KENNETH W. LAMPE V. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
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KENNETH W. LAMPE
V.
MOVANT
IN SUPREME COURT
KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION
RESPONDENT
OPINION AND ORDER
Movant, Kenneth W. Lampe, was admitted to the practice of law in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky on April 21, 1998. His bar roster address is 6006
Wagram Way, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, and his KBA Member Number is
87091 . Movant was suspended from the practice of law in this Commonwealth
on January 12, .2005; for failure to comply with his Continuing Legal
Education requirements . Movant was suspended another 120 days on
January 19, 2006, for a number of violations of the Rules of Professional
Conduct. I Movant was disciplined again on May 22, 2008, with suspension for
180 days for several violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct . 2 Having
1 Kentucky Bar Ass'n u. Lampe, 183 S.W.3d 171 (Ky. 2006) .
2 Lampe u. Kentucky Bar Assn, 253 S.W.3d 64 (Ky. 2008).
become CLE compliant, 3 and having served out his two suspensions, Movant
applied for reinstatement, pursuant to SCR 3 .510, on November 18, 2008.
SCR 3.510 requires the applicant to submit an application for
reinstatement accompanied with certain fees : a $250.00 filing fee with the
Kentucky Bar Association ; an additional filing fee of $1,250.00, payable to the
Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions ; all unpaid costs and fees (if any) from the
previous orders of suspension (a 1,350 .00) ; and a cash or corporate surety bond
in the amount of $2,500.00, to secure the costs before the KBA, the Character
and Fitness Committee, or the Office of Bar Admissions . Said sums were
tendered with the application for reinstatement . The Character and Fitness
Committee's bill for costs was ~ 1,353 .75, which was paid out of the $2,500 .00
cash bond.
The Character and Fitness Committee reviewed the application and
recommended to the Board of Governors that the application for reinstatement
be granted on the condition that Movant participate in the KBA's Office of Bar
Counsel's Ethics and Professionalism Enhancement Program in April of 2010 .
The Board of Governors found no pending matters or further impediments to
reinstatement and adopted the Character and Fitness Committee's
recommendation to reinstate Movant by a vote of 16-0, with two recusals . The
costs of the Bar Association, as certified by the Executive Director, were
1,266 .12 .
3 By letter in the record from the Executive Director of the KBA, dated October 6,
2009, the applicant has satisfied his CLE requirements through June 30, 2010 .
SCR 3 .510(3) allows this Court to reinstate Movant to the practice of law,
or to deny the application for reinstatement. Movant has become compliant
with his Continuing Legal Education requirements, has served both
disciplinary suspensions, and has satisfied the Character and Fitness
Committee, as well as the Board of Governors, of his fitness to practice law in
this Commonwealth . We agree with the Board's recommendation . Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT :
1 . The Movant, Kenneth W. Lampe, is hereby reinstated to the practice
of law in this Commonwealth;
2 . Movant shall participate in the KBA's Office of Bar Counsel's Ethics
and Professionalism Enhancement Program in April of 2010 ; and
3 . Movant is directed to pay the balance of the costs not covered by the
posted cash bond, in the amount of $119 .87, for which execution may
issue from this Court upon finality of this Opinion and Order.
All sitting . All concur.
ENTERED : MARCH 18, 2010 .
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