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Nancy Oliver Roberts v. Kentucky Bar Association
2017 SC 000388
| Ky. | Oct 31, 2017
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*1 ·TO BE;'P.UBLISHED J~pmt' aluud Jlf ~i .2017-"SC-0003:88~.KB ·.···: :MOVA.NT

NANCY OLIVJDR ROBERTS KENTUCKY.BARASS'dClATlON

Nancy Olivftr:.Ro.berts>f'or reinstatement t(f th¢ pta~tj¢~ of lt:tw'.follPW:irig):t discipiinary. suspe~sion.of .~!'days, im.?Q$ed. bY:t!li$ .C(.)'Ptt in. I(8A ¥!; :Rri~~~ 431s.W.3.d40;() {Ky._2'0:14). ,No .ob.j~.Ction h~~J>.ee,n.maa~to berrrelnstafement;', however, the· Keri.tuok,yBar ,Association (KBA}:,Office of;Bar'CQUn~l (~ Counsel)~ obj~cts·io:::~:.~ Sq,~.~f'·(i.Qveqw.~~~,fijj;¢ 13&~1 te¢omm¢n4~9n tha:t:.Robert;$ b~,·~<;.µ~~d fro$ P.a.Yingrtfi~ ¢.E}$:t$:J.ri(;Uried 'J:>.y~tn.e.::1abtfor;the r:ein$~teJ:PeP.1:.P.ftC>.ceedin~~~ :Sfir C.owis.eLc.Iarma:'tbat:thtLB'oar.d s recommendation with .respect .the waiver. of:oosts -e~c~edS it$ a.Uth9dty under "the K~l~ i~~~r~~~wt~m~~=:!!e~~~:~~~co:f:!~J:;.~~J~~~s pµt one arm, of the Ke~tU,pky Bar Associati,9-il; ·

the relev~nt::$.µp.r.e,ro~ ~9µtJ;'&4.l~~.J~nd th~tits .rea.:son.10.t-·the r.eoomm:end.~ti~n· i$.¢.t>ntr-~cy•to :the-Supr.eme Court· .Rules.and existlng:e~~e:·~\y·•

iror~the·reasons ~~aine.~ ~eloW. : w~:'.accept:Ute B:o$:rd>S: r.~o.mmendatian

for Robert$' .rem~taten,iert.t t6 tt?°eci>J:actice,_.of.Jawt.·fucludlng·its recommen4Qtf<>;r;i.- · . ·. . ·. ~.

l. PAOTO'At.Hn·.PROOEDURAL.:~Q-OQP.:·

Roberts· was admitted. to pt~tj.ce'¥:tw ·-ic.~;rt~~~ in I\J~v~tn:b.er 1988~ .Her·disciplm~ te'¢f>:r4 ln¢1'4.C;les a private ad.monition m 19:~ fornothavfng;a.· -wrltt¢n oqn.tm~et:icy.f~ ~$fef;m~nt and·a:·ptivate a4mcnµ~~tiJn·;2Q91 ·fQf'· ~n~giil~: in ex .. parte~·ct'Jtnmµ;pi>¢~9.qp;~ w,itbe.!~j~qg¢~ .. :Qp J.:)~®.m~r l~~ >2.o:og~ ·0pposi~g:.cou,q~~i i~ ~.:PiiPb.~fe.:~~~ !i1ecta .. '.har,eo~plairit::ag~inst/,20nerts:,, $ff.~ ~~ .Jqle. 1:ae:aQ.. For-:r.e,as.Qns·notpertlhenthere, thet~>·~$';~.t\Y.1il$·p~~& m,. ab~yance::and--.nC>.fotmal charg~:.wa.$ evet'~l)O.d. hY.:tlieJn~ilify Com.mission . . This 2o09 cq~~I~fntr. h¢Iq Jn ,a;~eyar;ipe.> .Wo.ajd. later.cause:·'a.substantial d~laf i11.R~ib.C.li$' ¢lll.TentJi~ffo.rt be:reinstatedr-and: that delay.. 1s·-~:·¢rodi.~iA~~.tot tnQ.tiv.atln;g the·Board?.s reoommen·datl~Jil .:t.P -~~rppt;, ~QQ~~~ ft'Qtq -P.~Yi.b.$.,'the, costs reiated.·w ·li¢t ~eµi~t,t;\t~¢.liit~ Jn 2.Q.l.~; w~ffij>tjpd;R~~rt$ :guilty pn. +.wo . disciplinacy chaj'.ge:S. ("~BA. File 1741 lJ ·for which'we .ordered ;her·t0=:serve·'8.: <$.1:"" day ·sus·pension from the praetice ofltiw. Robe~1 4~·i ~·W.:~:3,a ~oo:~ F.ollow.i~ her suspen$fo.i:t~Ro.ber:ts ttnde.rt~ka1Lap~~P.fiate.·'$teps•:and paid: .as$(!~~q KB.A eo~~~,.-~Y.et'e~ tj).¢' b:t>Jsmes~r;s~:,outside her offieel riQ:t.ifi.eg the· il¢C¢$s~ CQ:u:its and:clieirts.-.6f.;ber::su$p.~~n,. ~i;{:o.;b~n¢d. .tlie! .. :appropriate CLE f'tling,cer:tificatioD: for':her reinstatern~~~·· By r;>~o:t*-'P•;pf t.~~ •.

