Opinion
No. 2024-B-00584
06-19-2024
IN RE: Alton BATES, II
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING
PER CURIAM
1Respondent neglected a legal matter, failed to communicate with his client, and failed to supervise a non-lawyer assistant. This misconduct occurred during the same time period as the misconduct for which respondent was previously suspended. Prior to the filing of formal charges in this matter, respondent and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel submitted a joint petition for consent discipline. Having reviewed the petition,
IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that Alton Bates, II, Louisiana Bar Roll number 27372, be suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months. This suspension shall be retroactive to the effective date of the suspension imposed by this court in In re: Bates, 22-1357 (La. 1/27/23), 356 So. 3d 980.
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.