¶1ORDER
¶2Considering the Petition for Transfer to Disability Inactive Status filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel,
¶3IT IS ORDERED that Lonnie R. Smith, Louisiana Bar Roll number 12204, be and he hereby is transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 22(B). Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 26(E), this order shall be effective immediately.
¶4IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Office of Disciplinary Counsel may seek the appointment of a trustee(s) to protect the interests of respondent’s clients pursuant to the provisions of Supreme Court Rule XIX, § 27, if appropriate.