re,fovMt.§~pt~Pi¢ Gow.t:·We$~ -~qbe!~ w:~s-:¢»:'.tiUed.Jo.~utoma.clc rein~tatement of the· privile~e,ofpractlcin.&·iaw··on··May· a·q;j~tH4,~;·uni~s':!]Ba:r _counsel iliterpo$ed, i;tnt)l?j~9tio~ .ro t;¢in~~t~e~~~ is.-~e 'SGR::S.~'.SlP:(~":·

;on April 3:0;~ 2PX4~ · Rt>.bert$-.sl.lbmitted to the:J~lBA-::an .Amctav1f'f0r ReiP:'.$tatem.ent ·ancl Oomplianee.pittsuant t6 SCR::S':-5t~t~J. Tlle;'·~t1,;¢.¢:·:Q.(~~:t counsel tiled. an ::l;)bje¢ti~~ ~o.:Rp~e~~·(r~J'n~tat~tl~.P;~ Qli:. MEW '!'9., ~OJ.4·~, $CR

[1] 6-5~1:0(2)t~quite$ that-5.ar:~counsel, wb~n.ob$.c~g to reinstatement~ m~t- d~ail /'~ch inftio:nation.:as.may:exist'to:tn(iiC~t<rthat··*~ ~!I).b.~t4Q.es:n9.t~:,:at ·that. :&ne.~:~p~s 1 ·'$UfA~~~~tP.X'~~~9µa1 ~p~l;>Uitl¢~:~¢. n,uaj.it1~tiPP..$ 'p.tci~tJy 'J(),·~$.eW.ed~b~ :Ptitblfo: .. a$ an aohiiv.e: p.r:a~nttoner' o.r:i.ls,,no.f:of good.,mor.al i ·characterl' .As.J1ro11n:ds for its·.:ofi>jectloni~=··tg:a;;r ¢0\trt~~;:Stg~~: ~~1>~~9.¢1l't:~ subj¢ct'.ofpep.~~·'.C:ij~#P,f)Jte·~ Tbetefot¢;~.!@' K~P,~l,fy 5.er.-A$.:SQ~~ti.Qp

abjects. to. any automatic·reinstatement,•of.: the R:espc>nden~ as.she does net at.

• ,< • th.is· titne.possess s'Ufifuient:llrofesSion~.capabifities ~n(i;'.q9al.11)e~9f.i~J9·· •: M . •.. 9.~ v.i;.=~~ '.~,Q-~pt~ .. ~?:AP1:>..~:·,i.J,~· .m5 ro~.:. W;!,~ ~·"~·4·'. er '()fi.Y' .P.eyt: 'e,itJ;.;Ul::' · · l · ·" · .· d' · tt' · ··:" · .... ,.. .·· ·· ...,0"9 · · ·~ " =· 'l' ·t··· 'V'-tl>'.':Jt ·l . h ·~si:::·' '~·.,... t [1] .A ... •· ·nc abeyal)..C:e ... Q'h;=April.11!.J~0.141 three.weeks,in\fol~.~; serviee;.ef"fue 6•:;f~-d~y: ··suspension;; Bat :Counsei movec{ td t¢Stui'ie i:{ijtion=J>P. K:a~ .fil~ 1-$~6. ?be. Jn.qµJtjr:g9m~~1d:rj: JO:tm~t ~~'#tP.~d' Fll~'.:1~s~· ffQrti ~l)e~anoo1<m: A~rll''.~:~ ~·· 2014.

