IN RE: TIMOTHY BARON HOLDEN (2024)

Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam.

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Supreme Court of Louisiana March 12, 2024

03/12/24

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

NO. 2024-OB-0057

IN RE: TIMOTHY BARON HOLDEN

ON APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT

PER CURIAM

In February 2013, petitioner was charged with simple possession of marijuana and completed a pre-trial diversion program to resolve the charges. During the investigation of his arrest, petitioner admitted to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) that he had misrepresented his history of marijuana use to the Committee on Bar Admissions and to a Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (“JLAP”) evaluator, clearing him for unconditional admission to the practice of law in 2012.

Petitioner and the ODC then filed a joint petition for consent discipline, in which petitioner admitted his above misconduct. For this misconduct, the parties proposed that petitioner be suspended from the practice of law for three years. After considering the matter, we accepted the petition for consent discipline and imposed upon petitioner the proposed three-year suspension. In re: Holden, 14-0390 (La. 3/21/14). 137 So. 3d 10. Petitioner now seeks reinstatement to the practice of law.

Having considered the recommendation of the hearing committee, as well as the record of these proceedings, we find petitioner has met his burden of proving that he is entitled to be reinstated to the practice of law. Accordingly, we will reinstate petitioner to the practice of law, subject to the following conditions:

1. Petitioner shall remain fully compliant with all terms and conditions of his current five-year JLAP agreement, which he executed on November 30, 2022, for the duration of said agreement;

2. Petitioner shall continue his individual therapy for at least one additional year and longer if his therapist deems it necessary;

3. For a period of at least two years, petitioner shall have an attorney monitor his law practice and shall execute a monitoring agreement with the ODC; and

4. Petitioner shall remain current on filing his federal and state income tax returns.

DECREE

Upon review of the recommendation of the hearing committee, and considering the record, it is ordered that Timothy Baron Holden, Louisiana Bar Roll number 34403, be immediately reinstated to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject to the conditions set forth herein. Should petitioner fail to comply with the conditions of probation, his conditional right to practice may be terminated immediately, or he may be subjected to other discipline pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, as appropriate. All costs of these proceedings are assessed against petitioner.