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McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC

Law Firm in Lexington, Kentucky
 
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201 East Main Street
Suite 1000
Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1361
(Fayette Co.)
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Phone: 859-231-8780  
Telecopier: 859-231-6518
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McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Civil Rights, Energy, Environmental, Utilities, Estate Planning, Federal and State Taxation, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Employment, Mineral, Personal Injury, Planning and Zoning, Probate, Real Estate, Wrongful Death Law, Civil and Criminal Litigation.
Year Established: 1963
Firm Profile:
The year was 1963, in which a young Terry McBrayer opened a small law office in Greenup, Kentucky, along the Ohio-West Virginia border. More than three decades later, that one-person law office has grown into one of the most respected law firms in Kentucky.

MML&K, PLLC has a group of attorneys and support staff with the background to counsel clients in virtually every aspect of the law.

At MML&K, PLLC clients are represented by a firm steeped in Kentucky's history, familiar with its center of influence and focused toward positive results.

Firm Size: 26
Representative Clients:
ADP Claims Solutions Group, Inc.; AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan; Amazon.com; Apple Computer, Inc.; Amgen; BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.; Big Rivers Electric Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Churchill Downs, Inc.; Delta Airlines, Inc.; Corrections Corporation of America; Equitable Production Company; M/A-COM; Everclear Communications, LLC; Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.; Kellogg Company; Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors; Associated General Contractors; Kentucky Association of Residential Resources; Kentucky County Attorneys Association; Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists; Kentucky Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; Kentucky School Boards Association; Kentucky State University; Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Company; The Media Company; Merck, Inc.; Merck-Medco Managed Care, LLC; Nextel Partners, Inc.; Oracle Corporation; Outback Steakhouse, Inc.; PG&E National Energy Group; Peabody Energy; Papa John's Pizza, Inc.; Powertel Incorporated; National Tour Association, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Companies; Tyco Electronics; Unisys Corporation; University of Louisville Medical Center; U.S. Enrichment Corporation; Verizon Wireless; Voicestream Wireless Corporation; T-Mobile; Rick Pitino Enterprises; Rick Dees Entertainment; CHA Health; Jewish Hospital Health Care Services; St. Luke's Hospital, Inc.; Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital; Medical Heights Surgery Center; Our Lady of the Way Hospital; Rockcastle County Hospital; Marymount Hospital; Hospice of the Bluegrass; Crossman Communities Partnership; Cardiac Ultrasound, Inc.; Citigroup; PNC Bank, NA; Federal Land Bank; Central Bank and Trust Co.; U.S. Bank, N.A.; Fifth Third Bank; Walmac International Stud, Inc.; Saxony Farm; Monroe Guaranty Insurance Company; Wausau Insurance Co.; TransAmerica Insurance Co.; Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co.; Aetna Casualty Insurance Co.; Buckeye Union Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Co.; Kentucky National Insurance Co.; Healthsource of Kentucky; FCCI Insurance Group; Bituminous Casualty Corporation; Old Republic Insurance Company; Safeco Insurance Company; Carquest Automotive Parts; Republic Services, Inc.; Republic Services of Kentucky, LLC; Chicago Title Insurance Company; PJM Interconnection, LLC; Dominion Homes, LTD.; Edwards Communities; Kentucky Association of Counties All Lines Fund; Rural Metro Corporation.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co., Inc.; Farmers; Home Administration; Veterans Administration; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; First American Title Insurance Co.

