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06/25/04 "See News Release 053 for any concurrences and/or dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 04-B-0403 IN RE: ROXANNE D. ANDRUS ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

PER CURIAM
This disciplinary matter arises from two sets of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") against respondent, Roxanne D. Andrus, a disbarred attorney.1

UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Two sets of formal charges were filed against respondent by the ODC. The first, bearing the disciplinary board's docket number 02-DB-009, was filed on January 28, 2002 and encompasses fourteen counts of misconduct. The second set of formal charges, 02-DB-071, was filed on July 19, 2002 and encompasses two counts of misconduct. The two sets of formal charges were considered by separate hearing committees, then consolidated by order of the disciplinary board on March 25, 2003. On February 11, 2004, the disciplinary board filed in this court a single recommendation of discipline encompassing both matters involving respondent.

Respondent was disbarred in 2002 for serious professional misconduct that included neglect of legal matters, failure to communicate with clients, failure to account for or refund unearned legal fees, failure to properly safeguard client and third-party funds, and failure to cooperate with the ODC in its investigation. In re: Andrus, 02-0279 (La. 4/19/02), 814 So. 2d 1283 ("Andrus I").

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