Managing Partner at the firm Moore, Malone & Safreed
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Motor Vehicle Wrecks
Admitted
1974, Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville,, J.D., 1974
College
Transylvania University and Pikeville College, B.S., 1971
Membership
Daviess County (President, 2000), Kentucky (Board of Governors, 2001-2006) and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association (formerly Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys) (Treasurer, 2000, Secretary, 2001, Vice President, 2002, President-Elect, 2003, President, 2004); American Association of Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America). Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1982. American Board of Trial Advocates, Advocate, 1990 (President, Kentucky Chapter, 1994).
Biography
Recipient: Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, 2003; Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyers Award, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Lawyers Category, 2002-2007. Author: "Punitive Damages In Wrongful Death Actions: Is KRS 411.184 Constitutional?" Vol. 54, No. 3, Kentucky Bench and Bar, Summer 1990. Lecturer: "Voir Dire, Damages, Closing Arguments," Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1985; "Trial Advocacy," Annual Intensive Course Instructor, University of Kentucky, 1986; "Preparing Your Doctor Witness," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1989; "Opening Statements," Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1990; "Plaintiff and Wife: Loss of Consortium," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Evidence Seminar, 1991; "Ethics of Witness Preparation and Management," Kentucky Bar Association Midyear Convention, NYC, December 1992; "Practical Considerations of Trying the Civil Case: Plan of Action, Lining Up Witnesses and Checking Out Your Jury," Kentucky Bar Association Practical Skills Institute, 1992; "Predictive Hazard Analysis," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Products Liability Seminar, 1993; "Structured Settlements," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Break Seminar, 1993; "Automobile Accidents," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Break Seminar, 1994; "Products Liability," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Break Seminar, 1995; "Beyond the Rules: Traditions of Professionalism and Civility," Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1998; "The Attorney's Duty to the Court: Rules & Relationships," Kentucky Bar Association New Lawyers Program, 1999; "Systematic Approach to Case Preparation," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Major Trial Practice Seminar, 1999; "Daubert/Rule 35 & Dealing the IMEs," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, On-Line Seminar, 2001; "The Use of Grief Experts," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Maximizing Recovery for Your Client Seminar, 2001; "The Chief Justice's Jury Summit," Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, June 2001; "Witnesses: They're Pretty Important, But What Can You Do?", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys Trial Tips From The Masters, 2001; "Case Selection: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff," Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys All Stars: Master of Trial Advocacy, June 2002; "Tort Reform & Medical Malpractice; Is There a Crisis in the Courts?" Ohio Northern University, February 2, 2005: Tort Reform v. The Civil Jury Tort System; Kentucky Supreme Court Special Judge, May 1991, Osborne v. Pepsi-Cola, Ky., 816 S.W.2d 643 (1991); Uninsured Employers' Fund v. Brewster, Ky., 818 S.W.2d 602 (1991); Civil Trial Practice, Process, Venue and Jurisdiction, Instructions and Appellate Practice, Kentucky District Bar Meeting, 1984; Voir Dire, Damages Closing Arguments, Kentucky Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1985. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 1996 (Chair, Kentucky State Committee, 2003- 2005).
Reported Cases
Adkins v. Adkins, Ky.App., 574 S.W.2d 898, 1978; Riverside Ins. Co. v. McDowell, Ky.App., 576 S.W.2d 268, 1979; Woosnam v. Woosnam, Ky.App., 587 S.W.2d 262, 1979; Lomayestewa v. Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Ky., 589 S.W.2d 885, 1979; Green River District Health Department v. Wigginton, Ky., 764 S.W.2d 475, 1989; Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Taylor, 172 S.W.3d 786, (KY 2005).
Special Agencies
Judicial Form Retirement System, Board of Trustees, Investment Committee Chairman 2000; Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice's Jury Study Commission (2001-2002); Murray State University Regional Stewardship and Outreach Advisory Council, 2007; Northwest Kentucky Forward Board of Directors 2005; Judicial Nominating Commission for 5th Judicial Circuit/District (2005); Merit Selection Panel (reappointment of Magistrate Judge) for U.S. District Court (2005); Delegate to the Democratic National Convention (2000); Union County Economic Development Committee, Board of Directors 2000 ; River Park Center Foundation Board of Trustees (1998-2006); Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the U.S. District Court (1998); Honorary member of the Board of Directors of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art (2006).
Born
Shelby Gap, Kentucky, August 29, 1948
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