February 2014 was a quiet month for disciplinary actions – one, just one. And it addressed reinstatement.
No beach but plenty of Sidewalk Surfers on the Big Four shooting the curl!
For some tips on how to surf in Louisville , then copy this link in your browser – http://www.wikihow.com/Sidewalk-Surf.
Diane and I were hand in hand having a great spring day in 2013, until I started singing lines from a Bobby Vee song — “It’s as good as walkin’ on a cloud, When I’m walkin’, walkin’ with my angel.” Who said there are no stairs/stares on this bridge. 😉
David William Doan vs. Kentucky Bar Association
SC 2/2014
Opinion of the Court. All sitting. Minton, C.J.; Abramson, Cunningham, Noble, Scott and Venters, JJ., concur. Keller, J., concurs in result only. Doan was admitted to the bar in October 1986. He moved to resign under terms of disbarment in 1992. The Supreme Court granted his motion and ordered him disbarred until such time as an order granting his reinstatement was entered. Doan later applied for reinstatement under SCR 3.510. The Character and Fitness Committee recommended approval of his application for reinstatement, but the Board of Governors recommended disapproval. Doan moved the Court to adopt the recommendation of the Character and Fitness Committee. After reviewing the record and the recommendations, the Court agreed with the Board of Governors that Doan failed to meet his burden of proof. The Court further noted that the record indicated that Doan had failed to acknowledge publicly his role in the misconduct, which has been held sufficient to bar reinstatement. Accordingly, the motion for reinstatement was denied.
