SHAPERO v. KENTUCKY BAR ASS'N


726 S.W.2d 299 (1986)

Richard D. SHAPERO, Petitioner, v. KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified March 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Cox and Mary Janice Lintner, Lynch, Sherman & Cox, Louisville, for petitioner.

Bruce K. Davis, Director, Kentucky Bar Ass'n, Frankfort, for respondent.


WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This is a petition for review of Supreme Court Rule 3.135(5)(b)(i) which has been interpreted by the advertising commission to prohibit direct targeted mail advertising by lawyers.

The question is whether the rule violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Shapero argues that the targeted direct mail advertising rule does not advance a substantial governmental interest and the rule is more...

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