FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 042

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 8th day of May, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

PER CURIAM :

97-B - 3221 IN RE: PHYLLIS SOUTHALL

(Disciplinary Proceedings)

Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee and the disciplinary board, and considering the record, briefs and oral argument, it is the decision of this court that respondent, Phyllis Southall, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, with six months of this suspension deferred. It is further ordered that upon completion of the active portion of the suspension, respondent be placed on supervised probation, subject to the conditions set forth in the disciplinary board's recommendation. All costs of these proceedings are assessed against respondent.

MARCUS, J. - not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, §3.