Nancy Oliver Roberts, Movant v. Kentucky Bar Association

Summary

The Court approved Nancy Oliver Roberts's reinstatement after concluding that the applicable rule does not make payment of reinstatement costs mandatory in every circumstance. It construed the rule's use of "will" as describing the customary allocation of costs, preserving the Court's discretion to depart from that practice when fairness and justice require. The Court also held that the Board of Governors could recommend relief concerning costs in connection with a reinstatement application and ordered that Roberts pay no additional costs and receive a refund of her bond.