KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION V. JOEL ROBINSON EMBRY III
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KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
IN SUPREME COURT
V.
JOEL ROBINSON EMBRY III
RESPONDENT
ORDER
Pursuant to SCR 3.166, the Kentucky Bar Association requests that this
Court enter an order confirming the automatic temporary suspension of Respondent,
Joel Robinson Embry III, from the practice of law due to his recent felony convictions.
For the following reasons, the KBA’s request will be granted.
Respondent, whose last known bar roster address is 210 Fair-view Drive,
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 42240, was admitted to the practice of law in Kentucky on
October 1, 1978. He was suspended from practice on April 21, 2000, for failure to pay
dues. On September 20, 2000, Respondent entered Alford pleas to second degree
manslaughter and first degree possession of a controlled substance, and to the
misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of
marijuana.
SCR 3.166( 1) provides that any member of the KBA convicted of a felony
shall be automatically suspended from the practice of law in this Commonwealth, and
that the suspension shall take effect automatically on the day following the finding of
guilt or upon the entry of judgment, whichever occurs first, and shall remain in effect
until dissolved or superseded by order of this Court.
Upon the foregoing facts, it is ordered that:
1. The automatic suspension of Respondent, Joel Robinson Embry III,
from the practice of law in Kentucky is hereby confirmed. Said suspension shall be
effective from July 29, 2000 until the suspension is dissolved or superseded by
subsequent order of this Court.
2. Pursuant to SCR 3.166(4), Respondent, Joel Robinson Embry III, is
required to notify all clients in writing of his inability to continue to represent them and to
furnish copies of such letters to the Director of the KBA. In the event Respondent has
failed to comply with the foregoing requirement, such letters shall be sent forthwith.
3. Pursuant to SCR 3.166(5), Respondent, Joel Robinson Embry III, is
hereby ordered immediately to cancel and cease any advertising activity in which he is
engaged.
All concur.
ENTERED: November 22,200O.
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COUNSEL FOR MOVANT:
Bruce K. Davis
Executive Director
Jane H. Herrick
Deputy Bar Counsel
Kentucky Bar Association
514 West Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT:
Joel Robinson Embry III
210 Fait-view Drive
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
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