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In re Naquin12/15/2000
ity of this court's judgment until paid.
Neither respondent nor the ODC objected to the disciplinary board's recommendation.
DISCUSSION
Because respondent has admitted the misconduct charged in the formal charges, the sole issue before us is the appropriate sanction for respondent's misconduct. In making a determination of the appropriate sanction, we are mindful that the purpose of lawyer disciplinary proceedings is not primarily to punish the lawyer, but rather to maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct to safeguard the public, to preserve the integrity of the legal profession, and to deter other lawyers from engaging in violations of the standards of the profession. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Guidry, 571 So. 2d 161 (La. 1990).
Respondent's numerous violations of the professional rules have caused actual harm to a particularly vulnerable victim. His actions strike directly at the public trust in the profession and overwhelmingly demonstrate that he lacks the fitness to practice law in this state. Therefore, based on our review of the record, we conclude disbarrment is the appropriate sanction under the circumstances.
Accordingly, we will accept the petition for consent discipline and disbar respondent from the practice of law in Louisiana.
DECREE
Upon review of the findings and recommendation of the disciplinary board, and considering the record filed herein, it is ordered that the name of Lester J. Naquin, III be stricken from the roll of attorneys and that his license to practice law in the State of Louisiana be revoked. All costs and expenses in the matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, ยง 10.1, with legal interest to commence thirty days from the date of finality of this court's judgment until paid.
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