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Attorney Speaks on Civility among Lawyers - Essay by Kurt K. Mohnsam

Posted on July 16, 2009
  AN OBSERVATION ON CIVILITY   By Hon. Kurt K. Mohnsam, Esq   Lawyers have a reputation for being involved in some of the less admirable deeds that a person can commit.  Sometimes, they develop a habit of cultivating, even enjoying, this reputation.  I?ve had the opportunity to observe two lawyers at random, and to see just how they responded [...

Gov. Chips Away At State Senate Majority -Appoints Sen. Borders to PSC

Posted on July 16, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky.?Gov. Steve Beshear announced today the appointment of State Senator Charlie Borders as a commissioner of the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). As one of three commissioners, Sen. Borders will join Chairman David Armstrong and Vice-Chairman James Gardener in rendering decisions on the rates and services of utilities serving nearly every Kentucky resident...

Ohio Appellate Judge Mark P. Painter has been elected to a seven year term on the new ?United Nations Appeals Tribunal? ? Leaves Ohio Appellate Bench

Posted on July 14, 2009
Judge Mark P. Painter after 27 years on the Ohio bench has been elected to serve on the United Nations Appeals Tribunal.    General Assembly appoints 12 judges to United Nations dispute tribunals   in key step to improve organization?s internal justice system   The General Assembly today appointed five judges to serve on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal, and [...

Boyd County to dedicate new judicial center July 17 ?Public Invited

Posted on July 13, 2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for the Boyd County Judicial Center on Friday, July 17, at 11 a.m. EDT at 2805 Louisa St. in Catlettsburg.  ?This beautiful, modern and secure facility is a very welcome addition to Boyd County and the city of Catlettsburg,? Boyd County Judge-Executive William ?Bud? [...

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California Supreme Court allows challenges to Breathalyzer results

Posted on July 10, 2009
  L.A. Times, July 9, 2009   The court permits drunk-driving defendants in some cases to question blood-alcohol findings, which are sometimes inaccurate depending on factors such as gender and medical conditions.   Accused drunk drivers now have more ammunition for challenging Breathalyzer findings as a result of a unanimous ruling Thursday by the California Supreme Court...

California Prosecutor May Lose Law License for Prosecutorial Misconduct

Posted on July 09, 2009
July 7, 2009 A California a state bar judge recommended that Santa Clara County prosecutor Ben Field be suspended from the practice of law for four years. Field, 44, once a star prosecutor had harbored ambitions of becoming district attorney or a county judge, said Tuesday he has no intention of dropping his fight against the bar [...

NKBA sponsors Evening of Baseball at Florence Freedom- Aug. 6, 2009

Posted on July 07, 2009
Join us for an evening of baseball, networking and fun at the NKBA Thirsty Thursday Night at the Florence Freedom                                                   August 6, 2009 ~ Game Time:  7:05 P.M.                                                   Cost:  $22 per person includes ·                 Game ticket in the Gold Nest ~ sheltered area behind home plate ·                 VIP BBQ Buffet: Shredded BBQ pork, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, [...

New Law Increases Dollar Amount of Felony and Misdemeanor

Posted on July 06, 2009
  Under a new law which went into effect on June 25, 2009, the dollar amount for felony offenses has been increased.   A class D felony now requires theft , extortion or damage to property of a minimum of $500, A class C felony now requires $10,000.   The following statutes have been amended...

Gov. Makes Appointments to College Boards. Several Attorneys named.

Posted on July 06, 2009
  July 6, 2009 FRANKFORT, Ky.?Gov. Steve Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky university boards: Gov. Beshear has appointed the following members to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, to serve for terms expiring June 30, 2015: ·                     Carol ?Bill? Gatton, of Kingsport, Tenn...