In re~nse·to :sarCounsers ibnn1:1l t1bjectio1i;:'tc):.:~~t 't.eil1;$.~(~A?;~~t.~.: fil>bert& ttle(f.~ nµnibet·.of pleading$ $,eekitit..,to ~low tae rein$:tatemeht '.~9¢e~s

j P.rocee,Q.,.q¢spit.~·'th¢ ~$Urtecti<)~:ofthe:.2.0Q9 cemplai.n:t !\fev:erlkelesst::the= *4 mat~e:r t~w~iti;~~ up~~Jy¢.q, ~ ~<iQ~rt$·• .. ~em~ed s,uspended)beyood &e .. tixne:·allowed for her aut-omatic:refosi:atement'put~~~~ ~o. $..OR;·~:~~:io.r~li Witji· . the;.door·to.autwnatic rew~~t$.¢t:it ¢,1®¢~.~WJ.j.j,~fy.'fgU.~·Ol.Qni;h$ ... afterJieJ:; 61, .. q~y:~µs.p~sidJi>lil.tM:'.t&::~nd, ROberts· rlled.her·appllcatlon.it>rif~rmal. reinstatem . · -t in September· 2014. As·:·'r ·· ·uited.:'k.r"'·ur .ttlle:s :b~t'ap"··~lif¢4ti<>n .. . .. ....... ~. . · eq:, ..... HY CJ, ...... '·" .... , ...... P.fJ; .... ,., " · ·"Yas referred.fG>.t·t.~iff1!V 1;lY the·~actet.at\d.'Fitri~~·'Conuriitte:e~

· Op P.~cem'be.r 2$,)~0.14~.'the .. Inqttiry 'Ootmriission issued another . . . ·'"' ®.triP.l~nt ~ainst Robert$,,. .. KBA;Fi1e. ~323$.~ .. T:he µ,p,d~lnni~g fQr· tbi$ complaintr-wasAhi1tt ~t:)~t§:.'b~)~~!J!~¢tr:;:~P.tl'.leJ~''~~~ te. ~S.":etnltt; :p,rq~'e¢.ttin:g~l ~µgge~Una that.:·~oberts was.: engaged .tn.::the unau~i~~ p,taetf~ of':law·du~:·this.:exfensic:m ofher:·~~P(1l~~oni'. ~~~ft~ ·c.tml.¢.d ~·t:::~ti'b.ild., eng.ag:ed =iri th¢ . .Ptiitctf.~¢.. otI~\V,.;P6in.".:ti9tf6u~:~«t:·$he ~tt~.ndh'd.:qou:r±..

ptei~ltigs .~.s anon·aftom~y.':$Pc;iaLSecurli& Admin1stratfon ·tep,r.eg¢ttt~tj:Y,~~ on· Septmnber"..f6:~ 2'015~ ·the:lnqutr.y <.1o~~$i~ii.:·4*-&.m.~~~¢.4. ~: ®mPJ~t ~4: -OI<>sed'.Jo3A .. File 2:~2~s:·Witho.mJ:heimP<>S.i~fi.itr~·di&~FUrie :againstJwbeits. Q11 ·~@re.mP.e.r ~'5, ~()];~/th¢:.~:QJl.9J..,,~·:c:onn:H~mkused to. 'bar Rober.ts·;; aii.t9m~tic reinstatement fo the .. praritice:·oftaw~:-a.nd. ~~~)¥: $~,y:e,~~t~~r:~"'. File; f~36-tuing,' was .re·so1V¢d, Wj~ Efpt:ht~t~ ~~~tii.Utj~:;'fQ~:,a viQiatjqi.l; ·()f;:sc;R 3.130(:1.:ll::(~P.:.'f).~omey ~p~ll,Pt<?:Y#te' ~p.e:t:~nt,l'.ep.x:esent.atio~:)~