Other Office Locations of McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC
Greenup, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.
W. Terry McBrayer (Member) born Ironton, Ohio, September 1, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Kentucky. Education: Morehead State University (B.S., 1959); University of Louisville (LL.B., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Kentucky House of Representatives, 1966-1976; Board of Trustees, University of Kentucky, 1979—. Speaker Pro-Tempore, 1968-1969, Majority Leader, 1970-1972, House of Representatives. Recipient: Outstanding Young Man of Kentucky Award, 1969. Chief Executive Officer, Governor's Office, 1975. Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Commerce, 1977-1978. Chairman, Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals, 1989—. Chairman, Lexington Chamber of Commerce, 1992. Chairman, State Capitol Law Firm Group. Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court. State Chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party. Democratic National Committeeman. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Relations; Health Care System Development. Email: W. Terry McBrayer
John R. McGinnis (Member) born Ironton, Ohio, January 15, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Morehead State University (B.S., 1965); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1968). City Attorney, Flatwoods, Kentucky, 1970-1977. Attorney, Greenup County Joint Planning Commission, 1970-1979. Member, Lansdowne Mental Health Board, 1970-1980. Attorney, Greenup County Environmental Commission, 1975—. Special Supreme Court Justice, 1989-1990. Board Chairman, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, 1990-2006. Member, Board of Directors: Jesse Stuart Foundation; Board Chairman, Greenup and Boyd County Port Authority. Member: Greenup/Lewis County, Boyd County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mineral Law; Probate; Personal Injury; Eminent Domain; Family and Domestic; Trial Practice; FELA; Entertainment Law; Products Liability. Email: John R. McGinnis
Phillip Bruce Leslie (Member) born Ironton, Ohio, June 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky; 1994, Ohio; 2002, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (A.B., 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. City Prosecutor, Flatwoods, Kentucky, 1974-1977. City Attorney: South Shore, Kentucky, 1976-1989; Greenup, Kentucky, 1977-1985; Flatwoods, Kentucky, 1978-2005. Trial Commissioner, Greenup District Court, 1978—. Approved Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member, 1978— and Chairman, 1980-2006, Board of Directors, University of Kentucky, Ashland Community and Technical College, 1978-2004. Chairman, Community Hospice of Ashland, 2001-2004. Member, Board of Directors, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, 2006—. Member, Board of Directors, Paramount Arts Center of Ashland, 1999—. President, Paramount Arts Center of Ashland, 2005—. Member: Greenup/Lewis County, Boyd County, Kentucky (Member, House of Delegates, 1980-1986), Ohio State and Tennessee Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Banking; Railroad Law; Product Liability; Corporation Law; Personal Injury; Family and Domestic; General Trial Practice; Medical Negligence; Entertainment Law; Real Estate Transactions. Email: Phillip Bruce Leslie
William D. Kirkland (Member) born Danville, Kentucky, June 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky; 1969, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (A.B., 1964); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court, 1965. Recipient: Outstanding Associate Justice Award, 1966; U.S. Department of Justice Award, 1975. Co-Author: "Kentucky Civil Practice at Trial," 1989. Senior Attorney, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, 1967-1970. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, 1970-1975. Governor's Task Force on Education, 1977-1979. Delegate, Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. Board, Frankfort Housing Authority, 1980—. Chairman, Merit Selection Panel on Bankruptcy Judgeships. Member: Franklin County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Administrative Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: William D. Kirkland
James G. Amato (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 15, 1933; admitted to bar, 1964, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (A.B., 1958); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1964). City Prosecutor, 1966-1970, Municipal Judge, 1970-1974; Executive Director, Kentucky Citizens for Judicial Improvement, 1974-1975. Chairman/Commissioner, Kentucky Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1976. Mayor, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 1978-1982. President, Board of Directors, Sister Cities International. Executive Director, Sister Cities Commission of Lexington, 1988—. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Land Use Planning; Real Estate Development. Email: James G. Amato
Brent L. Caldwell (Member) born Princeton, Kentucky, November 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., 1971); Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div. 1973); University of Louisville (J.D., 1976). Assistant Commonwealth Attorney: 30th Judicial District, 1977-1979; 56th Judicial District, 1980-1981. Public Defender, 56th Judicial District, 1979-1980. Caldwell County Attorney, 1986-1989. Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1989-1994. Counsel: Kentucky State Board of Education, 1991-1993, 1995; Kentucky Racing Commission, 1992-1994. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation; Administrative Law; Insurance Defense; Government Relations. Email: Brent L. Caldwell
George D. Gregory (Member) born Springfield, Kentucky, November 10, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Kentucky; 1994, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Western Division; U.S. Tax Court.. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1967); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1970). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Fayette County, Jefferson County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Corporate Law.
