The Kentucky Supreme Court has suspended Northern Kentucky attorney Ben Dusing from the practice of law for three years. Dusing previously represented former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor and lost a campaign for Kenton County Family Court Judge in 2022. He has been temporarily suspended in both Ohio and Kentucky since then. The Kentucky Bar […]
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Former NKY attorney Ben Dusing serving seven days in jail
Former NKY attorney Ben Dusing is currently serving seven days in the Kenton County jail for contempt of court in a 2019 family case. Dusing was sentenced in September and a judge ordered him to present himself to the Kenton County Detention Center by Sept. 15. Jail records show he was arrested by the courts […]
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Former NKY attorney Ben Dusing sentenced to 7 days for contempt
Former NKY attorney Ben Dusing was sentenced to seven days to serve Tuesday for contempt of court in a 2019 family court case. According to court documents, Dusing has until midnight on Sept. 15 to present himself to the Kenton County Detention Center to serve his sentence. Court documents show that Dusing was found in […]
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Kentucky Bar recommends suspension of former NKY attorney Ben Dusing
The Kentucky Bar Association recommended former Northern Kentucky defense attorney Ben Dusing receive a three-year suspension from practicing law, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Dusing previously represented former Cincinnati Councilman Jeff Pastor and lost a campaign for Kenton County Family Court judge last year. The Kentucky Supreme Court temporarily suspended Dusing in February 2022 […]
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Ben Dusing facing new disciplinary charges
Written by Dan Monk, WCPO investigative reporter The Kentucky Inquiry Commission has initiated formal disciplinary charges against Ben Dusing, a Northern Kentucky attorney who was suspended in February following a three-month review of allegations that he threatened two Northern Kentucky attorneys and used amphetamines during a federal criminal trial in New York. Three charging documents, […]
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One week before election, Kentucky Court of Appeals determines Ben Dusing is again a bona fide candidate
Kentucky Court of Appeals Judges Taylor Lambert and K. Thompson ruled Tuesday — one week before the state’s primary election — that Ben Dusing is again a bona fide candidate for Kenton County family court judge. An April ruling in the Kenton Circuit Court decided that any votes cast for Dusing would not count because […]
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Cincinnati city councilman wants Ben Dusing off his public corruption case
Written by Paula Christian, WCPO investigative reporter Former Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Pastor is looking for a new attorney for his upcoming federal public corruption trial after his attorney of more than a year, Ben Dusing, was temporarily suspended from practicing law. At a hearing Wednesday, Pastor announced his intention to “find new counsel,” to U.S. […]
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Lawsuit filed to remove NKY defense attorney Ben Dusing from ballot in Kenton County judge race
Northern Kentucky attorney Brian Halloran filed a lawsuit in Kenton County Circuit Court Tuesday, claiming embattled defense attorney Ben Dusing is not eligible to run for Kenton County Family Court judge because he is no longer licensed to practice law in the state. The Kentucky Supreme Court temporarily suspended Dusing’s law license last month pending […]