:Meanwhile,, the·:frhdaY:su~pen'Sio.nr·d~m.ed. h:Y this;·C~~~~ P~P~t· pu.aishment for Roberlst'tran~gtessfon:. {* ~::~~ 17:411~ ·~~~:w~~JJij~p,J($. .: , eighteenth mon$; with ·~o.bert~'. appllcaaoil for"reinstatement~awa:itfng

·: *5 Ch.aracter-andFfµl~$$;'Yomi:ri,ift¢e;=wa,$..l'i;otJµfotmeti :tllat;_dlerthW.as- rt6 tO;n:g~r:~ 4l$tjplin!ii:Y tt);atter pe~din&::'so-that her ~ppli~tl9t:1 to.r ~~~~~:1fte~eP.lP-QMl<;i; pr-0c.eed.

:Eventu~liy:,.,,ia,t:·.~P.1;>.e;t~·'~uest.~.,lhe··,Character'and.,~itnes&·-~t~ n~Q/~ h~_Eµin~ Qrt her APiJlication fur Reins~t~µl.¢ti:t ·i~ 4@:14~)¥ 2Ql7•. ''tth'.¢:., . .

·Committee·:CO'Ileluded ~:.R,-rit>¢r.t§ tta;4·:.~et.~ill ,h®esswy=~rereq:ulsli.:es a:ad qualificatjatlS:for'te!il:l$tatement;an<l·it::recommend~ W. ·ao~d. .9f Qq'V~trt.:&,r~ . ' ·tp;¢~:apptoY.~l o(J~pbertis·' · ~pptl~tionfot t~~$t.~~rtt¢ntf Bat-'~o®aeldid not ... .

:~~haltel).ge tha:t:reoomme11d~tf9n,. . ....... ,, ..... . · ,.

pµ ·IVI:~~ l9;; :2PJ'J~.\th~·a.9axd'.issueti:'Jt:s .Findfug&;efRa~11~c:Qq)lbl~~on•==« !Aw, and:::~ecom:rnenitati.on aecepti~g:th~--~mit,t:~~f.~ r~~ert(l~tiQn=·that :-Roberts be refrista~d to.· tile. :Pr:~cti~e qf:Jt:i:w µ,, ~tµ.¢~~ ·~n;d~j®t ,·ta.;her att~Qa:t?,¢e =a:t .tfi~, J{~J\~s =Ethics au~t '-r:messionaiism: .. Enhatfcerne~t. ~tp:gti.;llt:P~ Rilr··a· V'd+.:i. a· f'l'l t"' 6 .. t.e"·g,...a .... ..:J' ret1·u·e;._:v...,~'..,""1:.at· :m ... t.. ... ,..N;..,t,;.,. .. :~~ni·.i~~;:.;;.a ·+·..i •. , .. ,.3-D""'ri.f'\; -~J.·'. : , Y,. ·1. l)U,_ ,, UQ1U' ~. 0~\,;Ji !<J;A. ... , ... , ~~~(!.~ ~-:~·;Y'!'t~~~¥-,µ;.I p.~j"''~iJi~. ,J',\;o\,', ·:.· costs pursuantJ;o :sc:R ~: •. $1Q:(1t·in: ligbt:•o.f-·Uie su~~tiat del~~:·in;prooe.sshxg: her·a:pp~~~gP.:-·!i.ll.~ tq tjt.~p.la¢~til¢1tt·;Q.UO~A ~·'f.$$$ abeyaneeLQV.e~::~~$~. ~gl;;.¢tt$''o:PJe¢.ti¢m;'~ ·t.ue,.~fx. members vonng a~~t f4.ct-·i;e~t;'.c~e:4- "b1$t~~~ f.or Mr,s. ~bberts to;•t,e-;-alloca~d ()ttly·~'.qf m~ W..§tj,;;._(:).f':th~:·~~edings:::~· The: Board,;aJsoregqmrtr~~m-:Wgt RO~m.·t>e::hi~WY:~n~~s~~t<J,seek;'O\iti.ene·=;oo m~reJ'tacti~.·niient9i$• ·xa~ on.13,(issueA,e!Ore·=u~l'in--thi~ r*-Y.:i~".V: :f~'..:~~- <$.P.:~s.ef.!$: cbaJletig(!te··tbe. 'aoardis,·recormnenda~q~ tb~i;Ri)~tJ;~ :nqt);;,~~$$.es$.~,g9$°t$. in. . c9n~ecti0.n with her re'in'Staternent,,

