A Kentucky lawyer’s law license has been suspended by the state’s Supreme Court following complaints that he was harassing and intimidating other attorneys.
Ben Dusing has been temporarily suspended from practicing law for three years.
He is accused of targetting lawyers during a custody dispute involving his children.
Dusing had already been temporarily suspended from practicing law in the state since 2022.
The allegations emerged when a profanity-filled 2021 Facebook video message he sent to opposing attorneys in his custody case came to light.
Dusing used the word “f**k” almost 50 times in his 9-minute online tirade and threatened to “blow up” the attorneys.
He has since apologized to the court for his actions.
Dusing claims that he was advocating for court reform and fighting alleged “corruption” in the process.
His contentions were dismissed by the high court, however.
The justices said that the video was “incredibly disturbing and threatening.”
Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter and Justices Debra Lambert, Kelly Thompson, and Michelle Keller voted for the three-year suspension.
Meanwhile, Justices Angela McCormick Bisig and Robert Conley thought Dusing should be permanently disbarred.
The justices also said that Dusing had a “history of engaging in frivolous litigation” during family court proceedings.
“Dusing failed to use the law’s procedures for legitimate purposes and instead intentionally sought to harass and intimidate others,” the ruling stated.
During the case against him, Dusing tried to get the judge recused and filed over two dozen appellate motions.
He also tried to get the opposing attorney disqualified before the start of the case.
Last year, he spent seven days in jail for failing to abide by restrictions in communication with his ex-fiancee.
Dusing used to represent high-profile clients as a federal prosecutor in the state.
He prosecuted former Cincinnati City Council member Jeff Pastor on a corruption charge, for example.
Dusing spent the last year in Ukraine as an aid runner while appealing his sentence.
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