initially $5,000. Respondent then expressed an interest in purchasing part of the succession property, specifically a house located on Farragut Street in New Orleans. Thereafter, Ms. Smith and respondent agreed on a purchase price of $30,000 for the Farragut Street property, minus the $5,000 fee. Respondent failed to reduce the terms of the agreement to writing.

In July 2014, Ms. Smith filed a complaint against respondent with the ODC. In his response to the complaint, respondent claimed that he never represented Ms. Smith, nor did he purport to represent her. Respondent claimed that he was interested in purchasing the Farragut Street property in the event that title was