SHELBY CIRCUIT JUDGE GRANTS WRIT LIMITING PRETRIAL CONFERENCES IN DISTRICT COURT

Posted on July 06, 2009
  By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley                                           July 4, 2009      Recently Shelby County Circuit Judge Chuck Hickman granted a Writ of Prohibition sought by Shelby County Attorney Hart Meggiben.  The County Attorney sought the Writ of Prohibition against a ruling by Shelby District Judge Donna Dutton in which she ordered a pretrial conference in a criminal [...

LAWREADER USER DICK LAWRENCE and Co-Counsel KEN SIGLEMAN SCORE $30 MILLION DOLLAR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE VERDICT IN OHIO -

Posted on July 06, 2009
    July 6, 2009   LawReader user Richard ?Dick? Lawrence of the Lawrence Firm in Covington, Ky. and Co-counsel Ken Sigleman of San Diego, tried the case which took four weeks, in Dayton, Ohio.  The plaintiff?s verdict is the largest malpractice award in Ohio history...

KY. SUPREME COURT INVITES CASE TO EXPAND EXPUNGEMENT LAW

Posted on July 06, 2009
  Every once in awhile the Supreme Court sends a message that if an enterprising litigant will submit the right case that the court may be amenable to consider relief that they have not previously granted.   They can only work with the material sent them on appeal...

New KBA President, Buzz English Sworn In

Posted on July 02, 2009
  Charles ?buzz? english, jr. sworn in as new kba president  Sets fund-raising for KLEO Summer Institute as one of his first priorities Charles E. ?Buzz? English, Jr., of Bowling Green, officially begins his one-year term as president of the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) today, Wednesday, July 1...

Gov. Beshear Appoints Three African American Judges In Jefferson County

Posted on July 02, 2009
  Gov. Beshear has improved the racial diversity of the Jefferson County Judicial System by appointing Olu Stevens as a Circuit Judge.  Stevens is the immediate past presidence of the Louisville Bar Association.  He also appointed Sadiqua Reynolds and Erica Lee Williams as District Judges...

SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO JUMP START YOUR LAW CAREER

Posted on July 02, 2009
Suggestions to jump start a legal career     Develop ?expertise? in some area of the law through self-education.  Publicize this skill by writing articles and sending them to bar journals, legal blogs.  Volunteer to speak at CLE events.  This will pump up your resume...

Judge Martin J. Sheehen Vindicated by U.S. Supreme Court ? It took twelve years, but his important ruling in the ?Rosetta Stone Case? has now been upheld.

Posted on July 02, 2009
Judge Martin J. Sheehen Vindicated by U.S. Supreme Court ? It took twelve years, but his important ruling in the ?Rosetta Stone Case? has now been upheld.   By LawReader Senior Editor Stan Billingsley                      July 2, 2009   Twelve years after the Kentucky Supreme Court shot down some DUI rulings made by then Kenton District Judge Martin J...

Read Michael Jackson Will?.

Posted on July 01, 2009
JULY 1–A will signed in 2002 by Michael Jackson stipulates that his assets be placed in a family trust and that his mother be appointed the guardian of his three offspring.   The will, a copy of which you’ll find below, lists three executors, including lawyer John Branca and music industry executive John McClain...

Expert Explains Justification for Derivatives

Posted on July 01, 2009
  Testimony of Don Thompson JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) on behalf of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and GSEs June 9, 2009   Chairman Kanjorski, Ranking Member Garrett, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Don Thompson, and I am a Managing Director and Associate General Counsel [...

U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Missouri Law Against Disrupting a Funeral. KRS 525.055 Adopted in 2006 may be affected.

Posted on June 30, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out Missouri Law Against Disrupting a Funeral.  KRS 525.055 Adopted in 2006 may be affected.   June 30, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Missouri’s appeal of a court order barring the state from enforcing a law restricting protests near funerals...

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses 100% of 6th. Circuit?s appeals, 96% of 9th Circuit?s, this term

Posted on June 29, 2009
  Excerpts from L..A. Times   - Carol J. Williams   June 29, 2009   During the current term of the U.S. Supreme Court justices reversed, at least partially, 94% of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings. Part of the reason, experts say, is the court is perceived as liberal and partial to the underdog...

