Title: KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION V. MARTIN S. WEINBERG

State: kentucky

Issuer: Kentucky Supreme Court

Document:

TO BE PU i% ISHED KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION mxt 2001 -SC-O31 V. IN SUPREME COURT MARTIN S. WEINBERG RESPONDENT 2 UNDER TERMS OF PERMANENT DISBARMENT Martin S. Weinberg, whose last known address is 5011 Cliffwood Road, Louisville, KY 40222, has moved to resign from the Kentucky Bar Association under terms of permanent disbarment. Weinberg previously moved this Court to enter an order allowing him to resign under terms of disbarment subject to the condition that he would be able to seek reinstatement after the expiration of five years. The KBA objected to said motion because Respondent did not offer to resign under terms of permanent disbarment. This Court, having been advised of Weinberg’s felony conviction as defined in KRS 500.080, denied the motion, suspended Movant, and directed that disciplinary proceedings against him would continue. Weinberg has now agreed to resign under terms of permanent disbarment. The Court being fully advised, hereby grants his motion and orders that Weinberg be disbarred without the possibility of reinstatement, pursuant to SCR 3.480. We also reiterate Respondent’s duty to notify I 1 .’ < all clients of his disbarment in accordance with SCR 3.390. Further, Weinberg is ordered to pay the costs of this proceeding in the amount of $479.88, for which execution may issue upon finality of this order. All concur. ENTERED: August 23,200l. -2- _ I. *- TO BE PUBLISHED 2001 -SC-O31 5KB MARTIN S. WEINBERG V. IN SUPREME COURT KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDENT ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RESIGN AND ORDERING SUSPENSION Martin S. Weinberg, whose last known address is 5011 Cliffwood Road, Louisville, KY 40222, has moved to resign from the Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association has objected thereto because Movant has not offered to resign under terms of permanent disbarment. The Court being fully advised, hereby denies said motion and directs that disciplinary proceedings continue in accordance with SCR 3.480. Further, the Court, having been advised that Weinberg has been convicted of a felony as defined in KRS 500.080, by way of guilty plea entered on March 28, 2001, hereby suspends Martin S. Weinberg from the practice of law pursuant to SCR 3.166. If he has not already done so, Weinberg is hereby ordered to notify all clients in writing of the attorney’s inability to continue to represent them and shall furnish copies of all such letters to the Director. He shall further make arrangements to return all unearned attorney fees and client property to the client and shall advise the Director of such arrangements if he has not yet done so as required by SCR 3.166(4). Weinberg is further hereby immediately ordered, to the extent possible, to cancel and cease any advertising activities in which the attorney is engaged. All concur. ENTERED: June 14,200l. -2-