Our Foundation

For more than a century, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has been providing quality legal counsel to our clients. In recent years, our practice has grown to include 10 offices and taken on national and international clients. Today's full-service practice with more than 450 attorneys continues to live up to the ideals set in 1908 by Frank F. Dinsmore and Walter M. Shohl: efficient, cost-effective and comprehensive solutions for every client.

Our Service

At Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, we put our clients first in every element of our full-service practice. The Firm's commitment to quality service extends from our highly-skilled attorneys to our experienced professional staff. By establishing client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, we listen to our clients' concerns and expectations while refining our service to ensure that these needs are met. We recognize that service begins with accessibility and ends with fulfilled expectations.

Our Clients

With over 55 practice areas, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has the experience and variety to meet your legal needs. Our clients range from public and private corporations to charitable organizations and encompass healthcare providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors and distributors and pharmaceutical companies.

Our Technology

By embracing and utilizing the latest technology, our efficiencies are passed on to clients. We continuously assess and update our case management systems, intranet, extranets, billing systems, document management systems, and other practice-specific software to ensure our work product can be leveraged and measured. In addition, our legal library uses technology to keep important, up-to-date information close at hand. These combined resources help us strategize, plan, develop and integrate our practice to meet your business needs.

Our Future

Utilizing the latest technology and resources, we embrace the future today while maintaining our historical values. With attorneys and staff skilled in a broad range of legal and ancillary subjects, we will continue to offer the knowledge and experience needed to maintain our strict standard of excellence. This commitment has continued to drive our growth and will sustain our foundation into the future.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Banks and Banking, Business and Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate and Finance, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Health and Hospital Law, Healthcare Insurance, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Patent Law, Planning and Land Use, Products Liability Law, Professional Liability Defense, Public Utility Law, Telecommunications Law, Trademark Law, White Collar Criminal, Workers Compensation.

Address

1400 PNC Plaza
500 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202, (Jefferson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 502-540-2300
Fax: 502-585-2207

Website

http://www.dinslaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Frank P. Doheny, Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Kentucky; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1962); University of Louisville (LL.B., 1965). Member: Louisville (President, 1978), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member); Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys (President, 1985-1986); American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Kentucky Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Products Liability Law; Litigation.Email: Frank P. Doheny, Jr.

Jon L. Fleischaker (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, February 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Kentucky, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1967); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1968-1970. Member, Kentucky Press Association. Member, The Media Law Resource Center. Recipient: 2006 Meritorious Service Award from the Louisville Branch of the NAACP for providing many hours of pro bono legal services in the area of First Amendment/Open Records Requests; Kentucky Press Association Bingham Freedom of Information Award, 1999. Named to Kentucky Journalist Hall of Fame, 2004. Member: Louisville (Former Member, Board of Directors), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Life Member); Kentucky Bar Foundation (Life Fellow). Reported Cases: Brohm v. JH Properties, 149 F.3d 517 (6th Cir. 1998); Amburgey v. Corhart Refactories Corp., 936 F.2d 805 (5th Cir. 1991); Courier-Journal v. Marshall, 828 F.2d 361 (6th Cir. 1987); Vinson v. Ford Motor Co., 806 F.2d 686 (6th Cir. 1986); Locke v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 19115 (1982); O'Hara v. Allstate Ins. Co., 717 S.2d 1027 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998); Roman Catholic Diocese v. Noble, 92 S.W.3d 724 (Ky. 2002); Wymer v. JH Props., Inc., 50 S.W.3d 195 (Ky. 2001); Cape Publs., Inc. v. Braden, 39 S.W.3d 823 (Ky. 2001); Welch v. American Publ. Co. of State, 3 S.W.3d 724 (Ky. 1999); Beckham v. Board of Educ., 873 S.W.2d 575 (Ky. 1994); University of Kentucky v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co., 830 S.W.2d 373 (Ky. 1992); F.T.P. v. Courier-Journal, 774 S.W.2d 444 (KY.1989); Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co. v. Peers, 747 S.W.2d 125 (Ky. 1988); Pyro Mining Co. v. Kentucky Com. on Human Rights, 678 S.W.2d 393 (Ky. 1984); Department of Corrections v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times, 914 S.W.2d 349 (Ky. App. 1996); Kentucky State Bd. of Medical Licensure v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co., 663 S.W.2d 953 (Ky. App. 1983); Myint v. Allstate Ins. Co., 970 S.W.2d 920 (Tenn. 1998). Practice Areas: Media and First Amendment Law(50%); Litigation(30%); Labor and Employment Law(10%); Employment Litigation(10%); National Labor Relations Act.Email: Jon L. Fleischaker

