Opinion ID: 2286611
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: KBA Files 13370 and 13381

Text: Kentuckiana Motion X-ray (KMX) treated three of Reynolds' clients who had been involved in motor vehicle accidents. The three clients signed doctor's liens authorizing Reynolds to withhold sums from their potential recoveries to pay KMX, and Reynolds assured KMX in writing that she would protect their liens and withhold from her clients' recoveries the amounts they owed to KMX. However, when two of the cases settled, Reynolds neither notified KMX nor withheld any sums from her clients' recoveries. No sums were remitted to KMX to cover the charges incurred by the clients. These two client accounts were turned over for collection in addition to that of another of Reynolds' clients whose account went unpaid. During its investigation of these matters, the Office of Bar Counsel made numerous requests of Reynolds to provide specific information regarding the matter, the responses to which were late and did not specifically address the questions posed. On October 20, 2008, the Inquiry Commission issued a three-count charge against Reynolds, charging her of violations of SCR 3.130-1.15(b) (for receiving funds in which she acknowledged a third party was interested, but failing to timely notify or deliver funds to that party), SCR 3.130-1.15(c) (for receiving funds in the course of representation that were the subject of a dispute and not keeping the disputed portion separate until the resolution of the dispute), and SCR 3.130-8.1(b) (for failing to timely respond to Bar Counsel's repeated requests for information regarding this matter). Reynolds admits to these violations.