Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Perry

Summary

The Supreme Court of Kentucky adopted the Board of Governors' recommendation to suspend Helen M. Perry from practicing law for 181 days based on professional misconduct in two disciplinary cases. The misconduct involved failure to properly terminate representation, return client files, communicate with a client, and respond to disciplinary inquiries. The court also ordered Perry to pay costs and notify clients and courts of her inability to represent them.

Holdings

1. Pursuant to SCR 3.370(10), the Supreme Court adopted the Board of Governors' recommendation and suspended Perry from practicing law in Kentucky for 181 days.
2. Perry was ordered to pay $372.27 in costs and, within ten days, notify her clients and courts with pending matters in writing of her inability to represent them.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Kentucky should adopt the Board of Governors' recommended sanction for Perry's professional misconduct.
2. Whether Perry should be suspended from the practice of law for 181 days and required to pay disciplinary costs and notify clients and courts of her inability to represent them.

Disposition

other