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TO BE PUBLISHED AS MODIFIED: October 21, 1999

KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION

V. IN SUPREME COURT
CHARLES V. COLLINS RESPONDENT

OPINION AND ORDER
Respondent Charles V. Collins of Lexington, Kentucky, was charged with three counts of unethical behavior and unprofessional conduct by the Inquiry Tribunal of the Kentucky Bar Association. Following extensive hearings by a Trial Commissioner and the entry of detailed findings of fact, the Board of Governors found Respondent guilty of two charges and recommended a suspension of fifty-nine days. Having reviewed the record and briefs filed by the parties, we agree with the recommendation of the Board and impose a suspension of fifty-nine days.
Respondent was divorced in 1987. The decree provided that he was to make certain payments to his former wife, Mildred Rossoll. The payments were not made and Ms. Rossoll caused a judgment lien to be filed against real property owned by Respondent in Fayette County. The lien was filed in 1989. Two years later, Respondent received a Chapter 7 discharge in bankruptcy. In 1995, Respondent attempted to sell a portion of the Fayette County real estate and found that the lien had not been released. Believing all of the indebtedness evidenced by the lien had been discharged in bankruptcy, Respondent hired an attorney to quash the judgment lien. A motion to this effect was filed, with personal service effected on Respondent

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