KENTUCKY BAR ASS'N v. Mathews

OPINION AND ORDER

The Board of Governors for the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) has recommended that Respondent, James Kevin Mathews, KBA Member No. 84435, with a last known bar roster address of 1812 Elm Street, Henderson, Kentucky 42420, be permanently disbarred from the practice of law and ordered to pay full restitution to his client. We agree with the Board’s rulings and adopt its recommendations.

KBA File No. 16272

Mathews represented Matthew Meyer in a personal injury case and obtained a $45,000 settlement. Mathews’ fee was $18,000, plus an additional $2,279.60 in expenses, and Mathews…