Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Fish

OPINION AND ORDER

The respondent, Baruch David Fish, was publicly disciplined in Ohio for charging a clearly excessive fee. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Fish, 85 Ohio St.3d 168, 707 N.E.2d 851 (1999). Upon motion by the Kentucky Bar Association, this Court issued a show cause order to show cause, if any, why identical discipline pursuant to SCR 3.435(b) should not be imposed. In response to the order, Fish argues that a private rather than public reprimand should be imposed.

SCR 3.435(4) states in pertinent part:

[T]his Court shall impose the identical discipline unless Respondent proves by…