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Address
401 W. Main Street, Suite 1000
Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (Jefferson Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.5
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeTort and Insurance Law, Nursing Home Litigation, Long Term Health Litigation, Healthcare Litigation, Trucking Litigation, Transportation Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, General Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation
American Indemnity Group
Arrowpoint Capital
CHUBB Group of Insurance Companies
General Star Management
Great West Casualty Insurance Company
Harborside Healthcare
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Group of Companies
The Progressive Companies
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Kroger Coporation
RLI/Mt. Hawley Insurance Companies
Safe Auto Insurance Company
SeniorCare
Sun Healthcare
SunBridge Healthcare Corporation.
Address401 W. Main Street, Suite 1000
Louisville, KY 40202, (Jefferson Co.)
PhonePhone: 502-618-5700
Fax: 502-618-5701
Website
http://www.gsmblaw.com
Robert Y. Gwin (Member) born Owensboro, Kentucky, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky. Education: Kentucky Wesleyan College; Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1978); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author: "The Death Penalty: Cruel and Unusual Punishment When Imposed Upon Juveniles," Kentucky Bench & Bar, April 1981; "Summary Jury Trial: An Explanation and Analysis," Kentucky Bench & Bar, Winter 1987-1988, reprinted in Surrogate Juries, Abbott, Walter F., 1990. Co-Author: "Recognizing and Minimizing Franchiser Liability," Convenience Store News, October/November 1992; "How To Stay Out Of Court," Business Bulletin, August 1997; "Jury Selection from Outside of the Box," For The Defense, March, 2001. Co-Editor: Business Torts Litigation, Second Edition, ABA Publishing, 2005. Speaker: "Mini Trial Demonstration," 1987 Annual Bar and Judicial Conference, Kentucky Bar Association, June 13, 1987; "Use of Expert Witnesses in Employment Cases," The Labor and Employment Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association, March 16, 1989; "Federal removal Jurisdiction," Federal Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association, Kentucky Chapter, June 18, 1991; "If They Sue," Contending with Today's Key Employment Issues in Kentucky, The Cambridge Institute, October 4, 1991; "Trying an Employment Case to a Jury," SMU Multi-State Labor and Employment Law Seminar, May 11-14, 1994; "The Law of Franchising," Greater Louisville Small Business Development Center Franchise Showcase, October 17, 2001; "Litigation Forecast: Flying Under the Radar and Weathering the Storm," 2004 Food Claims and Litigation Conference, February 24-26, 2004; "How to Stop Discovery Abuses and Safeguarding Against the Fishing Expedition," 2005 Food Claims and Litigation Conference, February 15-17, 2005. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 165 F.3d 26 (6th Cir. 1998); Thompson v. The Budd Company, 142 F.3d 436 (6th Cir. 1998); In re Convenient Food Mart No.144, Inc., 968 F.2d 592 (6th Cir. 1992); Compressed Gas Corporation v. United States Steel Corporation, 857 F.2d 346 (6th Cir. 1988). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Entertainment Law; Nursing Home Litigation; Long Term Care Litigation.
Robert L. Steinmetz (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky and Indiana; 1988, Texas. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., with honors, 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Journal of Family Law, 1982-1983. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith Litigation; Personal Injury; ERISA Litigation.
W. Bruce Baird, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Kentucky. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1982); University of Louisville (J.D., 1987). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Long Term Care Litigation; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Mass and Serial Tort Litigation; Complex Insurance Defense.
William T. Donnell (Member) born Rockledge, Florida, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 2001, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with high honors, 1990); University of Kentucky (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Contributing Author: "Truck Accident Litigation from Start to Finish". Member: Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Transportation Law Committee). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Litigation; Trucking Litigation; Transportation Litigation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Bad Faith.
Christopher M. Mussler (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1994); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: Christopher M. Mussler
Tracey Clemmons Smith (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 6, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2003, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Managing Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Products Liability Defense; Tort Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Trucking Litigation; Transportation Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Long Term Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice.
ASSOCIATESMarcia Pearson Stafford (Associate) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, April 2, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky. Education: Franklin College of Indiana (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of North Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Senior Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. Member, Kenneth Broun National Trial Team. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Long Term Litigation.
Michael F. Sutton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1997; M.S., 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Golden Key. Recipient: Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Legal Academic Performance; CALI Legal Excellence Awards in Negotiable Instruments, Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, and Communications Law. Editorial Staff, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2002-2004. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Intellectual Property.
M. Trent Spurlock (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, January 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.S., 1997); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2000). Editor, Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law, 1999-2000. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.
Rebecca S. Schafer (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota, April 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: College of St. Benedict (B.A., 2002); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2007). Formerly with Frost Brown Todd, LLC. Member: Louisville, Minnesota State, Kentucky and American (Advisory Panel, 2008) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Premises Liability Litigation; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Motor Vehicle Liability Litigation.Email: Rebecca S. Schafer
Jared L. Downs (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., Economics, 2001); Northern Kentucky University - Salmon D. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2007). Dean's List. William J. Morrissey Scholar. Lester Auer Jaffe Memorial Fund Scholar. Recipient: John Jay O-Hara Award; John T. Tomlin Award. Author: "Johnston v. Tampa Bay Sports Authority: Does the NFL's Pat-down Policy Constitute an Illegal Use of the Hands?" Northern Kentucky Law Review, General Law Issue, Volume 34, Spring 2007. Formerly with Commonwealth's Attorneys Office, 30th Judicial District, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation Defense.Email: Jared L. Downs
Sara C. Davis (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, 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., 2000); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Executive Board. Member: Louisville (Member, Young Lawyers Section, 2006-2008), Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(50%); Medical Malpractice Defense(50%).Email: Sara C. Davis
OF COUNSELWilliam Douglas Kemper (Of Counsel) born Lagrange, Kentucky, October 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., 1986); Indiana University (M.P.A., 1988); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1993). Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board. Recipient, Faculty Cup, Most Outstanding Graduate, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1993. SBA President, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1992. Student Body President, University of Louisville, 1986. Paralegal Instructor, Bellarmine University, 1998-2000. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Fraud Defense; Criminal Law.
John F. Carroll, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Elmhurst, Illinois, March 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky and West Virginia; 1990, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1979); Akron University Law School (J.D., 1983). [Lt., JAGC, U.S.N.R., Active, 1983-1987]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Banking Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Condemnation Law; Real Estate Litigation; Criminal Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.
Maureen P. Taylor (Of Counsel) born Aurora, Illinois, May 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky; 1997, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1963; J.D., 1989); Michigan State University (M.A., 1964); Western Michigan University (Ed.D., 1978). Pi Lambda Theta; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, National Merit Scholarship, University of Michigan. Executive Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1988-1989. Editor, ohioconstructionlaw.com, 2000-2007. Member: Columbus Bar Association (Chair, Professionalism Committee). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Commercial Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Maureen P. Taylor
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