IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-119320 (2026)

BAR ADMISSIONS PROCEEDING

On October 5, 2023, we granted a joint petition for conditional admission in this matter. In re: Committee on Bar Admissions CFN-119320, 23-1308 (La. 10/5/23), 370 So. 3d 1054. Pursuant to our order, petitioner was placed on probation for twelve months, during which he was required to provide evidence to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”), on at least a quarterly basis, demonstrating his compliance with an installment plan entered into with the IRS. This condition was incorporated into a conditional admission monitoring agreement which petitioner executed with the ODC on October 25, 2023.

Prior to the expiration of the probationary period, the ODC filed a motion seeking to extend petitioner's conditional admission for a period of one year. By order dated November 6, 2024, we granted the ODC's motion and extended petitioner's probation for an additional year. In re: Committee on Bar Admissions CFN-119320, 23-1308 (La. 11/6/24), 395 So. 3d 860. Petitioner subsequently executed an extension of his conditional monitoring agreement, effective December 12, 2024.

On December 15, 2025, the ODC filed a pleading captioned “Recommendation to Terminate Conditional Admission; or, Alternatively, to Extend, a Second Time, Conditional Admission Status.” The ODC informs this court that petitioner has been unable to make any payments to the IRS since April 2025, when he was laid off from his job with a New Orleans law firm. Since that time, petitioner has endeavored to find legal employment, but he has been unsuccessful. Instead, petitioner has been working as a rideshare driver, making just enough to sustain his basic needs.

While we acknowledge that petitioner has made some payments to the IRS over the past few years, notwithstanding the financial strain he has encountered, we note that his tax debt remains significant. Furthermore, the tax debt encompasses additional years which were not at issue when we first admitted petitioner. Therefore, we will extend petitioner's conditional admission for an additional year, subject to all conditions of probation imposed by our October 5, 2023 order, by the October 25, 2023 conditional admission monitoring agreement, and by the December 12, 2024 extension of the conditional admission monitoring agreement.

DECREE

Considering the Recommendation to Terminate Conditional Admission; or, Alternatively, to Extend, a Second Time, Conditional Admission Status filed by the ODC, it is ordered that the twelve-month period of probation imposed upon petitioner in In re: Committee on Bar Admissions CFN-119320, 23-1308 (La. 10/5/23), 370 So. 3d 1054, and extended for one year in In re: Committee on Bar Admissions CFN-119320, 23-1308 (La. 11/6/24), 395 So. 3d 860, be extended for a period of one year. All conditions of probation imposed by our October 5, 2023 order, by the October 25, 2023 conditional admission monitoring agreement, and by the December 12, 2024 extension of the conditional admission monitoring agreement shall remain in full force and effect during the extended probationary period. Should petitioner fail to make a good faith effort to satisfy these conditions, or should he commit any misconduct during the period of probation, his conditional right to practice may be terminated or he may be subjected to other discipline pursuant to the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.

PER CURIAM

Griffin, J., dissents and would terminate probation. Guidry, J., dissents and would terminate probation.