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| | Address | | 250 West Main Street, Suite 1600 | | Lexington, Kentucky 40507-1746 | | (Fayette Co.) | | | |
| | | Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial Lending, Commercial Litigation, Communications, Construction, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Equine, Estate Planning, E-Commerce, Franchising, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mineral and Energy, Municipal, Municipal Finance, Patent, Personal Injury and Insurance Defense, Probate, Public Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology and Venture Capital, Telecommunications, Tort, Transportation, Utilities, Workers' Compensation. | Firm Profile:
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP is a regional law firm with 235 attorneys in eight offices throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, Southern Indiana, Mississippi and Colorado. | | Firm Size: 235 | Law Firm Affiliations:
LEX MUNDI | Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Co.; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Appleton Papers; Arch Coal, Inc.; Ashland Inc.; Bank One, Kentucky, NA; Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.; Churchill Downs, Incorporated; CIGNA Companies; Destec Energy, Inc.; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Ford Motor Co.; Franklin Industries Inc.; GAMBRO Healthcare Patient Services, Inc.; General Electric Company; Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.; Jefferson County, Ky. Board of Education; JRN, Inc.; Kentucky Hospital Assn; Merrill Lynch; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Thomas Nelson, Inc.; Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Perdue Farms, Inc.; PNC Bank, National Association; Quantum Chemical Corporation; Reynolds Metals Co.; Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.; Sumitomo Rubber Industries, LTD.; Henry Vogt Machine Co.; Thorntons Inc.; Westvaco Corporation; WMX Technologies, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A.
New Albany, Indiana, U.S.A.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Bert T. Combs (1911-1991). | | William H. McCann (Retired Partner) born Winchester, Kentucky, February 19, 1929; admitted to bar, 1952, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (LL.B., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Bert T. Combs, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1952-1953. Kentucky State Representative, 1970-1972. Member, Lexington-Fayette County Council, 1975. Member: American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Tort and Insurance Defense. Email: William H. McCann | | Herbert D. Sledd (Retired Partner) born Paris, Kentucky, March 19, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky; Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1952). Phi Delta Phi. President, Fayette County Bar Association, 1958. President, Kentucky Bar Association, 1965-1966. Member: American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1960—; Secretary, 1975-1979); American Bar Endowment (Past President and Director); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute (Life Member). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Herbert D. Sledd | | H. Foster Pettit (Retired Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 24, 1930; admitted to bar, 1958, Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Hon. Shackelford Miller, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1958-1959. Kentucky State Representative, 1964-1970. Mayor, City of Lexington, Kentucky, 1972-1978. Secretary, Kentucky Public Protection and Regulation Cabinet, 1979-1981. President, Kentucky Municipal League, 1976. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law. Email: H. Foster Pettit | | Richard C. Ward (Partner) born Hyden, Kentucky, September 6, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Kentucky. Education: Georgetown College (B.S., 1960); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, 1999, National Mining Association. Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky. Member: American, Federal and Federal Energy Bar Associations; Kentucky Coal Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (President). Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Energy; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Education Law. Email: Richard C. Ward | | James T. Hodge (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Kentucky. Education: Berea College (B.A., 1968); University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1971). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Kentucky Law Journal, 1969-1971. Commissioner of Law, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 1975-1977. Member: American Bar Association. [Lt., JAGC, USNR, 1971-1975]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages; Real Estate Finance; Title Insurance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Business Law. Email: James T. Hodge | | George L. Seay, Jr. (Partner) born Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky; 1975, Indiana; U.S District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1970); University of Louisville (J.D., 1973). Chief Law Clerk, Kentucky Court of Appeals (now Supreme Court), 1973-1974. Departmental Attorney, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources of Environmental Protection, 1975-1978. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2004. Secretary-Treasurer, 1979-1980 and President, 1998, Franklin County Bar Association. Member: Louisville, Indiana State and American (SONREL Litigation) Bar Associations; Eastern Mineral Law Foundation; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mineral Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Energy; Litigation. Email: George L. Seay, Jr. | | Henry E. Kinser (Partner) born Grayson County, Kentucky, January 17, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1968); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1973). Appointed Master of the Bench by the Henry Clay American Inn of Court, 1991. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Kentucky Defense Counsel. [U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort and Insurance. Email: Henry E. Kinser | | Jeff A. Woods (Partner) born October 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1971); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Judicial Law Clerk, Fayette Circuit Court, 1975-1976. Chief Staff Attorney, Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1976-1979. Member, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board 1998— (Chair, Finance Committee, 2002-2003; Board Chairman, 2004; Chair, General Development and Operations Committee, 2005; Vice-Chair, Board and Chairman, Internal Affairs Committee, 2006—). Member: House of Delegates, 1987-1992; Sections on Natural Resources and Civil Litigation, Kentucky Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Litigation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Mining Lawyers Association; Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (Trustee). Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Mineral Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Jeff A. Woods | | Joseph J. Zaluski (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, August 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania College (A.B., 1971); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1974). Past President, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2007. Senior Counsel, Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Cabinet, 1975-1978. Chairman, KBA Natural Resources Section, 1991 and 1992. Member, Board of Trustees, Kentucky Coal Association. Member: Louisville, Franklin County and American Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar; Energy and Mineral Law Foundation; Kentucky Coal Association; Society for Mining and Metallurgical Exploration. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mineral Law; Surface Mining; Administrative Agency Practice; Energy Regulation. Email: Joseph J. Zaluski | | Robert J. Brown (Partner) born Monticello, Kentucky, August 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1971; J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Business Law. Email: Robert J. Brown | | John P. Brice (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1976); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1979). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Business Law. Email: John P. Brice | | Mark T. MacDonald (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1975; J.D., 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi. Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1977-1979. Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky, 1981. Chairman, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1989-1990; Member, Legislative Committee, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1984-2006 and Chairman, 1988-1990, Kentucky Bar Association. Member, University of Kentucky College of Law Program Planning Committee for annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Conference, 1990-2008. Member: American Bar Association; Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Charitable Giving; Probate. Email: Mark T. MacDonald | | Michael D. Baker (Partner) born Princeton, Kentucky, May 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., with distinction, 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1980). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1978-1980. Author: "Regulation of Fundamentalist Christian Schools: Free Exercise of Religion vs. the State's Interest In Quality Education," 67 Kentucky Law Journal 415, 1979. Legal Writing Instructor, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1989-1990. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 1995-2008. Sergeant at Arms, 1984 and Treasurer, 1985, Fayette County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Certificates of Need; Health Care Licensure. Email: Michael D. Baker | | J. Mark Burton (Partner) born Vinita, Oklahoma, May 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky. Education: Roanoke College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1980). Listed Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2007. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Title Insurance; Business Law. Email: J. Mark Burton | | Richard M. Hopgood (Partner) born Morganfield, Kentucky, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky; 2001, Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1981-1982. Listed, Best Lawyers in America Ten Year Award. Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Richard M. Hopgood | | Gayle B. McGrath (Partner) born Newark, Ohio, December 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 1988, Kentucky. Education: Ohio University (B.B.A., with honors, 1979); Capital University (J.D., 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Order of the Barristers. Appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear to serve on the Board of Trustees for the Kentucky Retirement System, 2008. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits. Email: Gayle B. McGrath | | C. Johnston Cramer, III (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1979); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Venture Capital; Securities; Franchise Law. Email: C. Johnston Cramer, III | | Debra H. Dawahare (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, February 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1976); University of Kentucky (M.A., 1979; J.D., 1983). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2007; Kentucky Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008—; Chambers U.S.A.: America's Leading Lawyers, Labor & Employment, 2004-2008. Notes Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Debra H. Dawahare | | George J. Miller (Partner) born Kingston, Pennsylvania, January 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky. Education: Bloomsburg State College (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); Brown University (A.M., 1978, Ph.D., 1981); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1984). Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1982-1984. Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1996-1997, Kentucky Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Eminent Domain Law. Email: George J. Miller | | Mary L. Fullington (Partner) born Jennings, Louisiana, January 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1994, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1985). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts, 1983. Winner, Moot Court Competition, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1984. Inducted into Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, 1987. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights(80%); Commercial Litigation(20%). Email: Mary L. Fullington | | Karen J. Greenwell (Partner) born Owensboro, Kentucky, September 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with highest honors, 1976; J.D., with highest honors, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Fellowship, Institute for Mining and Mineral Research. Member: American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Mineral Law. Email: Karen J. Greenwell | | Christopher R. Cashen (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, January 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with distinction, departmental honors, Honors Program, 1988; J.D., 1991). Member: American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Gray v. General Motors Corp., 312 F.3d 240, 2002 Fed.App. 0407P (6th Cir. (Ky.) Nov. 27, 2002) (No. 01-5280); Ostendorf v. Clark Equipment Co., 122 S.W.3d 530, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 16,849; Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. v. Vermeer Mfg. Co., 298 F.Supp.2d 575, 52 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 397; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dickinson, 29 S.W.3d 796 (Ky. 2000). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Litigation. Email: Christopher R. Cashen | | Erin Brisbay McMahon (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, July 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Kentucky; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff, 1989-1990, Candidates' Program Director and Board Editor, 1990-1991, William & Mary Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Jennifer B. Coffman, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, 1994-1995. Author: "An Introduction to HIPAA Compliance," "HIPAA Privacy Regulations for Physicians and ASCs," "HIPAA Standards for Electronic Transactions for Physicians and ASCs," "HIPAA Security Standards for Physicians and ASCs," "HIPAA Enforcement and Liability Issues for Physicians and ASCs," "HIPAA Implementation Strategies for Physicians and ASCs," and "Responding to Subpoenas," all in Principles of Interventional Pain Practice Management: A Comprehensive Review (Laxmaiah Manchikanti, M.D. ed., 2005). Adjunct Professor: Health Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2004; Business Law, Transylvania University (Undergraduate), 1997-1998. Director and Treasurer, Fayette County Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Business Law. Email: Erin Brisbay McMahon | | William Craig Robertson III (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with high distinction, 1990; J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1991-1993. Law Clerk to the Hon. Charles R. Simpson III, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1993-1995. Law Clerk to the Hon. John G. Heyburn II, United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1995. Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy Instructor, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2001-2003. Co-Chair of Commerical Litigation Service Team, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, 2008—. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Equine Law; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice; Insurance. Email: William Craig Robertson III | | Laura A. D'Angelo (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; 2006, New York and District of Columbia. Education: University of Guelph (B.Sc., 1987); York University (M.B.A., 1990); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1996). Co-Author: "Galloping Across State Lines; Wine, Wagering and the US Constitution," Kentucky Bench and Bar, May 2007; "Legal Aspects of Stallion Management and Syndication," University of Kentucky CLE monogram (2000). Author, "Partnerships: A Need for Structure," Blood-Horse, (2002). Member: New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Unincorporated Business Associations; Gaming Law and Uniform Commercial Code; Chair: Gaming Law Subcommittee on Pari-mutuel and Racinos; Subcommittee on Model LLC Organizational Checklist) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Equine Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Lending; Business Law. Email: Laura A. D'Angelo | | Kevin L. Johns (Partner) born Louisa, Kentucky, August 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky. Education: Morehead State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Capital University (J.D., 1998); Eastern Kentucky University (M.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of Curia. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration. Email: Kevin L. Johns | | Mickey T. Webster (Partner) born Pikeville, Kentucky, April 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1994; J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to the Hon. Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mickey T. Webster | | ASSOCIATES | | Brian C. Baugh (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: Morehead State University (B.A., with honors, 1994); University of Kentucky (J.D., with honors, 1998). Managing Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to the Hon. Henry R. Wilhoit, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1998-2000. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Labor and Employment; Appelate Advocacy. Email: Brian C. Baugh | | Elizabeth Eve Perkins (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, September 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, Kentucky. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Elizabeth Eve Perkins | | Dustin J. Calhoun (Associate) born Warsaw, Indiana, July 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2003, Kentucky; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1997); Capital University (J.D., 2000). Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dustin J. Calhoun | | Ben T. Keller (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, May 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., Accounting, summa cum laude, 1997; J.D., 2001). Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky, 2002. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Ben T. Keller | | LaToi D. Mayo (Senior Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2001). Recognized as 2008 KBA Outstanding Young Lawyer. Member: American Bar Association; National Bar Association (Member, John Rowe Chapter). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Employment Immigration. Email: LaToi D. Mayo | | Jonathon H. Melton (Senior Attorney) born Booneville, Indiana, June 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Kentucky (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif. Staff Member and Notes Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1999-2001. Former Law Clerk to the Honorable John M. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Appellate Practice. Email: Jonathon H. Melton | | Phillip Branden Gross (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Phillip Branden Gross | | Heather H. Bruser (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, May 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky and Tennessee. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Recipient, CALI Award in Copyright Law. Author: "The Clear Skies Initiative: Changing the Climate of Environmental Policy," 17 J. Nat. Resources & Envtl. L. 139-156 (2002-2003); "Copyright Registration Could Protect Your Company's Promotional Materials from "Unfriendly" Competition," The Federal Lawyer, 12-13 (Feb. 2007); "Avoid Inadvertent Abandonment of Your Trademark," The Federal Lawyer, 16-17, 19 (Jan. 2008). Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Intellectual Property. Email: Heather H. Bruser | | Leila G. O'Carra (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, July 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1998); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2003). Recipient: William Edward Mills and Paul Porter Scholarships; CALI Award for Environmental Law. Senior Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman, U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, 2003-2005. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Leila G. O'Carra | | Sharon L. Gold (Associate) born February 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Joseph M. Hood, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2004-2006. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Sharon L. Gold | | Troy N. Nichols (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, December 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2006, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2007, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); Appalachian School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Appalachian Journal of Law. Law Clerk to the Hon. Elizabeth A. McClanahan, Court of Appeals of Virginia. Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Mineral Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation. Email: Troy N. Nichols | | G. Brian Wells (Associate) born Beverly, Kentucky, September 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 2001); University of Louisville (J.D., 2004); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2005). Member: Energy and Mineral Law Foundation; Kentucky Coal Association; Kentucky Oil and Gas Association; Lexington Coal Exchange. Author, Selected Topics in Co-Tenancy, Energy and Mineral Law Institute (2007). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Mineral Law; Business Transactions. Email: G. Brian Wells | | Robert M. Croft, Jr. (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, September 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 2002); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2006). KLEO, CALI Award. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert M. Croft, Jr. | | COUNSEL | | Lloyd R. Cress (Counsel) born Clay City, Kentucky, November 3, 1939; admitted to bar, 1962, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with high distinction, 1960; LL.B., 1962). Commissioner, Department for Environmental Protection, Kentucky, 2004-2006. Deputy Secretary, Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, Kentucky, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Lloyd R. Cress | | Jack G. Jones, Jr. (Counsel) born Lexington, Kentucky, September 29, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.I.M., 1967); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Equine Law; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law. Email: Jack G. Jones, Jr. | | Maureen D. Carman (Counsel) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with honors, 1974; J.D., 1979). Member: American Bar Association (Member: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee); Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (President; Chair, Strategic Planning Committee 2008; Member, Board of Trustees). Practice Areas: Mineral Law; Energy; Environmental Law; Surety Law; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy. Email: Maureen D. Carman | | Glen M. Krebs (Counsel) born Tooele, Utah, July 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1987, Kentucky. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1979); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1981). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Immigration; International Transactions. Email: Glen M. Krebs | | Judge B. Wilson II (Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Berea College (B.A., 1978); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Editor, Official Commentary to the Kentucky Uniform Commercial Code, 1983. Legislative Analyst, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, 1980-1983. Law Clerk: Kentucky Supreme Court, 1981-1982; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1982-1983. General Counsel, Fasig-Tipton Company, Inc., 1988-1991. General Counsel and Secretary, Berea College, 2001—. Member, Planning Committee, University of Kentucky Equine Law Seminar, 1991-2002; Chair 1996-2001. Member: American Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys; American College of Equine Attorneys. Practice Areas: Higher Education Law; Business and Corporate Law; Equine Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Judge B. Wilson II | | Lesly Ann Reisenfeld-Davis (Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Morehead State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Member, National Moot Court Team; Order of the Barristers. Winner, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Prize for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Member: Energy and Mineral Law Foundation; Lexington Coal Exchange; Kentucky and Lexington Coal Associations. Member: Franklin County and American (Member, Sections on: Environmental; Administrative; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Mineral Law; Surface Mining; Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Energy; Civil Litigation. Email: Lesly Ann Reisenfeld-Davis | | Daniel E. Hitchcock (Counsel) born Fort Belvoir, Virginia, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 2001, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1993); University of Louisville (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy. Email: Daniel E. Hitchcock | | Lori Payne Eisele (Counsel) born Brookings, South Dakota, September 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.A., 1991, MPA, 1992); University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland (Post Graduate Diploma, 1993); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1996). Board Member, National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, 2004-2007. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Certificates of Need; Health Care Licensing. Email: Lori Payne Eisele | | Daniel P. Murphy, Jr. (Counsel) born Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, August 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1993; J.D. 1998). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Daniel P. Murphy, Jr. | | Chrisandrea L. Turner (Counsel) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., cum laude,1998). Judicial Clerk to: Hon. Judge Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; Hon. Judge Joseph M. Hood, U.S. District Court, Eastern District. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Chrisandrea L. Turner | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Louisville, Kentucky Office: 500 West Jefferson Street. Telephone: 502-589-5235. Telecopier: 502-589-0309.
Bowling Green, Kentucky Office: 918 State Street. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1220, Bowling Green, KY, 42102-1220. Telephone: 270-842-1050. Telecopier: 270-842-4720.
New Albany, Indiana Office: Community Bank Building, 101 West Spring Street, Suite 500. Telephone: 812-945-3561. Telecopier: 812-949-2524.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: The Renaissance Center, 1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800. Telephone: 901-537-1000. Telecopier: 901-537-1010.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 1500. Telephone: 615-244-0020. Telecopier: 615-256-1726.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 4450 Old Canton Road, Suite 210. Telephone: 601-987-5300. Telecopier: 601-987-5353.
Fort Collins, Colorado Office: 155 East Boardwalk Drive, Suite 300. Telephone: 970-232-3338. Telecopier: 970-232-3337.
| All Attorneys are Members of The Fayette County Bar Association and The Kentucky Bar Association. | (For Complete Biographical data on Other Personnel, See Professional Biographies at Louisville and Bowling Green, Kentucky, New Albany, Indiana, Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, Jackson, Mississippi and Fort Collins, Colorado) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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