Kentucky Bar Association v. John Scott Benton

OPINION AND ORDER

The Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) has recommended that John Scott Benton be found guilty of two counts of misconduct and be suspended from the practice of law for 181 days and be referred to the Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program (hereinafter “KYLAP”).

Benton was admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on October 11, 2002; his KBA member number is 89449; his bar roster address is 201 Price Road, #205, Lexington, Kentucky 40511.

KBA Case No. 19824 arises from a guilty plea entered by Benton in Fayette Circuit Court on February…