Attorney

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
    • J.D. – 1984
  • Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
    • B.S. – 1981
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Minor: Political Science
    • Minor: Accounting

Bar Admission

  • Kentucky, 1984
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1989

Representative Cases

  • Poe v. Commonwealth, 201 S.W.3d 37, 2006, Ky. Ct. App.
  • Pace v. Burke, 150 S.W.3d 62, 2004, Ky. Ct. App.
  • Birdsong v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 74 S.W.3d 754, 2001, Ky. Ct. App.

Honors

  • Kentucky Super Lawyer, 2007
  • Kentucky Colonel, 1977 – Present
  • Named Life Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation, 2009

Classes & Seminars

  • Taught Business Law, University of Kentucky, 1991
  • Presented “Civil Damages in Police Brutality Cases” Seminar, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1989

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Board Member – Kentucky IOLTA Board, 2007 – Present
  • Iolta Chairman, 2012 to 2013

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Sigma Chi

Professional Associations

  • Kentucky Association of Justice, 1984 to Present
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1999
  • American Association of Justice, 1984
  • Kentucky Bar Association-Audit and Budget Committee Member, 2012 to 2013
  • Committee Member and Member of the Directors of the Kentucky Bar Foundation , 2012 to 2013
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