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06/13/2007 "See News Release 038 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA NO. 07-B-0287 c/w NO. 07-OB-1127 IN RE: CLIFFORD L. WILLIAMS ________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ________________________________________________________________________

On October 1, 1996, respondent was declared ineligible to practice law for failure to pay his bar dues and the disciplinary assessment. Respondent has not been reinstated to practice since that time. Nevertheless, respondent continued to practice law and handled at least seventeen civil and criminal cases during the period of his ineligibility. In 2005, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel ("ODC") filed formal charges against respondent arising out of his misconduct. Respondent now seeks to permanently resign from the practice of law in lieu of discipline. The ODC has concurred in respondent's petition. Having considered the Petition for Voluntary Permanent Resignation from the Practice of Law filed by Clifford Lee Williams, Louisiana Bar Roll number 17398, and the concurrence thereto filed by the ODC, IT IS ORDERED that the request of Clifford Lee Williams for permanent resignation in lieu of discipline be and is hereby granted, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX,

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