Legal Opinion

Ky. Bar Ass'n v. Butler

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 16, 2018No. 2018-SC-000149-KBPublished

1Opinion of the Court

The Board of Governors voted to recommend that Bar Member, Jason Thomas Butler,1 be found guilty of violating SCR 3.130 (3.4)(c)2 for knowingly disobeying an obligation to the KBA to provide medical *564records in connection with a proceeding which had been initiated against him based upon a complaint by a client.

As the disciplinary punishment for the violation, the Board of Governors recommended as follows: "Suspend for 30 days but waive the suspension if the Respondent produces the medical records that document the illness he claimed. Respondent shall attend the Ethics and Professionalism…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States Bond & Mortgage Corp. v. BerryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  2. Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. LeadinghamKentucky Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Department of Revenue, Finance, & Administration Cabinet v. WadeKentucky Supreme Court · 2012

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