W. Brent Rice (Member) born Berea, Kentucky, September 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.G.S., 1975); University of Louisville (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Government Relations; Public Utility Law; Real Estate Development. Email: W. Brent Rice
Luke Morgan (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, November 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (1985); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1989). Assistant Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney, 1990-1993; Assistant Attorney General, 1993-2004, Director, Special Prosecutions Division 2004; General Counsel, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 2004-2006. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Email: Luke Morgan
James H. Frazier, III (Member) born Bowling Green, Kentucky, March 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1996, Texas; 1997, Florida; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Transylvania College (B.A., 1976); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Theta (President, 1976). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Fayette County (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1986; President, 1992-1993), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. (Resident). Transactions: Newport Steel bond issue - $21,000,000.00; Spendthrift Farm purchase, Lexington, Kentucky - $18,000,000.00. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: James H. Frazier, III
Lisa English Hinkle (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, February 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Western Kentucky University; University of Kentucky (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Member, Mortar Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Trusts and Estates. Law Clerk: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1982-1983; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1983-1985; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1985-1986. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1987. Staff Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 1987-1988. Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Lisa English Hinkle
T. Bruce Simpson, Jr. (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1975; M.S.W., 1976; J.D., 1983). Author: "Nursing Homes in Kentucky," 1978. Lecturer, Land Use Seminars, 1996-2004. Ombudsman, Disabled in Kentucky, 1980. Legislative Staff, Kentucky General Assembly, Health and Welfare Committee, Special Subcommittee on Long Term Care, Judiciary Committee, 1976-1980, 1984-1986. Member: Kentucky Bar Association; Fayette County Bar Association (President, 1999); Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Trial Lawyers Association. [United States Army, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Planning; Zoning Law; Real Estate Development; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation. Email: T. Bruce Simpson, Jr.
Stephen G. Amato (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 26, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1987); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1989). Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1989-1990; Former Chair, Mediation Center of Kentucky, Inc. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Mediation. Email: Stephen G. Amato
Christine Neal Westover (Associate) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, August 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1971); University of Kentucky (M.S.W., 1979; J.D., with distinction, 1984). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Trusts and Estates and Administrative Law. Corporate Counsel, Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, handling wide variety of Administrative and Government Law matters, 1984-2004. Lead Attorney, Planning Commission and the Urban County Council on Planning and Zoning Matters, 1991-2004. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations; American Planning Association. Practice Areas: Planning and Zoning; Administrative Law; Government Law; Real Estate Development; Civil Litigation. Email: Christine Neal Westover
Christopher J. Shaughnessy (Associate) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, September 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of the South (B.A., with honors, 1986); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care and Hospital Law; Administrative Law; Litigation. Email: Christopher J. Shaughnessy
Robert E. Maclin, III (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1991, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1977; M.S., 1979; J.D., 1984). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky (Chairman, Business Law Section, 1992-1994) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Kentucky Association of Counties All Lines Fund Trust v. McClendon, 157 S.W.3d 626 (Ky. 2005); Estate of Michael, 871 P.2d 272 (Mont. 1994); Estate of Hale v. U.S., 876 F.2d 1258 (Ky. 1989); Dolan v. Land, 667 S.W.2d 684 (Ky. 1984); Cheatham v. Paisano Publications, Inc., 891 F.Supp. 381 (W.D. Ky. 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Insurance Law. Email: Robert E. Maclin, III
Pamela Adams Chesnut (Associate) born Xenia, Ohio, November 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with distinction, 1980; J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors). Reported Cases: Kentucky Association of Counties All Lines Fund Trust v. McClendon, 157 S.W.3d 626 (Ky. 2005); Corbin Motor Lodge v Combs, Ky., 740 SW2d 944 (1987); Milby v. Wright & Elam, 952 SW2d 202 (Ky. 1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Pamela Adams Chesnut
