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| | Address | | Meidinger Tower, 22nd Floor, 462 South Fourth Street | | Louisville, Kentucky 40202-3445 | | (Jefferson Co.) | | | |
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| Seiller Waterman LLC practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Business, Corporate, Real Estate, Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Copyright and Trademark, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Insurance Bad Faith, Product Liability, Domestic Relations, Family Law, Wills and Probate Law. | | Year Established: 1928 | Firm Profile:
Seiller Waterman LLC traces its origin to 1928 and offers a wide range of legal services in such areas as corporate; civil and criminal litigation; medical and professional liability; domestic relations; estate planning and probate; intellectual property; real estate; and bankruptcy and financial restructuring. The firm serves the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. | | Firm Size: 25 | Representative Clients:
B-Dry Systems of Louisville, Inc.; The Bandana Co., Inc.; Bluegrass Cardiology; Brown Ventures LLC; Cobalt Ventures LLC; Davis Jewelers; Fire King International, Inc.; The Flooring Gallery LLC; Gaunce Management Inc.; Glenview Acres Trustees; Golden Foods/Golden Brands LLC; Hillsdale Furniture LLC; Integrated Consulting Services, Inc.; Kenmark Group; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team; Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company; Louisville Bar Association; Louisville Bar Center; Love's Country Stores; M&K Interior Contractors, Inc.; The Marcus Corporation; McMahan Group Shopping Centers; Miller Transportation; Moe's Southwest Grill; Neil Huffman Automobile Group, Inc.; Old Brownsboro Crossing Development; Paramount Healthcare Management LLC; PNC Bank NA; Podiatric Physicians of Kentucky; Republic Bank & Trust Co.; Ruth's Chris Steak House; Schnell Contractors, Inc.; Select Medical (Ky. Counsel); Standard Country Club; St. Matthews Imports, Inc.; T+C Contracting, Inc.; Travel Authority; Westport Plaza Shopping Center. | | MEMBERS | | Bill V. Seiller (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 20, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1954); University of Illinois (J.D., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville, Kentucky (Senior Counselor) and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice; Municipal Attorneys League. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Land Use; Family Law. Email: Bill V. Seiller | | Joseph H. Cohen (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Louisville (B.S., Commerce, 1967; J.D., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member of Staff, Journal of Family Law, 1967, 1968. Editor, Louisville Lawyer, 1969, 1970. Counsel for the Louisville Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Center. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Son v. Coal Equity, 293 B.R. 392 (W.D. Ky. 2003), aff'd in part and rev. in part Son v. Coal Equity, 2004 U.S. App. Lexis 24106 (6th Cir. Ky.); Shockey Tours, Inc. v. Miller Transportation, Inc., 984 S.W.2d 95 (1998); Rieke v. City of Louisville, 827 S.W.2d 694 (Ky. 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate and Business Law; Construction Law; Business Litigation; Energy Law. Email: Joseph H. Cohen | | Carl D. Frederick (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, 1967); University of Louisville (J.D., 1972); National College of Advocacy, Harvard University (Advanced Course in Trial Advocacy, 1988). Lecturer: "Litigating the Orthopedic Implant Case with a Physician Defendant," ATLA National Convention, 1995; "Closed Head Injury: a Medico-legal Approach for Plaintiff & Defense - Preparing, Presenting and Winning the Plaintiff's Case," Lexington, KY 1-18-96, Louisville, KY 1-19-96; "Trying the Automobile Injury Case," National Business Institute, Louisville, KY, 12-10-96; "Medical Malpractice in Kentucky," Louisville Bar Association, 3-22-00. Adjunct Instructor, Trial Practice, University of Louisville School of Law. Editor, Kentucky Automobile Litigation Forms Manual, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1997. Editor/Author: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Legal and Medical Primer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2002. Author: "Medical Malpractice in Kentucky," M. Lee Smith Publishing (2000). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association (Member, Board of Governors); American Association for Justice. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Civil Business Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Carl D. Frederick | | Alan N. Linker (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western & Eastern Districts of Kentucky, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Accounting, with distinction, 1971); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Huber Winery v. Wilcher, 488 F.Supp.2d 592 (W.D.Ky.2006); Cherry Hill Vineyards, LLC v. Hudgins, 488 F.Supp.2d 601 (W.D.Ky. 2006); Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc.; 908 S.W.2d 104 (Ky. 1995); Camera Center, Inc. v. Revenue Cabinet, 34 S.W.3d 39 (Ky. 2000); Tile House, Inc. v. Cumberland Federal Sav. Bank, 942 S.W.2d 904 (Ky. 1997); Armco, Inc. v. Revenue Cabinet, 748 S.W.2d 372 (1988); Alcohol Beverage Control Board v. Taylor Drug Stores, 635 S.W.2d 319 (Ky. 1982); Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc., 807 S.W.2d 476 (Ky. 1991); Jewish Hospital v. Stewart Mechanical, 628 F.2d 971 (6th Cir. 1980). Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Estate and Gift Planning; Business Litigation. Email: Alan N. Linker | | Pamela M. Greenwell (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky; 1977, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1972); University of Louisville (J.D., 1975). Senior Divisional Attorney for Pepsico-Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), 1983-1994. