We noted that other reviews of cases involving lawyer dishonesty in financial transactions revealed permanent disbarment is often the proper sanction when the circumstances involve a form of theft.,, 632 S.W.3d 312 (Ky. 2021).Id. at 321 (citing Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Goble , 424 S.W.3d 423 (Ky. 2014), and Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Rorrer , 222 S.W.3d 223 (Ky. 2007) )
Factors relevant to the appropriate level of sanction are taken into consideration, such as the nature and severity of the offense(s), the need for deterring other members of the bar from engaging in similar behavior, the maintenance of the reputation of the bar as a whole, the protection of the public, the attitude of the offender generally, and the offender’s present or future fitness to continue in the practice of law. Pepper v. Kentucky Bar Ass’n, 632 S.W.3d 312, 318 (Ky. 2021).