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BAR NEWS KBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING: SEPT. 20, 2013 The Board of Governors met on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Officers and Bar Governors in attendance were, President T. Rouse; PresidentElect B. Johnson; Vice President D. Farnsley; Immediate Past President D. Myers and Young Lawyers Division Chair C. Frazier. Bar Governors 1st District – J. Freed, M. Pitman; Bar Governors 2nd District – T. Kerrick, J. Meyer; 3rd District – H. Mann, G. Wilson; 4th District – D. Ballantine, A. Cubbage; 5th District – A. Britton, W. Garmer; 6th District – D. Kramer, S. Smith; and 7th District – M. McGuire, B. Rowe. In Executive Session, the Board considered one (1) disciplinary case and three (3) disciplinary default cases. Malcolm Bryant of Owensboro, Brenda Hart of Louisville, Roger Rolfes of Florence, and Dr. Robert Strode of Frankfort non-lawyer members serving on the Board pursuant to SCR 3.375, participated in the deliberations. • Approved the proposed Immigration & Nationality Law Section Bylaws for submission to the Supreme Court of Kentucky. • Approved the total reserve/surplus carry forward of 23 sections and the Young Lawyers Division funds for fiscal year ending on June 30, 2013. • Approved the total reserve/surplus carry forward for computer funds for fiscal year ending on June 30, 2013 in the amount of $150,000. • Approved the recommendation of the KBA Member Services Committee to authorize National Insurance Agency to provide a private exchange for the purpose of assisting the KBA members to obtain health insurance as an alternative to the Kentucky Exchange with the condition that National Insurance Agency will provide bi-monthly status reports up to six months. • Executive Director John Meyers reported that the KBA is a co-sponsor (in name only), for the ABA GPSolo National Conference scheduled to the held in Lexington on October 3-4, 2013. • Mr. Meyers reported on the oral argument, before the Supreme Court of Kentucky, of the appeal of Ethics Opinion E-435 concerning plea bargains that include a contingency that the client waive their right to bring an ineffective assistance of counsel claim that was held at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law on September 19, 2013. • A copy of the CLE Commission Annual Report that is filed with the Supreme Court of Kentucky was distributed to the Board for their information and review. • Attorneys' Advertising Commission Chair David Latherow presented the Commission's annual report. • Client's Security Fund Chair William Crabtree presented the annual report of the Fund. • Accepted the report of the Task Force on Attorney Advertising presented by Chair Bruce K. Davis and task force member Donald Cox. Approved to refer the report and proposed rule changes to the KBA Rules Committee. In Regular Session, the Board of Governors conducted the following business: • Heard a status report from the Rules Committee and Task Force on Financial Summit. • Young Lawyers Division ("Division") Chair Carl Frazier reported that there are eight (8) YLD committees comprised of approximately eighty (80) volunteer young lawyers who serve on the committees and oversee the work of the YLD to carry out its mission. Mr. Frazier reported on following projects the YLD has planned: KLU Receptions, Road Less Traveled, YLD Outreach Committee and Partnerships. • Approved the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington for the housing for the 2014-2015 Board of Governors Meetings. • Approved the following members to serve on the Task Force on Closed & Abandoned Practices: Chair George E. Long, II, of Benton, Justice Bill Cunningham of Princeton, Glenn Denton of Paducah, James D. Harris, Jr., of Bowling Green, Matthew Tierney of Owensboro, Sandra Reeves of Corbin, Brad Breeding of London, Robert Watson of Louisville, Larry Deener of Lexington, Christian Worth of Lexington, Jerry Miniard of Florence, J. Stephen Smith of Ft. Mitchell and William Francis of Prestonsburg. • President Rouse reported that he would be hosting small gatherings for dinner with local bar officers, former KBA bar presidents and Board of Governors' representatives at each KLU Program to continue the efforts of the KBA's local bar outreach program in seeking input on how the Association can better serve the attorneys in Kentucky. • Appointed Allison Donovan of Lexington to the Kentucky Bar Foundation Board of Directors for the 5th Supreme Court District to replace Josh Nichols. Ms. Donovan's term will end June 30, 2016. To KBA Members President Rouse appointed Vice President Douglass Farnsley of Louisville to serve as the president's designee on the IOLTA Board of Trustees for a one-year term. • 20 • Do you have a matter to discusswith the KBA's Board of Governors? Board meetings are scheduled on March 21-22, 2014 May 16-17, 2014 President Rouse reported that he has asked KBA Past President Jane Winkler Dyche who organized the efforts for a Long Range Plan to once again become involved by helping to finalize the matter of Law Office Management under the Long Range Plan recommendations. 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. B&B; • 1.14