(Main Office)

Founded in 1964, Conliffe, Sandmann & Sullivan is dedicated to serving businesses, large and small, and individuals in Kentucky as well as surrounding counties in Southern Indiana and Ohio. The firm is a general practice firm with lawyers focusing in specific areas of the law.

Statement of Practice

General Practice, Trials and Appellate Practice, Federal and State, Corporation, Insurance, Construction, Surety, Real Estate, Family Practice, Labor and Employment, Probate, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Tax, Equine, Creditor Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property and Environmental Law.

Representative Clients:

Waste Management, Inc.
First Bank, Inc.
Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance Corp.
Securities Industry Association
BAE Systems, Inc.
A.I. Management & Prof. Liab. Claim Adjusters
United General Title Insurance Company
National Association of the Remolding Industry (KY)
Beneficial Commercial Corp.
Federated Mutual Insurance Company
Continental Loss Adjusting Service
Flint Ink Corporation
Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
Chem-Nuclear, Inc.
TIAA-CREF
Farmers Bank & Capitol Trust Company
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Kentucky and Indiana Chapters
American Home Assurance Company
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, P.A.
Landmark Insurance Companies
The Wine Institute
AMS Temporaries, Inc.
Underwriters Safety & Claims Inc.
Risk Management Services Co.
AT&T
Franklin County Kentucky, Kentucky Advance Revenue Program
National Tobacco Company
Lendmark Financial Services.

Address

2000 Waterfront Plaza
325 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202, (Jefferson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 502-587-7711
Telecopier: 502-587-7756

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Other Louisville, Kentucky Office: 4169 Westport Road, Suite 111, 40207.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Karl N. Victor, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 21, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Kentucky; 1996, Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1955); University of Louisville (LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant County Attorney, 1976—. Judge, City of Louisville, 1971-1976. District Judge, Jefferson County, 1990-1991. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Estates Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Collections.Email: Karl N. Victor, Jr.

Corinne V. Lawrence (Member) born Lebanon, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, Kentucky. Education: Wright State University (B.S., 2003); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations.Email: Corinne V. Lawrence

F. Chris Gorman (Member) born Frankfort, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Lances. Attorney General of Kentucky, 1992-1996. Jefferson County Commissioner, 1986-1991. Formerly with: Sheffer, Hutchinson, Kinney; Steinfeld Gorman Shearer. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Ward v. Harding, 88-SC-000825-D; Vaughn v. Knops, 94-SC-150-DG; Stephenson v. Jones, 92-CA-1306. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Business Litigation; Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Government Relations.Email: F. Chris Gorman

Jack R. Underwood, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1966); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1969). Assistant, Jefferson County Attorney, 1975-2000. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Tobacco Law; Communications Law; Corporate Law; Regulatory Law; Government Relations.Email: Jack R. Underwood, Jr.

Richard M. Sullivan (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 22, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Claims Court. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.S., 1964); University of Kentucky and University of Louisville (J.D., 1970). Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1997. Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, 1975-1998. Director, American Judicature Society, 1983-1990. Member: Louisville (Grievance Committee, 1972-1974; Chairman, Mental Inquest Committee, 1975; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1978; Member, Annual Meeting Committee, 1983), Kentucky, Federal and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1985-1990; Chair, State Membership Committee, 1990—) Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; American Bar Retirement Association (Director, 1989-1998; Vice President, 1992-1993; President, 1993-1994); American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Reported Cases: Franklin County, Kentucky v. Claudia Malone, Ky., 957 SW2d 195 (1997); Democratic Party of Kentucky v. William L. Graham, Ky., 976 SW2d 423 (1998); George Stewart v. Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Ky. App., 986 S.W. 2d 918 (1999); Kentucky Sheriff's Association v. Fischer, Ky., 986 S.W. 2d 444 (1999); Waste Management Inc. v. Danis Industries Corp. 257 F Supp 2d 1076 (S.D. Ohio 2003); Hume v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 276 S.W.3d 748 (Ky. 2008). Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Securities; Surety Law; Construction Law; Business Law; Environmental Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: Richard M. Sullivan

E. Bruce Neikirk (Member) born Taunton, England, October 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1966); University of Louisville (J.D., 1971). Member, Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville, 1970-1971. Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky, 1986. Member: Louisville (Member, Committee on Taxation), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Society of CPA's; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Contracts Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning; Financial Planning.Email: E. Bruce Neikirk

