PARTNERS
Dean T. Wellman (Member) born Elmhurst, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2006. Chapter-Co-Author: Kentucky Health Law, 2nd Ed., 1995, 3rd Ed., 2000 and 4th Ed., 2004. Speaker: Hospital Liability, 1991, 1995. Panel Speaker: "Right to Die", 1992. Certified Mediator, Mediation Center of Kentucky. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys (President, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Personal Injury; Mediation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Professional Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Nursing Malpractice.Email: Dean T. Wellman
Mark E. Nichols (Member) born December 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, Tennessee. Education: Asbury College (B.S., 1983); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1988). Delta Theta Phi. Member, American Inns of Court, Henry Clay Inn. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, Best Lawyers in American 2007. Contributing Author: "The Legal Aspects of Doing International Business in Kentucky." Lecturer: "Handling Medical Issues in Kentucky," NBI, 2002; "Advanced Issues in Medical Malpractice," NBI, 2001-2003; "How to Make and Name Objections at Trial in Kentucky," NBI, 2000; "Premises Liability: Preparation of a Difficult Case in Kentucky," NBI, 1999; "Confidentiality of Medical Records," 1995, 1996; "Legal Issues for the Coach, Trainer and Team Physician," Sports Medicine Symposium for High School Coaches and Kentucky Association of Athletic Trainers, 1995, 1997; "Relief from Deportation," Immigration Support Services Workshop, 1991; "Law and Education," Asbury College, 1987, 1989; "Kentucky Athletic Trainers Association BGSG Symposium," 1995; "Risk Management in Orthopedics," Kentucky Sports Medicine, 1995, 1997; "Patient Relations and Complaint Handling-Cooperating with Defense Counsel," St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 1996; "Risk Management for Physical Therapist," Kentucky Sports Medicine, 1996, 1997; "Working with Defense Counsel," Risk Management for ARH Physicians, 1997; "Access Issues and Advance Directives", CNA and Lexington Clinic Symposium, 1997; "Risk Management for Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers," Joyner Medical, 1997; "Advance Directives," Samaritan Hospital, 1998; "Risk Management Rounds: Physicians," GE Medical Protective Company, 2002; "Risk Management Essentials for Physicians," GE Medical Protective, 2003. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky, Tennessee, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc.; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Reported Cases: Grubbs ex rel. Grubbs v. Barbourville Family Health Center, P.S.C., KY., 120 S. W. 3d 682 (2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Mark E. Nichols
ASSOCIATE
Carl W. Walter, II (Associate) born Paducah, Kentucky, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (J.D., 2006). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense.Email: Carl W. Walter, II
OF COUNSEL
Jeffrey C. Rager (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, February 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.A., 1996); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2000). Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Agents and Brokers Liability; Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability; Real Estate Brokers Malpractice; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Foreclosure; Creditors Rights; Criminal Defense; Business Torts; Civil Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Probate Administration.