KENTUCKY BAR ASS'N v. Ballard

OPINION AND ORDER

Fielding E. Ballard III was admitted to the practice of law in this Commonwealth on September 1, 1973. His bar roster address is P.O. Box 515, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40066-0515. At all times relevant herein, Respondent was the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 53rd Judicial Circuit, which includes Shelby County.

Respondent was charged with a number of allegations of misconduct. In KBA File 14697, Respondent, in addition to being the Commonwealth’s Attorney, represented a creditor that had filed suit against a debt- or. The debtor claimed partial payment of the debt to the…