IN RE: Clayton Paul SCHNYDER (2019)

Respondent mishandled his client trust account and failed to cooperate with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) in its investigation. Following the filing of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline. Having reviewed the petition,

IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that Clayton Paul Schnyder, Jr., Louisiana Bar Roll number 24212, be and he hereby is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, with all but sixty days deferred. Following the active portion of the suspension, respondent shall be placed on probation for two years, subject to the conditions set forth in the Petition for Consent Discipline. The probationary period shall commence from the date respondent and the ODC execute a formal probation plan. Any failure of respondent to comply with the conditions of probation, or any misconduct during the probationary period, may be grounds for making the deferred portion of the suspension executory, or imposing additional discipline, as appropriate.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court's judgment until paid.

PER CURIAM