Kentucky Bar Association v. Russell W. Burgin

OPINION AND ORDER IMPOSING DISBARMENT

Respondent, Russell W. Burgin, was admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on May 1, 2001. His Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) member number is 88688. In 2014, the KBA Inquiry Commission issued three separate disciplinary charges against Respondent in KBA File Numbers 22727, 23233, and 23250.

The KBA Board of Governors (the “Board”) issuéd its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations and ultimately found Respondent guilty of committing seven of the eight alleged disciplinary infractions. The Board recommended a…