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(Main Office)

Landrum & Shouse LLP is a full-service law firm dedicated to serving the needs of its clients. Our firm is comprised of 40 professionals including 32 attorneys, 12 of whom maintain the highest rating published by Martindale-Hubbell. Our dedicated support staff includes eight paralegals with extensive litigation experience and provides outstanding preparation for any case.

Our state-of the-art computerized systems support productivity in research and include sophisticated communications networks while the firm's extensive use of modern accounting methods and budgetary controls maintain the most cost effective approach for clients.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Appellate and Trial Practice. Corporation, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Civil Rights, Employment Law, Railroad, Environmental Law and Litigation, Medical, Legal and Product Liability. Intellectual Property, Mediation/Alternate Dispute Resolution, Municipal and Governmental Law, Professional Liability, Property Law, Trucking Industry, Administrative, Estate Planning and Controversies, Criminal Law.

Representative Clients:

Ohio Casualty
State Auto Insurance Co.
Cincinnati Insurance
Safeco Insurance
Northland Insurance
KACO
Trident Insurance Services
Great West Casualty Company
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
LFUCG
Indiana Insurance
Brentwood Services
Cherokee Insurance
State Farm Mutual Automobile
Sentry Insurance
National Indemnity
Acuity Insurance
Western Heritage Insurance
Grange Mutual Insurance Companies
Kentucky Municipal Risk Management
Cottingham & Butler Claims Services
St. Paul Companies
Penn/United America
The Hartford.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

106 West Vine Street, Suite 800
Lexington, KY 40507, (Fayette Co.)

Phone

Phone: 859-255-2424
Facsimile: 859-233-0308

Website

http://www.landrumshouse.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William C. Shouse (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1970); University of Louisville (J.D., 1973). Assistant Fayette County Attorney, 1978-1981. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Trial Practice; Commercial Law.Email: William C. Shouse

Pierce W. Hamblin (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, January 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Law, Litigation Skills, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1982—. Member: Fayette County (Chairman, Civil Litigation Section) and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Attorneys Association; Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army, Military Intelligence, 1973-1978; JAG, 1979—]. Practice Areas: Tort; Workers Compensation Law; Medical and Legal Malpractice.Email: Pierce W. Hamblin

Mark L. Moseley (Member) born Owensboro, Kentucky, July 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1971); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1974). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member: Section of Business Law; Committee on Small Business) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business, Commercial and Corporate Law and Litigation.Email: Mark L. Moseley

Leslie Patterson Vose (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with highest honors, 1975; J.D., 1978). Assistant Attorney General, 1978-1979. Commissioner, Lexington-Fayette County Planning and Zoning, 1992-1999. Member: Fayette County (President, 1989-1990) and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Bar Foundation (Director, 1990-1991; Civil Jury Instructions Committee, Chair 1991-1992); Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; Kentucky Bar Association for Women (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1993); Trucking Insurance Defense Association (TIDA). (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Fraud; Civil Rights; Insurance Coverage Issues.Email: Leslie Patterson Vose

John R. Martin, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1975); Oxford University, Oxford, England; University of Kentucky (J.D., 1979). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; Kentucky Defense Counsel. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: John R. Martin, Jr.

Larry C. Deener (Member) born Campbellsville, Kentucky, September 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Education: Campbellsville College and University of Kentucky (B.A., 1971); Salmon P. Chase College (J.D., 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of the Curia. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1979-1980. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. [Capt., USAF, 1971-1976].Email: Larry C. Deener

Mark J. Hinkel (Member) born Fort Thomas, Kentucky, September 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Mark J. Hinkel

John Garry McNeill (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1979); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1982). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky, National and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Defense; Insurance Defense Law; Product Liability Law; Workers Compensation Law.Email: John Garry McNeill

R. Kent Westberry (Member) born Marion, Kentucky, July 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1977); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1980). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Kentucky, 1981-1987. Chairman, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee for U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1991-1995. Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1994. Vice Chairman and Member, Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, 1995-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Federal Public Defenders Corporation, W.D. Kentucky, 2001—. Member: Kentucky (Member, Board of Governors, 1992-2000; Vice President, 2002-2003; President-Elect, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005) and American Bar Associations; Wong Sun Society; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member). Reported Cases: U.S. v. Gibson, 409 F.3d 325 (C.A.6 (Ky.), May 24, 2005); Brandon Enterprises, LLC. V. U.S., 358 F.Supp.2d 506 (W.D. Va., February 28, 2005); U.S. v. Ford, 176 F.3d 376, (C.A.6 (Ky.), May 19, 1999); U.S. v. Smith, 898 F.Supp. 464 (W.D.Ky., January 6, 1995); Midwest Terminals, Inc. v. U.S., 882 F.Supp. 627 (W.D.Ky, August 18, 1992); U.S. v. Viers, 637 F.Supp. 1343 (W.D.Ky. April 22, 1986); In re Grand Jury Proceedings, Hellmann, 756 F.2d 428, (C.A.6 (Ky.) February 8, 1985). Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense Law; Complex Criminal Litigation in State and Federal Court; Business Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: R. Kent Westberry

