Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Van Horn
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Van Horn
811 S.W.2d 348; 1991 Ky. LEXIS 135; 1991 WL 107387
(South Western Reporter, Second Series)
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Van Horn
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Pursuant to SCR 3.370, the decision of the Board of Governors is hereby adopted.
Respondent failed to seek the lawful objective of his client in violation of DR 7-101(A)(1) in that he failed to negotiate a lump sum settlement with the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, which was prepared to do so, despite specific instructions from his client to seek a lump sum settlement of her claim.
Respondent is hereby publicly reprimanded for his unprofessional conduct and is ordered to pay all costs.
ENTERED: June 6, 1991.
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