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Business Acquisitions and Dispositions. Email: Pamela M. Greenwell | | David M. Cantor (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; 1989, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Indiana. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1974); University of Louisville (J.D., 1977). Co-Author: "Bankruptcy Law Update in Kentucky," National Business Institute, Inc., 1987; "Basic Bankruptcy in Kentucky," National Business Institute, Inc., 1988 and 1989; "Bankruptcy Essentials '92," University of Kentucky, 1992; "Nuts and Bolts of Chapter 13," Louisville Bar Association, 1994; "Local Bankruptcy Practice: Surviving in the Jungles of Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana," Louisville Bar Association, 1994; "Chapter 13 Practice," University of Kentucky, 1996; "Bankruptcy Issues: Chapter 13 and Appellate Panels," Kentucky Bar Association, 1997; "Small Business Cases under the BAPCPA," University of Kentucky. Adjunct Professor, Debtor/Creditor Law, University of Louisville Law School, 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001. Member, Sixth Circuit Merit Selection Panel, Western District of Kentucky, 1998-1999. Member: Louisville (Member, Bankruptcy Section), Kentucky (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section) and Federal (Member, Bankruptcy Section) Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Reported Cases: In Re Boddy, 950 F.2d 334; In Re H. J. Scheirich Co., 982 F.2d 945; In Re Tri-City Turf Club, Inc., 203 B.R. 617 (Bkrptcy. E.D.Ky. 1996); In Re Smith 238 B.R. 664 (Bkrptcy. W.D.Ky. 1999); Lichtenstein v. Barbanel, 2005 W.L. 3479656 (6th Cir. 2005); Parker v. Brock, 2005 W.L. 2367610 (E.D.Ky. 2005); In Re Craig, 334 B.R. 572 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2005); In Re Davis, 334 B.R. 874 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2005); In Re Lichtenstein, 2005 W.L. 1656924 (Bkrtcy. W.D. Ky. 2005); In Re Business Intelligent Systems, LLC, 325 B.R. 575 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2005); In Re Mickler, 324 B.R. 305 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2005); In Re Miller, 325 B.R. 178 (Bkrtcy. W.D.Ky. 2005). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Commercial Transactions. Email: David M. Cantor | | Kyle Anne Citrynell (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Recipient, A.B. Duke Scholarship. Author: "Federal Communications Commission," West's Federal Practice Manual, Vol. 3 (Rev. 2d Ed.); "Copyright Law," West's Federal Practice Manual, Vol. 4 (Supp. 1986). Co-Author: "A Dilemma in Sponsor Liability: Trademark v. Tort," The Business Suit, 2002; "Copyrighting Culture," Louisville Lawyer, Spring 1984. Program Speaker: University of Louisville Independent Study Instructor, The Law and The Arts, Spring Semester, 1981; CLE Program Speaker, Copyright, Louisville Bar Association, 1984, 2000, 2003; "Trade Secrets: Recognizing and Avoiding 'Abandoning' Disclosures," Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, 1998; Cooperation to Complete - Cross Border Solutions to Borderless Commerce," Internet and E-Commerce Conference, Association Compagnia Delle Opere Saronno, 2000; "Introduction to Copyright Law and Lexicon," Lorman Education Services, 2001; "Jurisdiction, Declaratory Actions and the Fine Art of Forum Shopping," Defense Research Institute, 2002. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Legal Netlink Alliance. Reported Cases: Johnson v. Kentucky Youth Research Center, Inc., 682 S.W.2d 799. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Copyrights; Trademarks; Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition; Art Law; Entertainment; Media and Publishing Law; Products Liability; Business Torts; Corporate; Commercial Law. Email: Kyle Anne Citrynell | | Robert V. Waterman (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, February 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1977); University of Louisville (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Revenue Cabinet Com. v. Armco, Inc., 838 S.W.2d 396 (Ky. App. 1992); Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc., 807 S.W.2d 476 (Ky. 1991); Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc., 908 S.W.2d 104 (Ky. 1995); U.S. v. Wood, 658 F. Supp. 1561 (W.D.Ky. 1987). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate and Leasing; Health Care. Email: Robert V. Waterman | | Neil C. Bordy (Member) born Scottsbluff, Nebraska, March 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1981) Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisville (Former Chairman, Bankruptcy Section), Kentucky and Federal Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Trust Law. Email: Neil C. Bordy | | Glenn A. Cohen (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; 1985, U.S Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1980); Emory University (J.D., 1983). Member: Louisville (Member, Committee on Judicial Integrity and Independence), Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys. Reported Cases: Nelson Insurance Agency v. Famex, 706 S.W.2d 838; Calvert v. MSD, 805 S.W.2d 133; Lumpkins v. City of Louisville, KY, 157 S.W.3d 601 (2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Trial Practice; Securities Litigation; Banking Litigation; Banks and Banking; Employment Law; Personal Injury. Email: Glenn A. Cohen | | Paul J. Hershberg (Member) born Champaign, Illinois, October 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Boston College (J.D., 1996). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Lowenbraun, 453 F.3d 314 (6th Cir. 2006); Foster v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 189 S.W.3d 553 (Ky. 2006); Stratton v. Com., 182 S.W.3d 516 (Ky. 2005); Brown v. Indiana Insurance Co., 184 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2005); Lumpkins v. City of Louisville, Ky., 157 S.W.3d 601 (2005); In re Commonwealth Institutional Securities, Inc., 394 F.3d 401 (6th Cir. 2005), L.B. III v. Housing Authority of Louisville, 345 F.Supp.2d 725 (W.D.Ky. 2004); Louisville Metro Housing Authority v. Burns, 198 S.W.3d 147 (Ky. App. 2005) and 500 Associates, Inc. v. