In the matter of Paul Houston Lavalle

On August 5, 2022, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals entered a Judgment of Disbarment against Texas City, TX attorney Paul Houston LaValle, 61, State Bar of Texas Card No. 11998625.  On February 28, 2020, a Judgment of Conviction by Jury was entered in Cause No. 19CR0918, styled The State of Texas v. Paul Houston LaValle, in the 56th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, Texas, wherein LaValle was found guilty of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and was sentenced to five years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.  The sentence of confinement was suspended and LaValle was placed on community supervision for five years.  BODA Case No. 64480.

 

BODA Cause Number: 
64480
Type of Matter: 
Compulsory Discipline
Date Filed: 
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
BODA Decision: 
Disbarred
Appealed to the Supreme Court: 
No
SBOT Card No.: 
11998625
Docket Date: 
Friday, July 29, 2022
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