Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Emerson

OPINION AND ORDER

The Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association has unanimously recommended to this Court that Respondent, Eric Lamar Emerson, who was admitted to practice law in Kentucky in October 2002, whose Bar Roster Address is Gateway Center West, 300 Madison Ave., Suite 200, Covington, Kentucky 41011, and whose KBA Member Number is 89553, be suspended from the practice of law for 61 days.

The Charge against Emerson stems from his failure to file two motions for shock probation in the Kenton County Circuit Court after his client paid him to do so. The client and others repeatedly…