Steven J. Kriegshaber (Member) born Newark, Ohio, July 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1976, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (A.B./B.A., 1972); University of Louisville (J.D., 1975). Recipient, "Family Law Practitioner of the Year," 2000. Co-Author: "Child Custody", University of Kentucky Family Law Handbook. Member, State Attorney General's Task force on Child Abuse. Member: Louisville (Treasurer, 1978-1979; Vice-President, 1980; Chair, Family Law Section, 1994), Kentucky (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. [with U.S.A.R., 1972-1978]. Reported Cases: McMurry v. McMurry, Ky. App., 957 SW2d 731 (1998); T.A. v. Byer, 13 SW3d 36 (Ky 2000); Briggs v. Clemons, 3SW3d 760 (Ky. App. 1999); Reichle v. Reichle, 719 SW2d 447 (1986). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Entertainment Law.Email: Steven J. Kriegshaber

Edwin J. Lowry, Jr. (Member)

Kenneth A. Bohnert (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and Central District of Illinois. Education: Bellarmine University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Louisville (J.D., 1983). Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, 1984-1990. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Murphy v. Second Street Corp., Ky. App., 48 S.W. 3d 57 (2001); Waste Management, Inc. v. Danis Industries Corp., 257 F. Supp 2d 1076 (S.D.Ohio 2003); Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Commonwealth of Ky., 179 S.W.3d 830 (Ky.2005); Singer v. Bulk Petroleum Corp., 9 F.Supp.2d 916 (N.D. Ill. 1998); Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America v. Commonwealth of Ky., 2005 WL3003076, _ S.W.3d _, (Ky. App. 2005); Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America v. Commonwealth of Ky., 403 F.Supp.2d 601 (W.D.Ky. 2005); United States v. Hardy, 916 F.Supp. 1373 (W.D.Ky. 1995). Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation; Business Law; Construction Law; Surety Law; Insurance Law; Environmental Law.Email: Kenneth A. Bohnert

James T. Mitchell (Member)

Edward F. Busch (Member) born Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1977); University of Louisville (J.D., 1986). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Reported Cases: TruGreen Corp. v. Sampson, 802 SW2d 951 (Ky. App. 1991); Lake Cumberland Trust, Inc. v. U.S.E.P.A., 954 F2d 1218 (6th Cir. 1992); Kentucky Sheriff's Association v. Fischer, Ky., 986 S.W.2d 444 (1999); Murphy v. Second Street Corp., Ky. App., 48 S.W.3d 57 (2001); Waste Management, Inc. v. Danis Industries Corp., 257 F. Supp 2d 1076 (S.D. Ohio 2003); Bates v. Lambert, 2005 WL 120385 (Ky. App. 2005); Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Natural Resources Cabinet, 179 S.W.3d 830 (Ky. 2005); BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Kentucky, 380 F.Supp.2d 820 (E.D.Ky. 2004); Hume v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 276 S.W.3d 748 (Ky. 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Claims Law; Business Litigation; Civil RICO; Antitrust.Email: Edward F. Busch

Pamela M. Workhoven (Member)

Wendell L. Jones (Member) born April 17, 1963, Charleston, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky. Education: University of North Carolina, Wilmington (B.A., 1990); University of Louisville (J.D., 1994). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Surety Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Wendell L. Jones

Edward Lee Lasley (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., 1995). Member, Firm Management Committee. Hearing Officer, Kentucky Board of Claims, 2001-2002. Member, University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law Alumni Council, 2001-2003. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Akers v. Alvey, 180 F.Supp.2d 894 (W.D. Ky. 2001); Akers v. Alvey, 338 F.3d 491 (6th Cir. 2003); Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America v. Com. of Ky., Finance and Admin Cabinet, 403 F.Supp.2d 601 (W.D. Ky. 2005); Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America v. Com., WL 3225438, Ky.App., 2005; Commonwealth v. Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp., 237 S.W.3d 203 (Ky. 2007); Acton v. Geary, 2008 WL 541022 (Ky. App. 2008). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; General Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance; Construction Law.Email: Edward Lee Lasley

Jennifer Fust-Rutherford (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1993); University of Louisville (J.D., 2000). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Waste Management Inc. v. Danis Industries Corp., 257 F. Supp 2d 1076 (S.D. Ohio 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Equine Law; Construction Law.Email: Jennifer Fust-Rutherford

Scott A. Johnson (Member) born Manchester, Connecticut, April 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2001, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.S., 1990); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Reported Cases: Hume v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 276 S.W.3d 748 (Ky. 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Zoning Law; Surety Law.Email: Scott A. Johnson

Claire M. O'Laughlin (Member)

M. Tyler Reynolds (Member) born Greenville, Kentucky, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2005); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Recipient, Highest Grade Awards: Contracts, Employment Law. Associate Editor, Journal of Law and Education, 2007-2008. Member, Journal of Law and Education, 2006-2007. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury.Email: M. Tyler Reynolds

Jean M. McLeod (Member) born Zionsville, Indiana, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Hanover College (B.A. 1998); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D. 2005). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation.Email: Jean M. McLeod

OF COUNSEL

Dodd & Dodd (Since 1869) Louisville, Kentucky. Serving Kentucky and Indiana.Email: Dodd & Dodd