;:u~ SA.Lf$l$ :aa;r e.Qµp.s¢tagtees With rutrecommertdatlcmsii~f~¢:.=~Q'a'hl:'~pt~.:th;~. W~i\rer ()f frie,.a.S,SeS.s.tnenl:of'co$1:$.\ . 'J3.~·¢.oi41)Sf~bcPnf~d$<th~:ta1l'·'eXe~ptien. ·rr.om the·paym~t·ibf''c~t~:~~:ti.Qt'.:~t.\UlPtize.d'.•Jjy.=fhe $1Wli¢abie::SUpt;em:e:•:~wrt Rwe!~ .... $~tjflc~~>,J3~ ~:unsel-relies·.:upon:~c:R ~·-:$'.i:.f£fi:):·whtep;:~t~~, m; ~pertinent parb

The):i>.itectot· .~h,a!tP:9~ a;~¢ept~P. appli,qafilau fot ·tiltn:g unlesS:,alt. E~~;!i~;;e~~=· pr . ~~4:wal ...... &.... . .~.m ... J.tb .. A. $Q~tioo or: ef the Character ancf"Flmess··ffommitte-e ot·oft.he Jtfnt.tt~l&-!"Ot'ilee ~~~-~=~~~e\:~ (;Emp!1tJ.sis -~ct~¢d.)

J~i~b.efts, paiQ. .. hutdV.aace, tb.eJ·ees=.req~d ~o ~~tj.~~tlie;t;e~pplie~Qrt :process an(Lshe p~t,~4 ·~~ ~9~~~-~~qpjt,¢.~·~t~::~f"additicm:al~costs?~: tO. $,2'500.()Q,. ... 1j;t¢.'.:g~y, ¢.~~ -~~ =:~t.~¢ ~~-:are·,~~J~tlpaid costs or&n$ily.:t~k¢:r;i:· it.om. b9~d ai::uf.··tne.additi0natc0sts·not -co'V~·- J:>Y>thtf'f.>-9~~,/

:Bar· Cbutt$elat;g:ues th~t µo~~V.g ·~~_tb.;¢~~CI ~.:s:l.,o:p;J~:itni.il.¢,~·-that.tihe payment of costs l$::,di.$cretio~-. -In:~ect,.Jaar Qoun.sef: ~es,that the Pht~-S¢~ '·"c()~t$WU1 b,e;.:~~ by;f\l?,plie:an.t/' is a commatidi:from'w"}aj.~~ tf.d~ Qt>~rl 4~$,:l~(t,.tt~elf'.,~o-dlsctetion':fu,deVi'at~ evei:i wh~ ~$··tm.t:i.Jtl-~tie.¢= 4¢m:and. otherw1se;. W'e:=disagroo. 'we:~l'it~tPt~:t~ a1J~i:ti~·::CQµi.t1;RU:tes. accordance· ·witli ·~~~if .·ptaj,rt. ·Jatjgti~e :$.tlll!JeP~Jl• Oomm<JnWJUi1t~ 521: s.'\tt.3d fs9.·, '.j9$·: ({{y. ·.201 7)~ ·any ad sh.€1. itionaLeosts

