Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Johnson

OPINION OF THE COURT.

The Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association found the respondent guilty of violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility, SCR 3.130. The Board found that the action of respondent constituted unethical and unprofessional conduct tending to bring the bench and bar into disrepute. The Board recommends disbarment.

The facts in the case are not in dispute. A client of respondent’s was involved in an automobile accident sustaining injuries which required hospitalization. The client’s insurance company, from September to January, forwarded to respondent on four…