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet, 204 S.W.3d 121 (Ky. App. 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Civil Appellate Practice. Email: Paul J. Hershberg | | Anuj G. Rastogi (Member) born Chandigarh, India, December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Xavier University (B.S.B.A., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Languages: Hindi. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Estate Planning and Administration; Corporate Transactions; Immigration Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Anuj G. Rastogi | | Michael T. Hymson (Member) born Evansville, Indiana, October 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; 1979, Texas; 1994, U.S. Tax Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Louisville (B.S.C., 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Executive Editor, University of Louisville Law Review, 1977. The Brandeis Society. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1981, Kentucky, 1983. Member: Louisville (Co-Chair, Taxation Section, 1992) and Kentucky Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Armco, Inc. v. Revenue Cabinet, 748 S.W.2d 372 (1988). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Estate Administration; Taxation; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law. Email: Michael T. Hymson | | ASSOCIATES | | Lynn M. Watson (Senior Associate) born Pontiac, Michigan, December 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1986); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, Criminal Appellate Division. 1989-1990. Vice President, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Student Division, 1988-1989. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Lynn M. Watson | | Christopher A. Bates (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, December 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.H.S., 1995); University of Louisville (J.D., 1998). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Criminal Defense; Intellectual Property. Email: Christopher A. Bates | | Cynthia L. Effinger (Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut, November 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1994); University of Louisville (J.D., 1998). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Cynthia L. Effinger | | Theodore W. Walton (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky; 2003, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1994); University of Louisville School of Law ( J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Theodore W. Walton | | Sean E. Mumaw (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2003, Indiana. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1995); University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Planning; Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Administration; Trust Administration. Email: Sean E. Mumaw | | Gordon C. Rose (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.A, 1995); Brandeis School of Law at University of Louisville (J.D, cum laude, 2000). Recipient, Corpus Juris Secondum Award in Property. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Land Use; Business Transactions. Email: Gordon C. Rose | | C. Shawn Fox (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 2, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., Economics, 1998); University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Co-Author, "A Dilemma in Sponsor Liability: Trademark v. Tort," The Business Suit, 2002. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: C. Shawn Fox | | Louis Paz Winner (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1997); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2000). Member: Louisville (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Young Lawyers, 2002) Kentucky (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Young Lawyers) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Divorce; Family Law; Child Custody; Alimony; Paternity; Business Valuation; Child Support; Adoption Law; Post Divorce Modification; Parental Rights. Email: Louis Paz Winner | | OF COUNSEL | | Irwin G. Waterman (Of Counsel) born Greenwood, Mississippi, October 25, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Mississippi, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1942; LL.B., 1948); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1949). Member, Mississippi Law Review, 1947-1948. Author: "Aspects of the Bad Debt-Loss Dichotomy", Tax Law Review, Nov. 1962. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Revenue Cabinet v. Armco, Inc., 838 S.W.2d 396 (Ky. 1992); Armco, Inc. v. Revenue Cabinet, 748 S.W.2d 372 (1988); Alcohol Beverage Control Board v. Taylor Drug Stores, 635 S.W.2d 319 (Ky. 1982); Jewish Hospital v. Stewart Mechanical, 628 F.2d 971 (6th Cir. 1980); Commonwealth Dept. of Highways v. Congregation Anshei S'Ford, 390 S.W.2d 454 (Ky. 1965). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Estate Planning and Estate Administration. Email: Irwin G. Waterman | | Robert S. Frey (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, February 25, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Illinois; 1964, Ohio; 1971, Kentucky. Education: Albion College (B.A., cum laude, 1952); University of Michigan (J.D., 1955). Regent Scholar. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Indiana University Southeast, 1991-1994. Member: Louisville, Illinois State, Ohio State, Kentucky and American (Member, Real Estate Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Robert S. Frey |
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