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2015-SC-000694-KB 

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION MOVANT 

V IN SUPREME COURT 

JEANE'TTE MARI CONRAD RESPONDENT 

OPINION AND ORDER 

On September 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Illinois suspended 

Jeanette Mari Conrad for six months.' Thereafter, the KBA filed a petition with 

this Court asking that we impose reciprocal discipline pursuant to SCR 

3.435(4). We ordered Conrad to show cause why we should not impose such 

discipline and she did not respond. Because Conrad failed to show cause as to 

why we should not impose reciprocal discipline, this Court hereby suspends 

her from the practice of law for six months, as consistent with the order of the 

Illinois Supreme Court. 

1 Conrad was admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky 

on October 7, 2003. Her bar roster address is 111 Erie Street, Unit 1, Oak Park, 

Illinois, 60302, and her KBA number is 89748. 
I. BACKGROUND 

Conrad registered for a non-practice exemption from the KBA's 

continuing legal education requirements in 2009 and was never admitted to 

the practice of law in Illinois. 2In spite of this, she represented individuals in 

five matters in Illinois, either identifying herself as an attorney or failing to 

correct others when they described her as such. As a result, she was charged 

with violating several Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct (RCP). She did not 

respond to the charges, leading to yet another ethical violation. 

Specifically, Conrad was charged with violating Illinois's equivalent of 

Kentucky's SCR 1.130(5.5(a)) for engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. 3 

 She was also charged with violating Illinois's version of our SCR 1.130(8.4(c)) 

for engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or 

misrepresentation. Furthermore, Conrad was charged under Illinois RCP 

8.4(d)—for which Kentucky has no counterpart. That Illinois rule prohibits 

attorneys from engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. 

Finally, due to her knowing failure to respond to a lawful demand by a 

disciplinary authority, Conrad was charged with violating Illinois's equivalent of 

our SCR 3.130(8.1(b)). 

2As a side note, a perusal of the KBA website indicated that Conrad is currently 

suspended for non-payment of bar dues. 

3Unless otherwise noted, our Supreme Court Rules are either identical or 

largely so to Illinois's RCP. 

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II. ANALYSIS 

If an attorney licensed to practice law in this Commonwealth receives 

discipline in another jurisdiction, SCR 3.435(4) generally requires this Court to 

impose identical discipline. Furthermore, SCR 3.435(4)(c) requires this Court 

to recognize that "[i]n all other respects" a final adjudication of misconduct in 

another jurisdiction establishes conclusively the same misconduct for purposes 

of a disciplinary proceeding in Kentucky. Pursuant to SCR 3.435(4), we impose 

reciprocal discipline as Conrad failed to prove "by substantial evidence: (a) a 

lack of jurisdiction or fraud in the [Illinois] disciplinary proceeding, or (b) that 

misconduct established warrants substantially different discipline in this 

State." 

III. ORDER 

Having failed to show sufficient cause, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

1. Conrad is hereby suspended from the practice of law in Kentucky 

for a period of six months, effective immediately from the date of 

entry of this Order. 

2. Pursuant to SCR 3.450, Conrad is directed to pay the costs 

associated with this proceeding, if any, for which execution may 

issue from this Court upon finality of this Opinion and Order. 

3. Pursuant to SCR 3.390, Conrad shall, within ten days from the 

entry of this Opinion and Order, notify all Kentucky clients, in 

writing, of her inability to represent them; notify, in writing, all 

Kentucky courts in which she has matters pending of her 

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suspension from the practice of law; and furnish copies of all 

letters of notice to the Office of Bar Counsel of the KBA. 

Furthermore, to the extent possible, Conrad shall immediately 

cancel and cease any advertising activities in which she is engaged. 

All sitting. All concur. 

ENTERED: February 18, 2016. 

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