In re Boohaker

Summary

The Louisiana Supreme Court accepted a petition for consent discipline arising from an attorney’s commingling of approximately $300,000 in client funds, failure to maintain records and render an accounting, and conversion of the funds. The court suspended Boolus J. Boohaker for eighteen months, with all but six months deferred. Two justices would have rejected the consent discipline and imposed disbarment based on the seriousness of the misconduct, resulting client loss, and prior disciplinary history.

Holdings

1. The Supreme Court accepted the joint petition for consent discipline.
2. Boohaker was suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months, with all but six months deferred.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the joint petition for consent discipline should be accepted.
2. What disciplinary sanction should be imposed for commingling and converting client funds and failing to account for them.

Disposition

other