Bonnie M. Brown

Recipient: Certificate of Recognition, Jefferson County Family Court, 1995; Revell Family Law Practitioner Award 2011; Louisville Bar Association; Davis Bar Service Award, 2016; Kentucky Bar Association. Selected Publications: Editor, Kentucky Appellate Handbook, Kentucky Bar Foundation, Banks-Baldwin, 1985. "The Ripping Effect: How the Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA Addresses Children's Relocation With One Parent," International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Newsletter, No. 18, December 2009; "Think Globally, Act Locally," a Prologue, Louisville Bar Briefs, Vol. 10, No. 2, February 2010. "Having Our Collaborative Say, The Kentucky Way," The Review, Issue 144, January/February 2010, a publication of Resolution First For Family Law; "Searching for Cash Hidden in Securities," Family Advocate, ABA Family Law Section, Vol. 26, No. 2, Fall 2003; "Advancing Attorney's Fees: Leveling the Playing Field for the Less Financially Secure Spouse," KBA Family Law Quarterly, Vol. III, Issue VI, June 1991; Selected Articles for The Advocate, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys: "Will Your Client Be Left Holding the Marital Bag?: Fault, Freedom, and Fairness," Vol. 23, No. 5, 1997; "Child Support in Kentucky: Problems Post Guidelines," Vol. 25, No. 4, 1998; "Federal Laws Affecting Family Law and Family Lawyers," Vol. 27, No. 1, 2000; "Three Pony Rule Does Not Mean You Can Treat Your Horses Better Than Your Children," "QDROs/Pension Benefits," for Second Annual Family Law Seminar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Kentucky Chapter, 1999, and for Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, 1997; "Hidden and Dissipated Assets," for University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law and Louisville Bar Association Family Law Section, 1999; "Representing Parties in Family Law Matters Involving Child Sexual Abuse," for University of Kentucky Biennial Family Law Institute, 1997; "The Alimony Case - Using Experts Effectively," for University of Kentucky Biennial Family Law Institute, 2003; "Forensic Valuation and Accounting in Divorce, Successful Financial Settlement for Your Divorce Client," for National Business Institute, 2006; "Best Practices for the Difficult Ethical Dilemmas in Family Law," for University of Kentucky Biennial Family Law Institute, 2007; "Attaching Closely Held Stock and Member Interests in LLC's," for Tenth Annual American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Family Law Seminar, Kentucky Chapter, 2007; "Collaborative Family Law: Not Your Parents' Alternate Dispute Resolution," for Louisville Bar Association, 2009; "Internationalization of Family Law," for Louisville Bar Association, 2010. Panelist, "The GAL's role in Kentucky Family Law Matters," Child Advocates and Court Advisors. Post-Getter, University of Kentucky Biennial Family Law Institute, 2014-2016.