Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Burgin

OPINION AND ORDER

The Respondent, Russell W. Burgin,1 is alleged to have committed five violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct. He did not respond to the bar complaint or the resulting formal charge, and thus this matter has proceeded as a default case under Supreme Court Rule 3.210. The Board of Governors has reviewed the matter and has recommended that Burgin be found guilty of all five counts and be suspended from the practice of law for 181 days. This Court accepts the recommendation.

I. Background

The present case stems from KBA File 22264, which concerns the following facts.

Burgin…