Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1982

Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Shapiro

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 1, 1982 · Blanche, Calogero, Dennis, Dixon, Lemmon, Marcus, Watson

412 So. 2d 990; 1982 La. LEXIS 10586 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Shapiro (La. 1984)

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Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Based upon the Court’s concurrence with the opinion of the Committee on Professional Responsibility that the crimes of which *991Alfred B. Shapiro has been convicted constitute serious crimes, the necessary elements of which reflects upon said attorney’s moral fitness to practice law:

IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT, that Alfred B. Shapiro be and is hereby suspended from the practice of law and said attorney’s license to practice is hereby suspended.

It is further ordered that the Committee institute the necessary disciplinary proceedings against Alfred B. Shapiro, seeking his disbarment or other remedy deemed appropriate, all in keeping with Article XV of the Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

John A. Dixon Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Walter F. Marcus, Jr. James L. Dennis Fred A. Blanche, Jr. Jack C. Watson Harry T. Lemmon Associate Justices

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