Attorneys

Current Employment Position(s):

Managing Partner, since 1984

Areas Of Practice:

Personal Injury

Motor Vehicle

Premise & Product Liability

Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions:

Kentucky, 1977

U.S. Federal Court, 1985

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1985

U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1985

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987

Education:

University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1976

J.D.

Honors: summa cum laude

Honors: Order of the Coif

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1971

M.A.

Honors: summa cum laude

Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, 1967

B.A.

Honors: cum laude

Representative Cases:

Hall v. Transit Authority of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, KY. App. 883 S.W. 2d 884 (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 1994)

 

Smith v. Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, 884 F. Supp. 1086 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Kentucky 1995)

 

Richardson v. Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, 958 F. Supp. 299 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Kentucky 1996)

Representative Clients:

Kemper Insurance Group

Reliance Insurance Company

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government

Bituminous Casualty Corporation

References:

Bank One

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Kentucky, 1978 - 1979

Honors and Awards:

Who's Who in American Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Kentucky Defense Counsel, 1977 - Present

 

Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association

Member

 

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1980 - Present

 

International Association of Defense Counsel

Member

 

Fayette County Bar Association

Member

 

Kentucky Bar Association

Member

 

American Bar Association

Member (Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections)

 

Defense Counsel, 1984 - 1989

Member, Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:

U.S. Army, Special Agent, Military Intelligence, 1969 - 1972

Fraternities/Sororities:

Lambda Chi Alpha

Phi Kappa Phi

Birth Information:

September 1, 1945, Owensboro, Kentucky, United States of America