KENTUCKY BAR ASS'N v. Rye

OPINION AND ORDER

Respondent, William David Rye, stands accused of violating several provisions of the Rules of Professional Responsibility arising from his representation of and counsel toward Maria Plank (then Frances) in a custody matter. The Trial Commissioner has recommended that Respondent, whose Bar Roster Address is 511 South Main Street, Second Floor, Hop-kinsville, Kentucky 42240, and whose KBA Member Number is 88550, be found to have committed ethical violations related to misadvice, lack of candor, and failure to respond to a demand for information from the KBA, and issue a public…