U.S. SUPREME COURT - CRIME LAB TECHNICIANS MUST APPEAR IN COURT FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION

Posted on June 26, 2009
  The defense bar today gains the formidable power to require the government to transport the analyst to the courtroom at the time of trial,? Justice Kennedy wrote.   The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday June 25, 2009 change some 90 years of precedent and ruled that Crime Lab Technicians must be available in the courtroom for cross-examination...

Seven Senators who voted against Slots Bill face potential Voter Backlash in 2010

Posted on June 25, 2009
  Columnist Larry Dale Keeling wrote in the Herald-Leader blog that the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee defeat of the Governors Racetrack slots bill has cost the districts of seven Republican Senators millions of dollars in education projects...

Ky. House votes to balance budget, create jobs, and lower taxes on military pay

Posted on June 24, 2009
June 24, 2009 Frankfort ? Classroom funding will be protected, Kentucky companies will have further incentive to expand, our men and women in uniform will get much-deserved tax relief, and large bridge projects will now be able to move forward under legislation strongly supported today in the state House of Representatives...

HB 369 regarding new law for loss of driver?s license for certain theft offenses goes into effect. KRS 532.356(a) ? See AOC Forms for suspension, reinstatement and Hardship Licenses

Posted on June 24, 2009
  HB 369 goes into effect today June 25th.  It raises the threshold amounts for theft-related offenses, and contains a provision which requires a court to declare upon conviction for these offenses that a defendant is ineligible to operate a motor vehicle for the period of time that any restitution is owed...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Parents of Special Ed Students Can Seek Compensation for Private Schooling of Their Children

Posted on June 22, 2009
June 20, 2009 The Supreme Court ruled this week that parents of special education students who opt for private school instead of trying the public system cannot be barred from seeking public reimbursement for their tuition costs. The court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a teenage boy from Oregon whose parents sought to force their local [...

NEW RULE CREATES DUTY OF LAWYERS TO REPORT ETHICAL VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Posted on June 22, 2009
  By Stan Billingsley, LawReader Senior Editor ? June 20, 2009   One of the important new ethic rules applying to the legal profession, which became effective on June 15, 2009, makes an important change in the duty to report ethical violations to the KBA Inquiry Commission...

Here We Go Again: U.S. Supreme Court to tackle clarity of Miranda warnings again

Posted on June 22, 2009
The U.S  Supreme Court agreed June 22, 2009 to hear another case over just how explicit the Miranda Warning language must be. In its landmark 1966 Miranda v. Arizona ruling, the high court set out to protect the constitutional right of people not to incriminate themselves once in custody...

Supreme Court Conservative Majority says Innocent Have No Constitutional Right to Access DNA Evidence Would Could Prove Their Innocence - Guess They Never Heard of Due Process

Posted on June 20, 2009
After noting that DNA testing has an “unparalleled ability both to exonerate the wrongly convicted and to identify the guilty,” a five-member majority of the Supreme Court said there was no right to the convincing reviews. If that strikes you as strange, you’re not alone...

Gov. Beshear?s Budget Bill w/Racetrack Slots now up to Senate - Williams Issues Double Dare Warning to Gov. and House Speaker ?How to Contact Your Senator

Posted on June 20, 2009
 The Senate President, David Williams has issued a double-dare to House Speaker Greg Stumbo and Gov. Steve Beshear regarding the Racetrack Slots proposal.  Before the bill passed the House on Friday by a vote of 52-45, Williams sent a message that it would not pass the Senate...

Kentucky Human Rights Commission issues Rulings for June

Posted on June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009   RICHMOND ? The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners at its meeting today ruled to accept four conciliations. It dismissed 24 complaints with findings of no probable cause and two withdrawals without settlement but with a right to sue...

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