Opinion
NO. 19-B-1652
12-20-2019
IN RE: DURWARD D. CASTEEL
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
WEIMER, J., dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
Disbarment is, at a minimum, an appropriate sanction in this matter and will require the respondent to apply for readmission to the practice of law, which readmission is never a foregone conclusion. However, given the significant amount of sums converted, the fact that there were multiple acts of conversion, including a forgery, the fact that no restitution has been paid, and because these facts are not at issue, pursuant to La. Sup. Ct. Rule XIX, § 11(G), I would order briefing on whether the sanction should be permanent disbarment.