The Kentucky Supreme Court accepted an attorney’s motion for permanent disbarment

The misconduct leading up to King’s motion to resign under terms of permanent disbarment spans six KBA files and occurred over the course of more than a decade.  Only one of the files has progressed to the point of the KBA issuing charges; however, King acknowledges that sufficient facts exist in the remaining files to justify the issuance of charges. In order to terminate all KBA proceedings, he seeks to resign under terms of permanent disbarment.·

The facts contained in the KBA files are disconcerting to say the least. On separate occasions, King used various clients’ funds for his personal use. To do so, King used an assortment of tactics. He lied about settlement agreements, failed to reimburse entities with subrogation interests, wrote cold checks, and falsified information. King has since been indicted on three felony charges related to fraud he perpetrated after defaulting on a loan.

One count of unneighborly conduct

Bruce Jett, King’s neighbor, loaned King $97,500. Under the terms of the promissory note, King was to pay interest of 3.5% per annum and pay the loan off in full within a year. King also signed the title of a bass boat over to. Jett as collateral.  After King failed to make any payments on the loan, Jett attempted to transfer the title to the boat into his name as partial payment for the debt. However, King had fraudulently applied for a lost title and used  the copy to sell the boat to another individual. King apparently used the funds to purchase another boat. King gave the new boat to Jett as partial repayment; but Jett had to pay a balance on the boat, as King could not pay the difference. As of the time this case was filed, King still owed Jett approximately $30,000, with interest continuing to accrue.