Gone To Texas

An 84-year-old attorney consented to a three year suspension by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for unauthorized practice in a Louisiana case.

The attorney has never been admitted in Louisiana.

He filed a declaratory judgment action in a Louisiana federal district court. The client alleged injuries in an offshore diving accident.

The attorney had local co-counsel but actively litigation as “of counsel” without seeking pro hac vice admission status.

Disciplinary charges were litigated in Louisiana, where the Louisiana Supreme Court concluded that the unauthorized practice would have drawn a three-year suspension if he had been admitted there.

He has practiced in Texas for 60 years. (Mike Frisch)