Chief Disciplinary Counsel for The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Charles B. Plattsmier Announces Retirement; Successor Anderson O. Dotson III, Appointed - Press Release

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<div align="left" style="text-align:center;"><table style="width:100%;background-color:#428bca;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td bgcolor="#428bca" height="21" valign="middle" width="100%"><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">2024 Press Releases</span></strong> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="16%" style="width:1112px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><table style="width:100%;text-align:center;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td width="82" style="text-align:left;width:71px;">CONTACT:&nbsp;</td><td width="253" style="text-align:left;width:1039px;">Trina S. Vincent<br />504-310-2590 </td></tr></tbody></table><div align="left" style="text-align:center;"><table style="width:100%;border-spacing:3px;background-color:#f7ebc6;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td width="38%" style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#212073;text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>March 27, 2024</strong></span> </td><td width="62%"><p align="right"><span style="color:#212073;"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong></span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong></strong>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL FOR THE LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD CHARLES B. PLATTSMIER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT; <br />SUCCESSOR ANDERSON O. DOTSON III, APPOINTED </strong> </p><p><strong>New Orleans, LA</strong> &ndash; Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Charles B. Plattsmier announced his retirement effective March 31, 2024. At nearly 28 years of service, Mr. Plattsmier is the longest-serving Chief Disciplinary Counsel in recent history.</p><p>Mr. Plattsmier attended Nicholls State University (NSU) and attributes the university for providing him with the foundation to move his career forward. While at NSU, he entered an early admissions program at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he earned his juris doctor degree in 1978. During his first 17 years of private practice, he served as the President of the St. Mary Parish Bar Association and as a House of Delegates member of the Louisiana State Bar from 1983 until 1995. From 1990-1994, he was one of the first lawyer hearing committee members for the then-newly created Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, and from 1994-1996, Mr. Plattsmier was appointed to serve as a Disciplinary Board member. In 1996, he was appointed Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Louisiana.</p><p>Over his career, Mr. Plattsmier made significant contributions to the attorney discipline system. He authored amendments to both the Rules of Professional Conduct and Louisiana Supreme Court Rule 19 concerning attorney discipline. He was a member of the Ethics 2000 Committee, which updated and amended Louisiana's ethics rules, and has served on many committees of both the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana State Bar Association. He is an active speaker having provided over 400 lectures and presentations on ethics and professionalism nationally and across the state.</p><p>&ldquo;Chuck Plattsmier served the members of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the general public admirably, as evidenced by his dedication to upholding the standards of professionalism incumbent upon all who hold the distinction of membership in the state Bar,&rdquo; said Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer.</p><p>Upon the recommendation of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB), the Louisiana Supreme Court recently approved the appointment of Anderson O. &ldquo;Andy&rdquo; Dotson III, Esq. to succeed Mr. Plattsmier as Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Louisiana. Mr. Dotson has previously served in various positions with the Disciplinary Board, starting from working with the hearing committees, moving to the board where he served as Vice Chairman, and ultimately becoming Chairman of the Disciplinary Board.</p><p>In his correspondence to the LADB, Chief Justice Weimer wrote on behalf of the Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, &ldquo;Based on the recommendation of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board and considering that the adjudicative function of this Court is separate from the prosecutorial role of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the Court accepts the Board&rsquo;s considered recommendation of Mr. Dotson to fill the position of Chief Disciplinary Counsel&hellip;. I wish to express our appreciation for the hard work of the Board and the dedicated service of its members and staff.&rdquo;</p><p>Mr. Dotson earned his bachelor&rsquo;s degree from Louisiana State University in 1996 and his juris doctor degree, <em>magna cum laude</em> from Southern University Law Center in 2000. From 2009 until his appointment as Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Mr. Dotson served the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge in the parish attorney&rsquo;s office. He worked as an Assistant City Prosecutor, 2009-2011; First Assistant City Prosecutor, 2011-2015; Chief City Prosecutor, 2015-2019; and Parish Attorney, 2019-2024. Mr. Dotson taught as a part-time Adjunct Professor of Law at Southern University Law Center, 2010/2011-2022, and at Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 2022-2024. He also worked at Phelps Dunbar LLP, Baton Rouge, La. as an Associate Attorney, 2000-2009, and in private practice, 2010-the present.</p><p><em><strong>Louisiana Supreme Court Mission:</strong> To preserve the integrity of the judiciary, to build and maintain public trust, to provide effective and efficient administration of justice in the Supreme Court, to ensure proper administration and performance of all courts under Supreme Court authority, and to ensure the highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the bench and bar.</em></p><p><strong>For more information visit <a href="/">lasc.org</a> or contact Louisiana Supreme Court Public Information Specialist/Coordinator Trina S. Vincent at <a href="mailto:tvincent@lasc.org">tvincent@lasc.org</a> or (504) 310-2590.</strong> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>-30-</strong></p><p><link rel="stylesheet" href="/press_room/press_releases/2024/images/2024-01_picgrid.css" /></p><div class="picgrid"><div><p><img src="/press_room/press_releases/2024/images/2024-05_Charles_B_Plattsmier.jpg" alt="Charles B Plattsmier" /><br /><span class="caption">Charles B. Plattsmier, Esq.</span></p></div><div><p><img src="/press_room/press_releases/2024/images/2024-05_Anderson_O_Dotson.jpg" alt="Anderson O Dotson" /><br /><span class="caption">Anderson O. "Andy" Dotson III, Esq.</span></p></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p>
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