A request for permanent resignation in lieu of discipline which is granted by the court shall, as a condition thereto, permanently prohibit the lawyer from practicing law in Louisiana or in any other jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted to the practice of law; permanently prohibit the lawyer from seeking readmission to the practice of law in this state or in any other jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted; and permanently prohibit the lawyer from seeking admission to the practice of law in any jurisdiction.
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The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting attorneys, was investigating Jefferson for “serious attorney misconduct” and violation of state Rules of Professional Conduct, according to the Supreme Court. Jefferson asked the Supreme Court’s permission that he be allowed to permanently resign in ...
Monroe attorney Steve Jefferson can no longer practice law in Louisiana or anywhere else after the state Supreme Court last week ordered his permanent resignation instead of facing discipline for allegedly defrauding a blind client of more than $1.8 million.
Justice Scott Crichton also wrote separately to concur with his colleagues, defending the court’s decision.
In 2009, Bartucci said he gave Jefferson power of attorney to act exclusively on his behalf because of his own blindness and diminished mental faculties.
When an appointing authority proposes to discipline or remove a permanent employee, the employee must be given oral or written notice of the proposed action, the factual basis for and a description of the evidence supporting the proposed action, and a reasonable opportunity to respond.
12.1 Authority to Discipline, Remove, and Separate. An appointing authority may discipline, remove, or separate an employee under his or her jurisdiction. 12.2 Separation of Non-Permanent Employees; Cause Required to Discipline or Remove Permanent Employees. (a) An appointing authority may separate a non-permanent employee at any time.
A continuous absence for the same reason is one unscheduled absence, regardless of its duration. When, as a result of conduct that was not work related, the employee fails to obtain or loses a license, commission, certificate or other accreditation that is legally required for the job.
When the employee holds more than one position in the state service and the multiple employment causes an employing agency to be liable for overtime payments under the Fair Labor Standards Act and, after having been provided the opportunity to do so, the employee has refused to resign from one of the positions.
When, after the employee has been given written notice that his attendance requires improvement and copy of this rule, an employee has seven or more unscheduled absences during any consecutive twenty-six week period. The employee shall also be given written notice each time he incurs a sixth unscheduled absence during a consecutive twenty-six week period. An unscheduled absence occurs when an employee is absent from work without having obtained approved leave prior to the absence. Approval of leave, after the fact, to cover an unscheduled absence shall not prevent the absence from being considered unscheduled. A continuous absence for the same reason is one unscheduled absence, regardless of its duration.