Douglas L. Hoots, CPCU (Member) born Columbia, Kentucky, July 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1982); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1985). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Douglas L. Hoots, CPCU

Daniel E. Murner (Member) born Los Angeles, California, August 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1985); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1988). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Trucking Insurance Defense Association (TIDA). [Lieutenant Colonel, USMC, 1982-2006]. Practice Areas: General Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Product Liability.Email: Daniel E. Murner

Estill D. Banks, II (Member) born Whitesburg, Kentucky, November 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky; 1992, U.S. Court of the Armed Forces. Education: Georgetown College (B.S., 1986); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. [USMC, 1990-1994; Major, USMCR, 1994—]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Estill D. Banks, II

Robert T. Watson (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Fayette County Attorney, 1994. Member: Louisville (Vice Chairperson, Litigation Section), Fayette County, Jefferson County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident, Louisville Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate.Email: Robert T. Watson

Bradley C. Hooks (Member) born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, November 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Bradley C. Hooks

Jeffrey A. Taylor (Member) born Pikeville, Kentucky, July 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky. Education: Randolph-Macon College (B.A., honors, 1992); The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois (J.D., 1996). Moot Court. Member, The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, 1994-1996. Author: "Medical Process Patents and Patient Privacy Rights." Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Probate Administration; Bankruptcy Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey A. Taylor

Jennifer A. Peterson (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Jennifer A. Peterson

Michael E. Hammond (Member) born Corbin, Kentucky, July 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.S., 1997); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2000). Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Order of Omega. NCAA Student Athletic Advisory Committee. Member: Fayette County (Member, Young Lawyers Section), Kentucky (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations. Trucking Industry Defense Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance; Internet Law.Email: Michael E. Hammond

ASSOCIATES

Stephen R. Chappell (Associate) born Middlesboro, Kentucky, September 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1971); University of Louisville (J.D., 1976). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Liability; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Federal Black Lung; Occupational Disease.Email: Stephen R. Chappell

Bennett E. Bayer (Associate) born Danville, Illinois, January 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.G.S., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Mining Law; Coal Mining; Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Civil Practice.Email: Bennett E. Bayer

Evan B. Jones (Associate) born Spearfish, South Dakota, October 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1994); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1997). Member, International Moot Commercial Arbitration Team. Member: Madison County, Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Evan B. Jones

Michael K. Nisbet (Associate) born Logan, West Virginia, June 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky; 2000, Indiana. Education: Marshall University (M.A., Education Administration, 1989); Louis Brandies School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1999). Author: "Workers Compensation & Teacher Stress," Journal of Law & Education, Vol. 28 No. 24, October 1999. (Resident, Louisville Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Collections.Email: Michael K. Nisbet

Kristin N. Logan (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, July 31, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1998); University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (J.D., 2001). Staff Attorney, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 2001-2003. Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, 2005-2007. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Also at Louisville Office). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense; Business Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Trial Practice.

Chris J. Gadansky (Associate) born Mt. Kisco, New York, April 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., English, cum laude, 1997); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Municipal Law.Email: Chris J. Gadansky

Tyler Griffin Smith (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, September 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Political Science, with honors, 2000); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2004). Moot Court. Participant, Entertainment and Law Moot Court Competition. Admissions Committee Member, University of Dayton School of Law, 2003-2004. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation.Email: Tyler Griffin Smith

Elizabeth A. Deener (Associate) born Covington, Kentucky, June, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.Ch.E., 2001); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to the Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Member: Kentucky and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Elizabeth A. Deener

Elizabeth Winchell (Associate) born Frankfort, Kentucky, May 28, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., English, 2003); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2007). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Section) Associations; Fayette County Women's Law Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Elizabeth Winchell

Kyle W. Ray (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, December 12, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., Political Science, 2002); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense.Email: Kyle W. Ray

Jessica Stewart (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, July 2, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., Economics & Business Administration, 2005); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Jessica Stewart

Lacey Fiorella (Associate) born Owensboro, Kentucky, February 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: Davidson College (B.A., English, 2002) University of Kentucky (J.D., 2007). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association.Email: Lacey Fiorella

OF COUNSEL

Thomas M. Cooper (Of Counsel) born Elizabethtown, Kentucky, January 7, 1939; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University and University of Kentucky (B.A., 1962); University of Kentucky (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1972-1974. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. [Col., USMCR, Active Duty, 1963-1971]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Workers Compensation Law; Wrongful Discharge Law.Email: Thomas M. Cooper

John H. Burrus (Of Counsel) born Urbana, Illinois, June 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.S., 1966); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1969). Member: Fayette County (President, 1980-1981) and Kentucky (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1986) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law and Litigation.Email: John H. Burrus

All members and associates are members of the Kentucky Bar Association.