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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 00-B-0180 IN RE: VAN H. BRASS

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PER CURIAM*
This disciplinary matter arises from a petition for consent discipline filed by respondent, Van H. Brass, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana but who is currently suspended.1 The Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") concurred in respondent's petition, and the disciplinary board recommended the proposed discipline be accepted.

FORMAL CHARGES 96-DB-086 In Count I of the formal charges, the ODC alleges that Mary Robinson Dunn retained respondent to represent her son in connection with a criminal matter pending in DeSoto Parish. Although respondent quoted a fee of $5,000 to Mrs. Dunn and accepted $2,000 from her, he neglected the matter and failed to take any steps to effectively represent his client. In Count II of the formal charges, the ODC alleges that in connection with the representation that is the subject of Count I, respondent suggested to Mrs. Dunn that

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Knoll, J., not on panel. Rule IV, Part II,

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