James P.S. Snyder v. Kentucky Bar Association

OPINION AND ORDER

MINTON, Chief Justice.

Movant, James P.S. Snyder, Kentucky Bar Association (“KBA”) member number 66180, whose bar roster address is 1544 Winchester Avenue, Suite 820, P.O. Box 1067, Ashland, Kentucky 41105, was admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on October 1, 1974. Movant’s law practice focused mainly on social security and bankruptcy matters.

In June of 2007, Movant was contacted by a colleague to represent Alma Energy, LLC (“Alma”), a coal mining corporation. Alma was experiencing significant financial trouble. Consequently, Movant filed a Chapter…