John E. Selent (Partner) born Munich, Germany, September 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western And Eastern Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., 1977); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Judge Harry Phillips, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust Law.Email: John E. Selent

Colin H. Lindsay (Partner) born Morgantown, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky; 2003, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Indiana. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1985); Emory University (J.D., 1988). Adjunct Instructor, Advanced Trial Practice, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, 1998 and 2000. Recipient: Leadership Louisville, class of 2003; Business First 40 under Forty, 2002; Selected for the Kentucky Super Lawyers List, 2007-2009; Louisville Magazine Leading Lawyers 2008. Recognized in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006-2009. Member: Louisville Bar Association (President, 2009; Member, Diversity Committee; Member, Committee on Judicial Integrity and Independence); Louisville Bar Foundation (Fellow, Member of Board of Directors); Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Subcommittees on: Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Industry wide Litigation and Fire and Property Damage). Fellow, Louisville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Intellectual Property Litigation; Mass Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Colin H. Lindsay

Joseph N. Tucker (Partner) born St. Petersburg, Florida, May 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1997, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1988); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Associate Articles Editor, Florida Law Review. Certified Mediator. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Complex Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Joseph N. Tucker

Lira A. Johnson (Partner) born Winona Lake, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan; 2004, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University School of Business (B.S., 1990); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Managing Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 1992-1993. Member, ABA Moot Court Team, 1992-1993. Law Clerk to Hon. Virginia M. Morgan, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1994-1996. Law Clerk to Hon. Steven W. Rhodes, Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Michigan, 1996-1997. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Society of Human Resource Management. Reported Cases: Nord v. Black & Decker Disability Plan, 538 U.S. 822 (2003); Sniecinski v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 666 N.W.2d 186 (2002); Graf v. DaimlerChrysler, 190 F. Supp.2d 1002 (W.D. Mich. 2002); Taunt v. Gen. Retirement Sys., 233 F.3d 899 (6th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 533 U.S. 929 (2001); Chambers v. Trettco, 614 N.W.2d 910 (2000). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; Contracts; Appellate Practice.Email: Lira A. Johnson

Michael Marvin Hirn (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 1998, Indiana. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1994). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Construction Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael Marvin Hirn

Bradley A. Case (Partner) born Van Nuys, California, June 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with honors, 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Brandeis Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, University of Louisville Journal of Family Law, 1993-1994. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Hospital and Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Bradley A. Case

R. Kenyon Meyer (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., 1995). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: United States v. Gibson, 409 F.3d 325 (6th Cir. 2005); Kentucky Press Association, Inc. v. Kentucky, 355 F.Supp.2d 853 (E.D. Ky. 2005); Feinberg v. Townsend, 107 S.W.3d 910 (Ky.App. 2003); Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington v. Noble, 92 S.W.3d 724 (Ky. 2002); Commonwealth v. Tamme, 83 S.W.3d 465 (Ky. 2002); Computer Consulting & Network Design, Inc. v. International Business Machines Corp., 184 F.Supp.2d 618 (W.D. Ky. 2002); Beneficial Franchise Co., Inc. v. BankOne, N.A., 205 F.R.D. 212 (N.D. Ill. 2001); Cape Publications, Inc. v. Braden, 39 S.W.3d 823 (Ky. 2001). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; First Amendment/Media Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Competition; White Collar Criminal Law.Email: R. Kenyon Meyer

Philip M. Longmeyer (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board, National Moot Court Team, and Journal of Family Law. Author, "Look on the Bright Side: The Prospect of Modifying or Terminating Maintenance Obligations Upon the Homosexual Cohabitation of Your Former Spouse," 36 Brandeis Journal of Family Law 53, University of Louisville, 1997-1998. Recipient, Best Note Award. Dean's List. Recipient, Book Awards in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure I. Speaker, "Winning Ugly: Preparing and Trying Your First Case," Louisville Bar Association, 2004 and 2006. Speaker, "The Effects of Recent Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks on the Food Industry," Defense Research Institute, 2007. Volunteer, Legal Aid Society. Member: Louisville Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, CLE Committee; Participant, 2008 Leadership Academy); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, Trial Evidence Committee); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Elizabeth A. Sage v. Department of the Army, 2008 M.S.P.B. 68. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Philip M. Longmeyer

Edward T. Depp (Partner) born Owensboro, Kentucky, June 3, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Litigation; Regulatory Law; Utility Law.Email: Edward T. Depp

