Attorney
Phone
(270) 632-4128
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