MEMBERS OF FIRM
John S. Reed (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (A.B., 1971, Phi Beta Kappa); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisville (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1986; Treasurer, 1988, Secretary, 1989; Vice President, 1990; President-Elect, 1991; President, 1992), Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Antitrust; Intellectual Property; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law; Patent Litigation.Email: John S. Reed
Gary R. Weitkamp (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, March 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Corporate; Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Taxation Law.Email: Gary R. Weitkamp
Ivan J. Schell (Member) born New Albany, Indiana, June 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1976, Kentucky. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1974). Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Kentucky, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1969-1970]. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Estate Planning Law; Medical Practices.Email: Ivan J. Schell
Robert B. Vice (Member) born Mount Sterling, Kentucky, April 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1975; J.D.,1978); Oxford University, Exeter College, Oxford, England. Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Kentucky Law Journal, 1977-1978. Chairman, Louisville Metro Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission. Board of Directors: The Housing Partnership, Inc.; Louisville Downtown Management District. Member: Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance Law; Partnership Law; Real Estate Finance Law.Email: Robert B. Vice
Ridley M. Sandidge, Jr. (Member) born Owensboro, Kentucky, November 8, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1972); Chase Law School of Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1976). Executive Editor, Northern Kentucky Law Review, 1975-1976. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. (President, 1992-1993; DRI State Representative, 1997-2000); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Glenn R. Womack M.D. P.S.C. v. City of Flemingsburg, 102 S.W. 3rd 513 (Ky. App. 2003); Parker v. Henry A. Petter Supply Co., 165 S.W. 3rd 424 (Ky. App. 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Litigation; General Civil Practice.Email: Ridley M. Sandidge, Jr.
Jeffrey A. Hamilton (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 26, 1966; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1992, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1990). Member: Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Bankers Association (Member, Bank Counsel Division). Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Real Estate; E-commerce; Venture Capital Transactions; Public Finance; Secured Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Hamilton
Michael W. Oyler (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana and Kentucky. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Employment Law.Email: Michael W. Oyler
Alan D. Pauw (Member) born Riverside, California, August 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1979); University of Michigan (M.A., 1980); University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1984); Boston College (J.D., 1990). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax; General Corporate; Estate Planning; Physician Practices; Health Care.Email: Alan D. Pauw
David J. Hale (Member) born Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, June 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1989); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1992). Co-Author: Kentucky Chapter, Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide, Aspen 2007 ed., 2008 ed., 2009 ed. Assistant U.S. Attorney: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky, 1995-1999; Leadership Kentucky, 2002. Board of Directors, Louisville Urban League. Member, University of Kentucky College of Law Visiting Committee. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, American and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Appellate Practice; Government; Administrative Law.Email: David J. Hale
OF COUNSEL
Maria C. Doyle (Of Counsel) born Henderson, Kentucky, October 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 2000, Maine. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1994). Certified Public Accountant (Kentucky, 1994). Member: American Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Maria C. Doyle
Trevor L. Earl (Of Counsel) born Pocatello, Idaho, August 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1997, Kentucky and Indiana. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1991); William and Mary Law School (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Board of Contract Appeals, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1994-1996. Member: Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Contract Law; Administrative Law.Email: Trevor L. Earl
Kathleen O. McKune (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., with highest honors, 1985); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Alpha Delta. Harry S. Truman Scholar. Author: "National Mortgage Summary," American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Kentucky Chapter, 2003; "Other Third Party Agreements in Lending Transactions," 8th Annual Mortgage Financing Program, ABA Real Property and Probate Section Symposia, 2002; "SPE's: Who, What, Why, Where, When and How?" ABA Real Property and Probate Symposia, 2004. Panelist: "Terrorism Insurance," American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 2002; "Terrorism Insurance Update," American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 2003; "How to Invest in Real Estate," CREW Midwest Regional Conference, 2004; "Kentucky Chapter of Foreclosure Remedies in United States," American Bar Association Publication, 1995; "Commercial and Residential Real Estate Financing Documentation: The Paralegal's Role," Institute for Paralegal Education, August, 1998 and March, 2000; "Kentucky Lien Information System Goes 'Online'," Bar Briefs, October, 1998; "Limited Liability Companies: A View from a Real Estate Perspective," Louisville Bar Association, December, 1998. Member: Louisville (Chair, 1998 and Vice Chair, 1997, Real Estate Section), Kentucky (Chair, Real Property Section, 1995) and American (Member: Section on Real Property and Probate; Affordable Housing Committee) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Foreclosures and Workouts; Low Income Tax Credits; Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits; Commercial Law.
ASSOCIATES
Maxine E. Bizer (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1969; M.A.T., 1970); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Brandeis Honor Society. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American (Member, Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Estate Administration Law.Email: Maxine E. Bizer
James T. Crain, III (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 15, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with distinction, 1989; J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing.Email: James T. Crain, III
Daniel M. "Mac" Deegan (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 2002); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2005). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Daniel M. "Mac" Deegan