Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Harris

OPINION AND ORDER

Respondent, James T. Harris, was charged with three counts of unethical conduct by the Inquiry Tribunal on July 28, 1992. The first count charged that he had violated Disciplinary Rules 6-101(A)(2) and (3), which prohibit a lawyer from handling a legal matter without adequate preparation and neglecting a legal matter entrusted to him. The second count charged a violation of Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(4) and (5), which proscribe a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving deceit, dishonesty, fraud or misrepresentation, or conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of…