Opinion
No. 2024-B-00178
03-19-2024
IN RE: Ella Douglas KLIEBERT
Joint Petition for Consent Discipline.
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
PER CURIAM
1The Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") commenced an investigation into allegations that respondent was arrested for second-offense driving while intoxicated. 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 Ella Douglas Kliebert, Louisiana Bar Roll number 32529, be and she hereby is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, with all but thirty days deferred. Following the completion of the active portion of her suspension, respondent shall be placed on probation for a period coinciding with the term of her recovery agreement with the Judges arid Lawyers Assistance Program. Any failure of respondent to comply with the terms of the agreement, 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.