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Address
201 West Short Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1269 (Fayette Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Gess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C. founded in 1954, is a Lexington-based firm, practicing regionally in the State of Kentucky. The firm offers a wide breadth of experience and is dedicated to personalized service and counsel to our valued clients. Gess Mattingly & Atchison offers skilled teams of knowledgeable and experienced attorneys who are admitted in state and federal courts. See the firm's website for detailed attorney profiles. Statement of PracticeThe firm practices primarily in the areas of: Trusts and Estates, Wills, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Probate, Antitrust, Business Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Equine, Family Law, Real Estate, Taxation, Labor and Employment, Banks and Banking, Contracts, Trials. Year Established: 1954
Firm Size: 17
Representative Clients:Central Kentucky Agricultural Credit Assn.
Navistar Financial Corp.
University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union
WLEX-TV, Inc.
Futurity Hill Farm
HCA Healthcare Corporation
Thomas & King, Inc.
d/b/a Applebee's
Wachovia Securities, LLC.
L.M. Communications, Inc.
Central Kentucky Blood Center, Inc.
Kaufmann Properties
Plumbers Supply, Inc.
Freedom Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep
Fasig-Tipton Company
Glenn Buick-GMC-Nissan
Williams Holdings
Carey Trust Properties
Carey Technologies, Inc.
GBC Oil, LLC
Austin Apparel, Inc.
Samaritan Hospital
McKenzie Companies
Community Trust Bank, Pikeville, Kentucky
General Electric Capital Auto Lease
Sun Oil and Coke Co.
Peoples Exchange Bank of Beattyville
Dana Corporation
Chance Farm, LLC
Traditional Bank
Farmers Bank of Nicholasville
First State Financial
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Address201 West Short Street
Lexington, KY 40507-1269, (Fayette Co.)
PhonePhone: 859-252-9000
Facsimile: 859-233-4269
Website
http://www.gmalaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
William B. Gess (1906-1985).
John G. Atchison, Jr. (1924-2002).
Jack F. Mattingly [Lieut. Col., U.S.M.C.R.]. (1921-2006).
Natalie S. Wilson (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 2, 1933; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky. Education: Smith College (B.A., cum laude, 1954); University of Kentucky (J.D., with high distinction, 1968). Order of the Coif. Member: University of Kentucky Law Journal, 1967-1968; Kentucky State Board of Bar Examiners. Recipient, Harry T. Duncan Award by Fayette County Bar Association as a Distinguished Attorney, 2006. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Natalie S. Wilson
Carl Timothy Cone (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 17, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Staff, 1966-1968; Editorial Board, 1967-1968, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Equine Law.Email: Carl Timothy Cone
Joseph H. Miller (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, October 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky; 2003, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1966); University of Kentucky (J.D., with high honors, 1969). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Member, Editorial Staff, Kentucky Law Journal, 1968-1969. Recipient, Harry T. Duncan Award by Fayette County Bar Association as a Distinguished Attorney, 1990. Central Kentucky Legal Services, Inc. vice-President. Member: Fayette County (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1980-1997), Kentucky (Chairman, 1990 KBA CLE Convention; Member, Character and Fitness Committee, 1980-1985) and American (Member, Sections on Law Practice Management; Litigation; Healthcare) Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Health Care; Business Law.Email: Joseph H. Miller
William W. Allen (Member) born Fort Benning, Georgia, June 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky, 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Member, 1976-1977 and Executive Editor, 1977-1978, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: William W. Allen
Guy M. Graves (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1975); University of Louisville (J.D., 1978). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Bankruptcy) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Guy M. Graves
Walter R. Morris, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977); University of Chicago (M.A., 1979). Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1975-1977. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky (Chair, Probate Section, 1999-2000; Chairman, Legislation Committee of the Probate and Trust Law Section, 1998-2002) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law.Email: Walter R. Morris, Jr.
John T. Hamilton (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, July 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.G.S., 1975; J.D., 1978). Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1980-1995. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Negligence; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: John T. Hamilton
Jeffrey R. Walker (Member) born Middlesboro, Kentucky, August 20, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky, 1986. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Trust Administration; Business Organization.Email: Jeffrey R. Walker
Elizabeth S. Hughes (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Member, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Fayette County (President, 2005), Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners, 2002. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Employment and Labor Law; Family Law.Email: Elizabeth S. Hughes
Stephen P. Stoltz (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1994). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Stephen P. Stoltz
Lori B. Shelburne (Member) born Danville, Kentucky, November 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1994). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Lori B. Shelburne
Samuel G. Carneal (Member) born Somerset, Kentucky, February 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky. Education: Wabash College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, 1995-1996, and Editor, 1996-1997, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care; Real Estate; Corporate Law.
ASSOCIATESHuston Barrow Combs (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1999; B.B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 2002-2004. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations.Email: Huston Barrow Combs
Nora Ann Koffman (Associate) born Kingsport, Tennessee, January 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.Email: Nora Ann Koffman
Eleanor M. Blackey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 2004); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2007). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky, and American Bar Associations.
Elizabeth Morris Ross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 2004); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Trusts and Estate Planning; General Litigation.Email: Elizabeth Morris Ross
SPECIAL COUNSELJames E. Keller (Special Counsel) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Kentucky. Education: Eastern Kentucky University; University of Kentucky (J.D.). Recipient, Henry T. Duncan Memorial Award by Fayette County Bar Association "In recognition as its distinguished attorney, 1989"; Henry V. Pennington Outstanding Trial Judge Award, presented by Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1994; Mediation Center Award, "Father and Founder of the Mediation Center of Kentucky, 1992"; Law Day Award, "For efforts in enhancing Lexington's observance of our legal heritage, 1998". Inducted, University of Kentucky, College of Law, Hall of Fame, 2005. Co-Authored with Law Professor Louise Graham "Graham/Keller Kentucky Domestic Relations Law". Co-Authored with Natalie Wilson "Kentucky Circuit Judges Domestic Relations Benchbook."
OF COUNSELWilliam R. Hilliard, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Geneva, New York, January 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky. Education: Boston University (B.S., 1974); University of Louisville (J.D., 1978). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Equine Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law.
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