|   | | Law Firm in Louisville, Kentucky | | A Professional Limited Liability Company |
| | Address | | One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 1800, 401 West Main Street | | Louisville, Kentucky 40202 | | (Jefferson Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Sewell, O'Brien & Neal, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Personal Injury and Insurance Defense, Workers' Compensation, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Commercial Litigation and Civil Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Sewell, O'Brien & Neal, PLLC has an extensive practice in all aspects of insurance and personal injury defense, workers' compensation, commercial litigation and employment and disability-related discrimination litigation. Our attorneys are active members of the Kentucky or Indiana bars and practice regularly throughout these states. Our mission is to provide the highest quality legal services for the defense with impeccable integrity. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Auto Owners Insurance; Capitol Indemnity Insurance; Gulf Insurance; Lincoln General Insurance; Sedgwick CMS; St. Paul/Travelers Insurance; Unitrin; USF Holland. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS | | Peter J. Sewell (Member) born Washington, D.C., June 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1981, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Indiana. Education: Wittenberg University and University of Kentucky (B.A., 1976); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1980). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Automobile Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; Private Security Litigation; Products Liability; Elevator Liability; Food Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Products Liability Defense; Recreational Products Liability. Email: Peter J. Sewell | | Kenneth P. O'Brien (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, May 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Journal of Law and Education, 1991-1992. Staff Attorney, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1992-1993. Member: Kentucky and American (Member, Sections on: Young Lawyers, Litigation; Law Practice Management; General Practice, Solo and Small Firm) Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Carman v. Dunaway Timber Co., Inc., 1997 WL86135 (KY); Knott County Nursing Home v. Wallen, 74 S.W. 3d 706 (KY. 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Copyright Infringement; General Liability Defense; Construction Accidents; Construction and Design Law; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Automobile Liability Defense; Federal Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense. Email: Kenneth P. O'Brien | | Michael P. Neal (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1997, Indiana. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1990). Member, Journal of Mineral Law and Policy. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Federal Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Subrogation; Workers Compensation Mediation; Employment Defense; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Michael P. Neal | | ASSOCIATES | | Catherine M. Sewell (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 14, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with honors, 1976; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Kentucky Law Journal. Author, "The Hyde Amendment," Kentucky Law Journal, 1980-1981. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense. | | Thomas N. Peters (Associate) born Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1959; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1982); Western Washington University (M.S., 1984); University of Illinois (Ph.D., 1992); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2002). Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 2000-2002. Recipient: Outstanding Dissertation Award, National Communication Association, 1992; Brown, Todd, Heyburn Scholar, University of Kentucky Law School, 1999-2002. Assistant Professor, Communication, University of Louisville, 1989-1999. Author, "Religion, Establishment, and the Northwest Ordinance: A Closer Look at an Accomodationist Argument," 89 K.L.J. 743 (2001). Associate, Frost Brown Todd LLC, 2002-2005. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; General Liability Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Federal Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Products Liability Defense; Construction Defects. Email: Thomas N. Peters | | Erin C. Logsdon (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; 2004, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Louisville (J.D., 2003). Staff Member, Journal of Law and Education. Author, "'No Child Left Behind' and the Promotion of Single-Sex Public Education: Shattering the Glass Ceilings Perpetuated by Coeducation," Journal of Law and Education, April 2003. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Erin C. Logsdon | | Derek P. O'Bryan (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., Biology, 1993); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; American Inn of Court (Brandeis Chapter). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Derek P. O'Bryan |
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