IN RE: JAMES CASEY FOS (2022)

ON APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT

Because of the serious misconduct involved in this matter, Justice Marcus Clark and I previously dissented from this court's majority's decision suspending respondent for three years, noting anything less than disbarment was unduly lenient. See In re: James Casey Fos, 17-2108 (La. 3/2/18), 237 So.3d 510 (Crichton, J., dissenting).

However, over the span of four and a half years, respondent has made full restitution, completed his JLAP obligations, cooperated with ODC throughout this process, submitted himself to serving as peer support specialist for the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Behavioral Health, and fully satisfied all requirements of Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXX, § 24(5). Accordingly, I welcome respondent back to the practice of law.

CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons: