Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Smith

This proceeding is the result of a charge instituted against the respondent, Judy Ward Smith, an attorney, by the Kentucky State Bar Association for disciplinary action as the result of her conduct in the handling of an estate on behalf of her client, Sally Fugate.

Also arising out of this matter were three criminal charges against respondent, to wit: (1) Obtaining money under false pretenses, (2) forgery, (3) removing documents from official files. These three charges were disposed of in a plea-bargaining process wherein respondent entered a plea of guilty to the charge of attempting to…