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BAR NEWS KBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING JANUARY 18, 2013 SUMMARY OF MINUTES The Board of Governors met on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Officers and Bar Governors in attendance were, President D. Myers; President-Elect T. Rouse; Vice President B. Johnson; and Immediate Past President M. Keane and Young Lawyers Division Chair J. Wright. Bar Governors 1st District – S. Jaggers; Bar Governors 2nd District – T. Kerrick, R. Sullivan; 3rd District – R. Hay, G. Wilson; 4th District – D. Farnsley; 5th District – A. Britton, W. Garmer; 6th District – S. Smith; and 7th District – M. McGuire, B. Rowe. Bar Governors absent were: D. Ballantine, J. Freed and D. Kramer. In Executive Session, the Board considered two (2) discipline cases and three (3) discipline default cases. Malcolm Bryant of Owensboro, Roger Rolfes of Florence and Dr. Robert Strode, non-lawyer members serving on the Board pursuant to SCR 3.375, participated in the deliberations. In Regular Session, the Board of Governors conducted the following business: • Heard a status report from 2013-2014 Budget & Finance Committee and Rules Committee. 52 • Farnsley reported that the plans for the 2013 Annual Convention were well underway. He reported that the Memorial Service this year would be held on Tuesday, June 18, beginning at 3:30 p.m., at the Cathedral of the Assumption. Farnsley reported that while the memorial service in recent years has been held on Thursday during convention week, its move to Tuesday should encourage more participation and prevent a conflict for members who are busy attending CLE activities later in the week. Farnsley reported that CLE Program Chair Richard Hay had done a great job with the CLE program this year with Ted Olson and David Boies as the featured speakers on Wednesday, Jeffrey Toobin on Thursday and the Hatfields and McCoys program on Friday. • Legislative Outreach Chair William Johnson reported that on February 21 the KBA will host their Legislative Outreach Project. Johnson reported that a substantial number of attorneys, judges, clerks and other key community lay people will meet with the GenB&B; • 05.13 eral Assembly for the purpose of stressing to them the dire situation relative to inadequate funding for the judiciary. • Young Lawyers Division Chair Jackie Sue Wright addressed the following YLD activities and projects: Brief Insights, New Lawyers Program, CLE Programs, Kentucky Bar Foundation, Diversity Committee, Law Student Outreach Committee, Outstanding Awards and U@18. • Approved the appointment of Sale Gordon of Owensboro to the Joint Local Federal Rules Commission for the Western District of Kentucky for a fouryear term commencing on Jan. 1, 2013 and expiring on Dec. 31, 2016. • Approved the appointment of Robert I. Cusick, Jr. of Louisville to the Ethics Hotline Committee for the 4th Supreme Court District for a three-year term. • Approved the creation of a Task Force on Attorney Advertising to review generally the advertising structure, the rules and the need for an Attorneys' Advertising Commission. The Board also approved the appointment of the following members: Bruce K. Davis, to serve as chair, Donald Cox, Amy Cubbage, Douglas Ballantine, David Lathrow, Steven Pulliam, Mike McMann, Anita Johnson and J. Stephen Smith. • Approved publishing a one-page version of the KBA Audit summarizing basic information and providing at the bottom of the summary an electronic link to the KBA's website where the full version of the audit can be reviewed. • Approved publishing a photo of the current Board of Governors on the front cover of the Bench & Bar. • Executive Director John D. Meyers reported that the KBA has renewed its contact with Casemaker for a one-year term which is automatically renewable unless terminated by the KBA. • Meyers reviewed with the Board the administrative suspensions for dues non-payment and CLE non-compliance. Following discussion, the Board suspended 54 members for non-payment of dues and imposed a fee on seven (7) members for CLE non-compliance. • Approved Bobby Rowe of Prestonsburg as their nominee for the 31st Circuit on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the special election. • Approved a Resolution to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Gideon case, which recognizes an individual's right to legal counsel in criminal matters even in the case of indigency. • Accepted the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2012 Audit Report presented by Larry Boschert of Rudler & Associates, Inc. • Approved the recommendation of the Ethics Committee to update all KBA formal ethics opinions. A synopsis of the process regarding the opinions and referencing the number of the opinions to be withdrawn and directing the members to the KBA website for full text of the opinions will be published in the May issue of the Bench & Bar. To KBA Members Do you have a matter to discuss with the KBA's Board of Governors? Upcoming board meetings are scheduled on June 18, 2013 & July 26-27, 2013 To schedule a time on the Board's agenda at one of these meetings, please contact John Meyers or Melissa Blackwell at (502) 564-3795.