Terri R. Stallard (Associate) born Wise, Virginia, May 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky; 1992, Georgia; 1996, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1986); University of Louisville (J.D., 1990); Emory University School of Law (M.A. in Taxation, 1992). Internal Revenue Service, Examination Division-Federal Estate Tax and Gift Tax Returns for Kentucky, 1992-1996. Member, Bluegrass Estate Planning Counsel, 1996—. Co-Author: with Ryland F. Mahathey, "Offshore Asset Protection After the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996," Fayette County Bar Association Bar News, January/February 1997. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Law. Email: Terri R. Stallard
Mary Estes Haggin (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, October 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., Finance with high distinction, 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, Breckinridge Inn, 1990-1991). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Mary Estes Haggin
Douglas T. Logsdon (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, May 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1986); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1992). Note and Comment Editor, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 1991-1992. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Loza vs. State Farm, 970 P.2d 478 (Colo.App. 1997); Consalvi vs. Cawood, Ky. App, 63 S.W.3d 195 (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Douglas T. Logsdon
Jon A. Woodall (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, February 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with honors, 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Construction Industry Forum) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Barbara Montgomery vs. Atlantic Records Corporation and John Michael Montgomery, 60 S.W.3d 524; Griffith vs. Scott County Fiscal Courts, et al., 2003 Ky. App. Lexis 161. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Planning and Zoning. Email: Jon A. Woodall
Stacy C. Kula (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, North Carolina; 1999, Kentucky; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1993); North Carolina Central University (J.D., cum laude, 1997); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Susie Sharp Inn of Court. Casenote Editor, North Carolina University Law Journal, 1996-1997. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky, North Carolina and American (Member, Corporate and Tax Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Limited Liability Company Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate. Email: Stacy C. Kula
Jaron P. Blandford (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, December 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., Government, 1995); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court Board. Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and Federal Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Employment Law; Insurance Law. Email: Jaron P. Blandford
David A. Cohen (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, November 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Stoll, Keenon and Park Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1998. Member, 1997-1998 and Articles Editor, 1998-1999, Kentucky Law Journal. Author: "Shifting Burdens of Proof in Civil In Rem Forfeiture," 86 Ky. L.J. 711, 1998. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy. Email: David A. Cohen
John Nathan Billings (Associate) born Ashland, Kentucky, March 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1996); Regent University (M.B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1998. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Real Estate. Email: John Nathan Billings
Luke A. Wingfield (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., History and Government, summa cum laude, 1997); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2000). Eagle Scout. UK College of Law Moot Court National Team, 1999-2000. Production Editor, Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, 1999-2000. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Email: Luke A. Wingfield
Brendan R. Yates (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Political Science, 1998); University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (J.D., 2002). Delta Theta Phi (Vice Dean). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Journal of Law and Education. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Probate Administration; Workers Compensation. Email: Brendan R. Yates
Joshua J. Markham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1997); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2002; M.B.A., 2002). Recipient, CALI Award for Litigation Skills. President, Association of Business Law Students. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Joshua J. Markham
Benjamin L. Riddle (Associate) born Portland, Oregon, March 3, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2006 Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2000); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance. Email: Benjamin L. Riddle
T. Cornelius Sturgill, Jr. (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., 2003). Co-Author: "Navigating Your Way Through a Malpractice Suit," Practical Dermatology, Vol. 3, No. 10, 2006; "Anatomy of a Malpractice Lawsuit," Surgical Innovation, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2007. Recipient, Best Brief Award for Legal Writing. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Email: T. Cornelius Sturgill, Jr.
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Greenup, Kentucky Office: Main & Harrison Streets, P.O. Box 280. Telephone: 606-473-7303. Telecopier: 606-473-9003.

Frankfort, Kentucky Office: 300 Whitaker Bank Building, P.O. Box 1100. Telephone: 502-223-1200. Telecopier: 502-227-7385.

Louisville, Kentucky Office: 9300 Shelbyville Road, Suite 100. Telephone: 502-327-5400. Fax: 502-327-5444.

Member, State Capital Law Firm Group (Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law).

(For Biographical Data on other Personnel, see Professional Biographies, Frankfort, Greenup and Louisville, Kentucky)

Maintains an office in more than one location.


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