Kentucky Supreme Court Suspendeds Attorney

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court suspended attorney Eric Deters of Independence for 61 days and ordered him to attend remedial ethics training and to pay $1,834 to cover the cost of the Kentucky Bar Association's proceedings against him. The suspension stems from Deters' actions in separate cases, with one involving attorney's fees and another that deals with comments made about a judge and opposing counsel. The high court also found problems with Deters in a January 2008 case in which he accused Grant County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Bates and opposing counsel, Ruth Baxter, of improperly discussing a civil case without him present, resulting in Baxter winning the case. Deters then went on his radio show and made similar allegations. Deters sued the Kentucky Bar Association in 2011. Deters, who once doubled as a radio talk-show host on WLW-AM in Cincinnati, Ohio says the decision is "wrong" and that he didn't get a fair hearing. Deters, who is also licensed to practice in Ohio, says he will resume practicing law in Kentucky after the suspension ends.