ASSOCIATES

Holly C. Wallace (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Goucher College (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (M.A., 1989); University of Louisville (J.D., 2000). Brandeis Honor Society. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Universal Telecom, Inc., 454 F.3d 559 (6th Cir. 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Regulatory Law; Litigation; Communications and Media; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Denise M. Everett (Associate) born Kingston, Rhode Island, October 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000. (Not admitted in Kentucky). Education: Rutgers College (B.A., Biochemistry, 1985; B.A., Experimental Psychology, 1985); Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2002). Member: Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Denise M. Everett

Jeremy S. Rogers (Associate) born Campbellsville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; 2004, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with honors, 1999); Boston College Law School (J.D., with honors, 2002). Member: Kentucky, Indiana State and Louisville Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Central Va. Community College v. Katz, 126 S. Ct. 990 (2006). Practice Areas: First Amendment Law; Media Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Jeremy S. Rogers

Lynsie Todd Gaddis (Associate) born Owensboro, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 2001); University of Kentucky Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Bad Faith; Labor and Employment; Trucking Litigation; Transportation Litigation.Email: Lynsie Todd Gaddis

James L. Adams (Associate) born Winchester, Kentucky, September 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1975); University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James L. Adams

Michael C. Merrick (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II, Western District of Kentucky. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael C. Merrick

Matthew J. Hallingstad (Associate) born Alexandria, Virginia, August 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin; 2008, Kentucky; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1995); Eastern Kentucky University (M.S., 2002); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude 2005). Registered Patent Attorney. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. [Officer, U.S. Army Reserve, 1995-2006]. Practice Areas: Communications and Media; Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Matthew J. Hallingstad

James N. Martin (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 20, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., magna cum laude, 2005); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Administrative Law; Insurance Defense.Email: James N. Martin

Stephen D. Thompson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1994; M.A., cum laude, 1996); Emory University (M.T.S., cum laude, 1998); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Greenbaum Scholar. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Media Law; Communications and Media.Email: Stephen D. Thompson

Emily W. Zahn (Associate) born Houston, Texas, June 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky. Education: Princeton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Languages: Mandarin (Conversational). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Emily W. Zahn

Anthony M. Zelli (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 26, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky. Education: Ball State University (B.A., Finance, 2002); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Brandeis Honor Society. Member, Constitutional Law Moot Court Team, 2008. Recipient, ALI-ABA Scholarship. Greenbaum, Doll & McDonald Scholar, 2006, 2007. Recipient: Stites and Harbison Leadership Award, 2008; ALI-ABA Leadership Award, 2008; Book Awards in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law II and Administrative Law. Editor in Chief, University of Louisville Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Criminal Law; Litigation.Email: Anthony M. Zelli

Jason M. Nemes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., Government and Sociology, 2001); Brandeis University School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2004). Jason M. Nemes is a member of the Litigation Department. He focuses his practice on general commercial and specialty litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Jason served as the director for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations.Email: Jason M. Nemes

Stephen J. Mattingly (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Kentucky. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005; M.A., summa cum laude, 2006); Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). University of Louisville Law Review, Senior Notes Editor. National Moot Court Competition, Best Brief, Southeast Regional, Regional Semi-Finalist. Book Awards (Torts I, Property I, Contracts I, Criminal Law, IP Law, Leroy Highbaugh Award for Highest Cumulative Grade in First-Year Property, Constitutional Law I and II, Basic Legal Skills). Brandeis Honor Society, Best Brief, First-Year Class. Charles M. Leibson Award; Edward M. Post Award; First-in-Class Award. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Media Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Stephen J. Mattingly

OF COUNSEL

Marvin J. Hirn (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, May 16, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1961); University of Michigan (J.D., 1963). Practice Areas: Litigation; General Corporate Law; Finance Law.Email: Marvin J. Hirn

Harry K. Herren (Of Counsel) born Corbin, Kentucky, November 9, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky. Education: Union College (B.A., 1966); University of Louisville (J.D., 1969). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Maritime Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability Law; Insurance Litigation.Email: Harry K. Herren

Kimberly K. Greene (Of Counsel) born Ashland, Kentucky, January 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Duke University (B.S., with honors, 1971); Queens College of the City University of New York (M.S., with high honors, 1974); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: First Amendment Media Law; Labor and Employment Law; Employment Litigation; National Labor Relations Act.Email: Kimberly K. Greene

Mary Ross Terry (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Products Liability; Labor and Employment.Email: Mary Ross Terry