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Raines, Buechel, Conley & Dusing P.L.L.C. was formed by lawyers who have all received substantial prior training in big law firms, corporate legal departments, or judicial clerkships. Each has exceptional academic credentials; All were members of their respective law reviews; two graduated first in their law school class; one is a former law professor. Together they have nearly 100 years of legal experience.

The founding members have combined this experience to provide legal services in a small firm environment, with limited overhead and with a personal approach, but with the quality frequently offered only by larger firms. Its members have participated in significant litigation, class actions, business and commercial litigation, and significant corporate and business transactions, estate planning, probate, and domestic and international commercial transactions.

The firm provides domestic and international cost-effective legal services to individuals and businesses in both Kentucky and Ohio in the following areas: Commercial and business litigation, including complex litigation and class actions; estate planning and probate administration; commercial and business law, including compliance and preventative law counseling; corporate and business transactions, including contract negotiations and mergers and acquisitions; construction law and litigation; corporate governance, including internal investigations and audits; environmental litigation; toxic tort and product liability litigation; insurance claims and coverage litigation; employment litigation; admiralty, maritime and Jones Act claims; alternative dispute resolution, including mediations and arbitrations; and family law, including adoptions, divorces, and collaborative law.

Statement of Practice

Commercial and Business Litigation, Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Business Law, Contract Negotiations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Construction Law, Corporate Governance, Internal Investigations and Audits, Environmental Litigation, Toxic Tort, Product Liability, Insurance Claims and Coverage, Family Law, Adoptions, Divorce, Collaborative Law, Employment Litigation.

Address

6900 Houston Road, Suite 43
Florence, KY 41042, (Boone Co.)

Phone

Phone: 859-578-6600
Fax: 859-578-6609
URL: http://www.buechelandconley.com
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Website

http://www.rbcdlaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Jeffrey H. Raines (Member) born Franklin, Kentucky, December 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1970); Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1978). Case Note Editor, Salmon P. Chase Law Review. Member, National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Numerous Scholastic Awards, First in Law School Class and Highest Grade Awards in Contracts I, Property I, Sales and Secured Transactions, Contracts II, Family Law, Commercial Paper, and International Law. Corporate Counsel, 1980-2007, Head of Litigation and Associate General Counsel, 1990-2007, Ashland Inc. Member: Northern Kentucky University Foundation Board; Children's Law Center Board. Chair, Corporate House Counsel Section, 1985 and Member, Legal Education Conclave, 1995, Kentucky Bar Association. Member: Kentucky and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Corporate Law; Business Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Claims and Coverage Litigation; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; General Civil Litigation; Corporate Governance and Ethics; Business Judgment Analysis and Due Diligence Reviews; Class Actions; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Regulatory Compliance and Preventive Law Counseling; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey H. Raines

Edward J. Buechel (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, July 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University (A.B., 1974); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: "Management and Disposition of Business Property During Administration," University of Kentucky College of Law, Office of Continuing Legal Education, Kentucky Estate Administration Handbook; "The Short Will and Codicil," University of Kentucky College of Law, Office of Continuing Legal Education, Kentucky Estate Planning Handbook. Chair, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1994. Member: Northern Kentucky, Kentucky (Chair, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2001-2002 and 2008-2009), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: Edward J. Buechel

Joseph E. Conley, Jr. (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (A.B., 1974); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, National Moot Court Team. Articles Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1976-1977. Assistant Professor of Law, Civil Procedure, Corporations, Antitrust, Louisiana State University, 1981-1983. Teaching Fellow and LL.M. Candidate, University of Illinois College of Law, 1980-1981; Adjunct Professor, Complex Litigation, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1989—. Special Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1991-1995. Chair, Section of Civil Litigation, Kentucky Bar Association, 1993-1994. President, Kentucky Defense Counsel, 2000-2001. Member: Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Blair v. General Motors, 838 F.Supp. 1196 (W.D.Ky. 1993) (auto dealer termination); Caro v. Procter & Gamble Co., 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 419 (Cal.App. 4th Dist. 1993) (consumer class certification); Blum v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 560 A.2d 212 (Pa Super. 1989) (drug product liability); Turpin v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 736 F.Supp. 737 (E.D.Ky. 1990) (drug product liability); Procter & Gamble v. Staples, 551 So.2d 949 (Ala. 1989) (product liability); Wilder v. Absorption Corp., 107 S.W. 3rd 181 (Ky. 2003) (choice of forum clauses); Pennington v. Western Atlas, Inc., 202 F. 3d 902 (6th Cir., 2000) (age and ERISA discrimination ). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Joseph E. Conley, Jr.

Jennifer Raines Dusing (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, August 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 2000); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Student Public Interest Law Foundation, 2003-2004. Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 2003-2005. Judicial Clerkship, Boone Circuit Court, Boone County, Kentucky, 2005-2007. Treasurer, Women's Law Caucus, 2004-2005. Approve Mediator, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. Member: Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations; Academy of Northern Kentucky Collaborative Professionals. Practice Areas: Adoptions; Domestic Relations; Business Law; General Civil Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Mediation.Email: Jennifer Raines Dusing