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Middleton Reutlinger, P.S.C. maintains a national practice while priding itself on personal working relationships with its clients. Maintaining its status as a medium sized law firm for more than 150 years, the Middleton Reutlinger's philosophy has been to provide a broad range of legal services for a diverse client base. Middleton Reutlinger's goal is to provide accessible service in an efficient manner.

Statement of Practice

Corporation and General Civil Practice, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Litigation, Insurance, Banking, Bankruptcy, Energy, Utility, Real Estate, Education, Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law, Probate and Estate Planning and Insurance Defense.

Representative Clients:

EDUCATION: Anchorage Independent Board of Education
Jefferson County Board of Education, Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust
Oldham County Board of Education. FINANCIAL: National City Bank of Kentucky
Republic Bank and Trust. INSURANCE: American International Group, Inc.
Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co.
Gallagher Bassett Services
CNA Insurance Co. MANUFACTURING: American Air Filter Company, Inc.
British American Tobacco P.L.C.
DESA, LLC
Genlyte Group LLC
Rexam Closures & Containers
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Cardinal Aluminum
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
Vermont American Corp. REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT: Fenley Real Estate
The Cordish Company
Olympia Homes, LLC. SERVICE: Bridgeman Foods, Inc.
Papa John's International, Inc.
J & L Marketing, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
Blue Equity, LLC. UTILITY, ENERGY and TRANSPORTATION: Louisville Water Company.

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Accepts Major Credit Cards

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• American Express

Address

2500 Brown and Williamson Tower
Louisville, KY 40202-3410, (Jefferson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 502-584-1135
Fax: 502-561-0442

Website

http://www.middreut.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(East) Louisville, Kentucky Office: 4965 Highway 42, Suite 2800, 40222. Telephone: 502-584-1135.

Jeffersonville, Indiana Office: 530 East Court Avenue, 47130. Telephone: 812-282-1132. Fax: 812-282-3188.

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Jonathan A. Dyar (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky. Education: Bellarmine College (B.S., 1985); University of Louisville (J.D., 1999). Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1999-2003. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1989-1995]. Reported Cases: Patricia Hearn & James Hearn v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 80 S.W. 3d 432 (2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Jonathan A. Dyar

Brian P. McGraw (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2004, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1999); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002; LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2003). Member: Louisville, Chicago, Illinois State and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Brian P. McGraw

Chad D. Bruggeman (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with distinction, 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2005). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Prosecution.Email: Chad D. Bruggeman

Kevin L. Chlarson (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, November 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, Kentucky. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1994); University of Iowa (Ph.D., 2000); University of Arizona (J.D., 2003). Author: "Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams and the Unresolved Questions of Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements," Employment and Labor Law Section Newsletter, Arizona Bar Association, October 2002. Member: Louisville, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Kentucky, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Kevin L. Chlarson

Eric L. Killmeier (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; 2007, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville - Speed Scientific School (B.S.M.E., with honors, 1999; M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, 1999); University of Louisville - Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Executive Editor, Brandeis Law Journal, vol. 43; Member, Brandeis Law Journal, vol. 42. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Virginia State Bar Associations, American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Eric L. Killmeier

Tara J. Clayton (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2005, Indiana; 2006, Ohio, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member, Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Long Term Care Negligence; Nursing Home Litigation; Health Care Litigation.Email: Tara J. Clayton

Laura B. Grubbs (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: University of Evansville (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Defense Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Laura B. Grubbs

Scott W. Higdon (Associate) born Lebanon, Kentucky, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 2005); University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law AssociationEmail: Scott W. Higdon

John M. Matter (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, February 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2009, Kentucky. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1997); University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., 2001; M.B.A., 2001). Master of Global Management from Thunderbird, 2008. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: John M. Matter

Nicole S. Elver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin; 2008, Kentucky. Education: Gustavus Adolphus College (B.A., 1997); Marquette University (J.D., 2001). Member: Wisconsin, Kentucky and Louisville Bar Associations. Special Agencies: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Nicole S. Elver

Elizabeth Golden Powell (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Georgetown College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Elizabeth Golden Powell

OF COUNSEL

O. Grant Bruton (Of Counsel) born Mexico City, Mexico, March 6, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Kentucky. Education: Lawrenceville Preparatory School; Christ's Hospital School, England; Princeton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Partin v. USAA Ins., Ky., 379 S.W.2d 741 (1964); Standard Oil Co. v. Commonwealth Dept. of Highways, Ky., 414 S.W.2d 570 (1966); Louisville Gas and Electric Company v. Koenig, Ky., 438 S.W.2d 791 (1968); MSS Enterprises, Inc. v. Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Ky., 445 S.W.2d 425 (1969); Haddad, Admr. v. Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Ky., 449 S.W.2d 916 (1969); Buttorff v. United Electronic Labs, Ky., 459 S.W.2d 581 (1970); Continental Ins. Co. v. Hancock, Ky. 507 S.W.2d 146 (1973); Super X Drugs v. Rice, Ky. App., 554 S.W.2d 903 (1977); Farris v. Sears Roebuck & Co., 455 F.Supp. 162 (D. C. Ky.) (1978); Kentucky Milk Marketing, etc. v. Kroger Co., Ky. 691 S.W.2d 893 (1985); Oliver v. Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Ky. App. 732 S.W.2d 509 (1987); Hanson v. American National Bank & Trust Co., Ky., 844 S.W.2d 408 (1992); 3029, 125L Ed. 2d 717, on remand 865 S.W. 2d 302 (1993). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Commercial Trial and Appellate Practice.Email: O. Grant Bruton

J. Paul Keith, III (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Kentucky. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1966); University of Louisville (J.D., 1970). Clerk for Hon. Henry Brooks, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1970-1972. Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, 1971-1979. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Estates Law.Email: J. Paul Keith, III

Charles G. Lamb (Of Counsel) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 15, 1935; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky; 1968, registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S.Ch.E., 1957); University of Louisville (J.D., 1967). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Patent Law; Trademark Law; Intellectual Property Law; Licensing Law.

