Kentucky
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.kybar.org/page/member_services
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.kybar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.kybar.org/page/ethicsopinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.kybar.org/page/cfpa
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Kentucky IOLTA Fund
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Kentucky SCR 3.130(1.15), lawyers must maintain complete records of client trust account funds and keep them for a period of five years after the representation terminates.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Kentucky SCR 3.130(1.5), contingent fee agreements must be in writing signed by the client, and fees must be reasonable with the basis clearly communicated.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Attorneys must complete 12 CLE credits each educational year ending June 30, including at least 2 hours of ethics.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.kybar.org/page/attorneyadvertising
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Kentucky SCR 3.130(7.1) and (7.5), a firm name or trade name may not be misleading or imply affiliation with any governmental or public agency.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.ky.gov/bus/business-filings/Pages/default.…
- State tax department
- revenue.ky.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- courts.ky.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- kycourts.gov/efiling/Pages/default.aspx
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.kycourts.gov/Courts/Supreme-Court/Pages/Suprem…
- Statutes / codes
- apps.legislature.ky.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Kentucky SCR 3.030, an out-of-state attorney must file a request with the Kentucky Bar Association, pay the required fee, obtain certification, and associate with local counsel.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.kylap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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