IN RE: Michael Langdon CAVE (2021)

Conditional reinstatement granted. See per curiam.

We placed respondent on interim suspension on July 27, 2017. In re: Cave, 17-1307 (La. 7/27/17), 222 So. 3d 1247. On May 14, 2020, we suspended petitioner from the practice of law for thirty months, retroactive to the date of his interim suspension. In re: Cave, 20-0425 (La. 5/14/20), 296 So. 3d 603. Petitioner now seeks reinstatement to the practice of law.

Having considered the recommendations of the hearing committee and disciplinary board, 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 a period of probation.

DECREE

Upon review of the recommendations of the hearing committee and the disciplinary board, and considering the record, it is ordered that Michael Langdon Cave, Louisiana Bar Roll number 26002, be immediately reinstated to the practice of law in Louisiana, subject to a probationary period to coincide with the remainder of his five-year recovery agreement with the Judges and Lawyers Recovery Agreement executed on February 13, 2020 and governed by the conditions set forth in that agreement. The probationary period shall commence from the date petitioner and the ODC execute a formal probation plan. Should petitioner fail to comply with the conditions of probation, or should he commit any misconduct during the period 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.