Ian Y. Henderson (Of Counsel) born Oakland, California, December 24, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia and Kentucky. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1957); University of Paris, Paris France; University of Virginia (LL.B., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Lt., USNR, 1957-1960]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estates; Trust Law; Contract Law.

Dana Lucas Collins (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1989); University of Louisville (J.D., 1992). Judicial Clerk, Justice Charles M. Leibson, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Member: Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys, NSBA Council of School Attorneys. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Dana Lucas Collins

Charles I. Sherman (Of Counsel) born Hartford, Connecticut, June 9, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Connecticut; 1981, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Kentucky). Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.Met.E., 1961); Georgetown University; New York University (J.D., 1965). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Director of Practice Management, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY, 1988-1991. General Patent and Trademark Counsel and Assistant Vice President, Wickes Companies, Inc., New York, NY, 1985-1988. Assistant Chief Patent and Trademark Counsel, Gulf & Western, Inc., New York, NY, 1971-1985. Partner, St. Onge, Cahill & Mayers, Stamford, CT, 1965-1971. Patent Examiner, United States Patent Office, Washington, DC, 1961-1964. Member: Louisville, Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations; Association of Corporate Patent Counsel. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Charles I. Sherman

Donald H. Vish (Of Counsel) born Fort Benning, Georgia, January 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Kentucky; 1972, Florida. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., English, 1968); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Contributing Editor and Contributing Author, Coal Law & Regulation, Matthew Bender, 1983. Editor and Contributing Author, Kentucky Elections Laws, University of Kentucky, 1995. Adjunct Associate Professor, Mineral Law, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1979-1984. City Judge, Northfield, Kentucky, 1974-1976. Appointed Associate Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1989-1991. Appointed by Governor, Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, 1991-1994. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Law Institute; American Bar Foundation (Life Member, D.C. Chapter); Eastern Mineral Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Nonprofit Corporations.Email: Donald H. Vish

Gregory A. Compton (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, October 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Kentucky; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky; 2003, Florida and Ohio. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1982; B.S., Accounting, 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1985). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Finance; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Loans.Email: Gregory A. Compton

Christopher M. George (Of Counsel) born Huntington, West Virginia, October 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1982); University of Louisville (J.D., 1985). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Equine Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Finance; Commercial Lending; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Christopher M. George

Robert H. Compton (Of Counsel) born Milford, Ohio, September 26, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, Ohio; 1971, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S.M.E., 1957); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1963). Member: Louisville, Lawrence County, Boyd County, Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Corporate Law.

Gregory E. Mayes (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1983). Sigma Delta Kappa. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Government Affairs; Banking.Email: Gregory E. Mayes

Lisa Brones Huber (Attorney and Director of Client Relations) born Albert Lea, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Journalism and English, 1989); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Media Law.Email: Lisa Brones Huber

William A. Hoback (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Louisville (B.S.C., 1977; J.D., 1980). Jefferson District Public Defender, 1981-1988. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Education Law.Email: William A. Hoback

Lee K. Garlove (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 12, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Kentucky; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1993); University of Louisville (M.Ed., Sport Administration, 1994). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Lee K. Garlove

Jann B. Logsdon (Of Counsel) born Evanston, Illinois, December 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; 1986, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.S.N., 1972); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.S.N., 1975); University of Louisville (J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Journal of Family Law. Registered Nurse, North Carolina, 1972 and Kentucky, 1974. Author: "Hospital Liability for Health Care Services Rendered by Physicians and Other Health Care Providers," Kentucky Health Law, 1991; "Investigation and Discovery," 8 Kentucky Hospitals 4, pp. 10-17, 1991; "Liability From a Lack of Restraint," 8 Kentucky Hospitals 2, pp. 19- 21, 1991; note, "Toward a Uniform Child Restraint Law," 21 Journal of Family Law 301, 1982. Co-Author: "The Development of an Academic Grievance Procedure," 27 Nursing Outlook, 1979; Kentucky Health Law, Second Edition, Ch. 8, " Health Care Institution Liability for Services Rendered by Physicians and Other Health Care Personnel," 1995. Assistant Clinical Professor, Legal Issues in Health Care, University of Louisville School of Nursing. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Medical-Legal Law, University of Louisville School of Law. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Wood v. Wyeth, Division of American Home Products, 82 S.W.3d 849 (Ky. 2002); Smith v. Vilvarajah, 57 S.W.3d 839 (Ky. App. 2000); Sisters of Charity Health Systems, Inc. v. Raikes, 984 S.W.2d 464 (Ky. 1998); Avery v. Knopf, 807 S.W.2d 55 (1991); Humana of Kentucky, Inc. V. Seitz, 796 S.W.2d 1 (1990); Floyd v. Humana of Virginia, Inc., 787 S.W.2d 267 (1989). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability Litigation; Hospital Law; Health Law; Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense.Email: Jann B. Logsdon