Appll.can:t a&A~qui~e.nt.~to a. •. :dfcour.s~~ (ienq~~~: ~m@q~w1:2· :$€J~ The·wor<t"shal4" ~J;P.f+l~.;M\¥¢Y¢.ti. j;J~,e~ ·. '· . •· .. · ".. ~. ~ .. .... · « *7 "'d····· · .. ll..... · by- ,,:OeJ>aid A:pp?licant1.~ [0] , ... , ......... , . .. ·r ri1e :t¢~ "*1ilt" Wm.ch M~mam;;We,~~·defii.)e$.'h·aii1unber ·of":contexts.i~r i.n.Cl\ld~g,:as an awdliary.''Verlruseti.: {I)i"'<(to expt.~ss;:d:esi~;:~h:oice1 'Willingµ~.ss,·~. t;.... ·con~ .... ....+ O.Clti·):>/~l· ·fli·'l1··y,,~ . ..,..,.,,"'_.;;,:t::u',.,,.,;,,.i]":··1· ·;;'CO"" ""'·~"A4-.i:..s• ·ti.·e· .. ,....,.,.,.'*'"'°"""'·£l:MJ:' a<M·d;".":

~!,.&•~.~-:: . ::1.;:,~J.tV~~): ~~:~~:w,~· '~W .. ,\-' ':/-:Q:,-~~.-u~',. 'WI . : . W.:.t.~.IUi...~'D ·,~l: · ,-,~~~~~'.~~.,:: ~~~: nabltuar ti:J,~:;4.~}l.d$i~~ ~~·~:ctP.~¢~t q~:~t~.~; ThEi~ ~§., iP. ~~·µ~µ~! ¢01.if~~ 6f)~V.~tt~,. w~ ~~t/th¢.;aP,pl.ie,ant:,foi;~.~i:o:s.tatement p~ythe,.:c.osis :attributable to the reinstatement>prooess~.·,an(Lthe,appiicantsh®I:C: ,~t:~t th~ satrre; The~tµl~ ~()'¢.$:.#,pt.;gtjg~~~t~¢, :~~iQi,li~ mta;t¢.ft~t.att¢*-~~Wij;l'·Q~ro;p¢1:. ~· deviatiO}l ,fro.nr th.at.~~~c.t~tw.n, ;a.nd.:sQ.we.:eonfirrn;:nov1rthat t.hi'&·C0.u:rt: retains"the.:diScretion:,to:,~eparld'rom theYcust~·ditecti\re;:!ot':alloca~: c-Osts when f~eS$ and Jl;1$tice so:.f.¢q~~~·• r,.... "l ·~t · ..... ,. t . ·a· .f:h .... +·+=t;;:· B" ~"~t d . ts .. "d· .· B jih · -'1:1·1~­

•.•.. €}.t *-9.µn..~ .~~.,cq.n ~rt $ .. · "~,..i;µ;.r:e; -~ ... · .. ~~d~. QU ... ~.·. ~·'"· e $PO.p..e.;·w:: ·u;::;; authc:?rl't,y" Jn .. v.iolatien=.of $QR,3~$t0,~3) whea.lt:reqpestecfR.-Oilferlfs1· exemptl.oo . from costs. sc:R:~at5':f0.{'3) iproVides{int~ie~tWt:t.~}'~~f·Q~~:$h~t .~¢w.

'$hajj'. j~ ooxn.putsoey::mearungl' a 1P:U$fJ~e ~:ven p()n;unap;Q."an't'l ....... 9f ·awpr:d:. .,BJ.aek.'s C:l~µm.ajj;pf,\t~f¢¢¢!,. ,aj).C;t.~•ib ~~.:~j~U,i~ti,~~::tP,~ .~¢:r,m.: Qt·' ' .'1#.:c9~,ffi9~ taw.;oict1ottary i:2a3 (Sthed. f979.}.; ~shaifni~s'·$h1:uh"' 'va~qlbv. · ... · -~~6~~~~.~&:i~~(~~:~ir, ~QQa);~.fl..@Q,rlJ.::~1;~ p • .Jmi~~;.·:a~s:

a:>nt;tp~/l~~~~r#~'"W~b~ter;com/d.ictiOnary/wUl~.

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Case Details

Case Name: Nancy Oliver Roberts v. Kentucky Bar Association
Court Name: Kentucky Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 31, 2017
Docket Number: 2017 SC 000388
Court Abbreviation: Ky.
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