Lyons v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n
Lyons v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n
Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
By order entered in this case on October 27, 2011, we accepted the terms of an agreed disposition of the bar complaint against Michael W. Lyons.
In our prior order, we accepted Lyons’s agreement to terms requiring him to “comply with the terms of his Kentucky Lawyers Assistance Program (KYLAP) Supervision Agreement and submit quar
On August 9, 2012, Lyons pleaded guilty in Kenton District Court Case No. 12-T-5764 to Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Third Offense, based upon an incident that occurred on May 7, 2012. The conditions of Lyons’s private reprimand order allow the.KBA to “file a motion to convert his private reprimand to a public reprimand” if Lyons failed to comply. And the KBA now so moves.
We determined that Michael W. Lyons violated SCR 3.130-8.4(b) for which in our prior order we imposed a private reprimand with conditions that required continued sobriety. He has now violated the conditions imposed by our prior order. Accordingly, we grant the KBA’s motion and hereby publicly reprimand Lyons for professional misconduct.
ENTERED: October 25, 2012. .
. KBA Member No. 82747, admitted to practice law in Kentucky in 1988, bar roster address, 6601 Dixie Highway, Florence, Kentucky 41042.
. SCR 3.130-8.403) reads, "It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to: ... (b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness[,] or fitness as a lawyer in other respects!.]"
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Michael W. LYONS, Movant v. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published