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Client hires attorney and fee agreement is signed.

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Client hires attorney and fee agreement is signed.

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Deadline for filing complaint is calendared by legal team.  

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Deadline for filing complaint is calendared by legal team.  

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Attorney fails to file the complaint before the deadline and client claim is lost.   

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Attorney fails to file the complaint before the deadline and client claim is lost.   

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A legal professional must identify the conflict in accordance with the jurisdiction's rules of conduct (Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct)

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A legal professional must identify the conflict in accordance with the jurisdiction's rules of conduct (Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct)

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In accordance with SCR 3.130 Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct "a lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system and a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice." With this, lawyers have several duties in regard to practicing and keeping the justice system legitimate. Figuring out the ethical violation is as simple as referring to the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct.

https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Browse/Home/Kentucky/KentuckyCourtRules/KentuckyStatutesCourtRules?guid=NDF507AA06C4C11DCA99EF033435F7FDE&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29

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One must locate the appropriate authority in their   jurisdiction (Kentucky Bar Association)

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One must locate the appropriate authority in their   jurisdiction (Kentucky Bar Association)

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https://www.kybar.org/page/obcinstructions

The Kentucky Bar Association provides a list of instructions for filing a complaint against a specific attorney. They do not allow complaints against law firms, only a specific attorney. Once the authority and jurisdiction are verified, the complaint form must be submitted. The complaint form for Kentucky can be found here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.kybar.org/resource/resmgr/Forms/complaint.pdf

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Once a complaint is filed, the Office of Bar Council takes responsibility.

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Once a complaint is filed, the Office of Bar Council takes responsibility.

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The Office of Bar Council (OBC) will review any complaint that is submitted properly and determine whether it alleges an ethical rule violation that they can investigate. The OBC is also in charge of prosecuting any attorney that may have been guilty of an ethical violation. If the complaint is found to possibly be an ethics violation, the OBC will initiate the investigation.

https://www.kybar.org/page/attdis

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Can the attorney respond? When and how?

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If the attorney in question is found to be guilty of an ethical violation, the case can be found online.

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If the attorney in question is found to be guilty of an ethical violation, the case can be found online.

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The Office of Bar Council of the Kentucky Bar Association post on their website the currently suspended and disbarred attorneys within the state. Here, the opinions and orders written by the Kentucky Supreme Court Justices can be found. These opinions and orders are an excellent source for those who are seeking to file a complaint if they haven't already.

https://www.kybar.org/search/custom.asp?id=4087

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What are possible outcomes for the attorney if a violation is found?