Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Sivalls

OPINION AND ORDER

On January 14, 2005, the Kentucky Bar Association Board of Governors reviewed fifteen files regarding Respondent, Tammie Jones Sivalls, whose bar roster address is 1101 Oriole Avenue, Mount Sterling, Kentucky. While a full recitation of the facts of all fifteen files is unnecessary, a brief summary of the charges is worthwhile. Thirteen of the files arise from Respondent’s mishandling of thirteen separate clients. A common thread of misconduct is apparent: each arises initially from Respondent’s lack of diligence and her failure to communicate with her clients. Because she…