I have been certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1994. I have been listed in the Best Lawyers edition of the Louisville magazine under both Personal Injury Defense and Mediation since 2006. I have been listed by Kentucky Super Lawyers since 2007 and was twice named to the Top 50 Lawyers in Kentucky. as well as Best Lawyers in America since 1995, which is the oldest and most respected peer rated publication in the legal profession. I am admitted to practice in the Eastern and Western Districts of U.S. District Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
I have over 43 years’ experience and focus my practice in Insurance Defense, including Personal Injury, UM/UIM, Declaratory Judgment Actions, Product Liability, Property Casualty, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Insurance Coverage Disputes and Bad Faith. Additionally, I have done work as a mediator for the past 10 years. I have extensive experience in State and Federal trial practice and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
My professional associations and memberships include: Member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Fayette County Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, IOLTA Fund, Board of Trustees, 2000-2006, IOLTA Fund, Chairman, 2003-2006, Kentucky Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2006-Present, Kentucky Bar Foundation President-Elect, 2010-2011, Kentucky Bar Foundation, President, 2011.
Case Experience
Commercial/Business
Insurance
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Religious Institutions
Torts
Wrongful Death
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
J.D. - 1979
Honors: Moot Court Board
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
B.A. - 1975
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science/Economics
Oxford University, Oxford, England - 1975 Summer Study Program
Memberships & Affiliations
Louisville Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky Defense Council
Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy
Chairman, Board of Trustees – Kentucky IOLTA Fund, 2003-2006
President, Kentucky Bar Foundation 2011-2012
Member of the Kentucky Bar – 1979
Member of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky Bar
Member of the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky Bar
Member of the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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