{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court revoked the law license of 55 year old Ronnie Wayne Reynolds of Whitley County. Reynolds was sentenced to 27 months in prison after he admitted to paying $57,500 to former Sheriff Lawrence Hodge to have charges against his clients reduced to misdemeanors. As part of the scheme, Hodge would refer people to Reynolds for representation after being arrested. Reynolds is scheduled for release from a halfway house in Nashville in February. Hodge pleaded guilty in 2011 to conspiracy to commit extortion, distribute drugs and launder money. Hodge is scheduled for release from a federal prison in Ohio in 2024.Thursday, September 20, 2012
Attorney Permanently Disbarred
{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court revoked the law license of 55 year old Ronnie Wayne Reynolds of Whitley County. Reynolds was sentenced to 27 months in prison after he admitted to paying $57,500 to former Sheriff Lawrence Hodge to have charges against his clients reduced to misdemeanors. As part of the scheme, Hodge would refer people to Reynolds for representation after being arrested. Reynolds is scheduled for release from a halfway house in Nashville in February. Hodge pleaded guilty in 2011 to conspiracy to commit extortion, distribute drugs and launder money. Hodge is scheduled for release from a federal prison in Ohio in 2024.