On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana ruled on the Petition for Consent Discipline filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel against New Orleans Attorney Rudy W. Gorrell, Jr. concerning the misappropriation of client trust funds. The ruling suspended Gorrell from the practice of law for a period of six months.
The case, titled In Re: Rudy W. Gorrell, Jr. was brought by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Case No. 2022-B-1325.
According to the filing:
“The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) commenced an investigation into allegations that respondent mishandled his client trust account. Prior to the filing of formal charges, respondent and the ODC submitted a joint petition for consent discipline.”
The Court accepted the Petition and ordered the suspension of Respondent.
The disposition reads:
“IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Consent Discipline be accepted and that Rudy W. Gorrell, Jr., Louisiana Bar Roll number 20832, be suspended from the practice of law for six months.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the suspension shall be deferred in its entirety, and respondent shall be placed on unsupervised probation for a period of one year, subject to the conditions set forth in the petition for consent discipline”
All costs and expenses incurred in the matters were assessed against Gorrell.
According to Martindale, Mr. Rudy W. Gorrell, Jr. attended Southern University, graduating in 1990. He had been licensed in Louisiana, license no. 20832.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
