Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Barger

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

OPINION AND ORDER

John Mark Barger was suspended from the practice of law in July 2000, pursuant to SCR 3.166(1), after being convicted in the Perry Circuit Court of first-degree possession of a controlled substance. KBA v. Barger, Ky., 26 S.W.3d 791 (2000). Subsequently, the Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed Barger’s conviction and, on November 21, 2002, this Court entered an order dissolving Barger’s suspension and abating the underlying disciplinary matter pending the outcome of the criminal case.

The Registrar of the Kentucky Bar Association has filed a motion with…