(Main Office)

Founded in 1982 by Ronald Sheffer, this defense firm represents clients throughout Kentucky and Indiana. The firm's primary activity is litigation. The strategically placed offices in Louisville and Owensboro allow our attorneys to serve clients in the most cost effective and personalized manner. Devoted to trying cases, the firm has attorneys who concentrate in specific areas of law or specialized industries. The firm's attorneys have particularly distinguished themselves in products liability, medical malpractice, toxic and mass torts and workers compensation cases. Health and hospital law and employment matters round out the firm's practice areas.

Statement of Practice

Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Automobile Personal Injury Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort and Toxic Tort Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Environmental, Healthcare and Hospital Law, General Civil Practice, Corporate, Workers Compensation, Administrative, Employee Discrimination, Asbestos Litigation, Mold and Fungus Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Alltria (Phillip Morris)
American Mining Insurance Company
American Physicians Capital, Inc.
Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc.
Cincinnati Insurance Companies
CNA Insurance Companies
Compensation Hospital Association Trust
Coverage Options Associates
CSX Transportation Company
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Inc.
The Medical Protective Company
Hartford Insurance Company
Hazard Coal Operators Assn.
Hobart Brothers, Inc.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance Authority
Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association
Kentucky State Police
Midwestern Insurance Alliance
Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Murray-Calloway County Hospital
National Council of Compensation Insurers
Ohio County Hospital
Omni Insurance Co.
Owensboro Mercy Health System
Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group, Inc.
RSKCo Insurance
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
St. Paul Insurance Co.
The BOC Group, Inc.
The Doctors Company
The Lincoln Electric Company
The Travelers Insurance Companies
Trover Clinic Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Regional Medical Center
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
Zurich Insurance Co.

Address

101 South Fifth Street
Louisville, KY 40202, (Jefferson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 502-582-1600
Telecopier: 502-582-1193

Website

http://www.shefferlawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Owensboro, Kentucky Office: Corporate Center, 401 Frederica Street, Building A, Suite 201. Telephone: 270-684-3700. Telecopier: 270-684-7356.

PARTNERS

Ronald G. Sheffer (Partner) born Henderson, Kentucky, September 21, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky; 1968, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Kentucky University (A.B., 1960); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. City Prosecutor, Henderson, Kentucky, 1969-1972. Member: Kentucky, Louisville and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Kentucky Defense Council, Inc. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1960-1964, active duty]. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ronald G. Sheffer

John A. Sheffer (Partner) born Fort Benning, Georgia, January 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University; Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1986); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member, National Trial Counsel, U.S. Welding Industry. Member: Daviess County, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Kentucky Defense Council, Inc. Practice Areas: Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Law; Health Law; Construction Law.Email: John A. Sheffer

ASSOCIATES

Allison Grant (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2003); University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity (2003-2006); Kentucky Justice Association (2007—); Member, Louisville-Jefferson Metro Police Merit Board (2008—); University of Louisville Government Association (Senator, 2005-2006). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations.Email: Allison Grant

Phillip L. Monhollen (Associate) born Harlan, Kentucky, November 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky. Education: Alice Lloyd College (B.A., History, 1995); Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1999). Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense.

Robyn Bell Stanton (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky; 2007, Indiana. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 2003); University of Louisville Brandies School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and Indiana State Bar Associations.Email: Robyn Bell Stanton

William K. Burnham (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; 2005, Indiana. Education: George Washington University (B.A., International Affairs, 2000); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.Email: William K. Burnham