Douglas L. Hoots
Partner
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Municipal Law
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Police Misconduct
- Sex Discrimination
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1985
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1989
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1985
- Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1982
- Major: Economics
Representative Cases
- Roberson v. Property and Casualty Ins. Co. of Hartford, 2009 WL 603852, published (W.D.Ky 2009)
- Neurodiagnostics, Inc. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co., 250 S.W.3d 321, published (Ky 2008)
- Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. v. Mussetter, 242 S.W.3d 690, published (Ky.App 2007)
- National Sur. Corp. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 493 F.3d 752, published (6th Cir.Ky 2007)
- National Sur. Corp. v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 445 F.Supp.2d 779, published (W.D.Ky 2006)
- Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Samples, 192 S.W.3d 311, published (Ky 2006)
- Knotts v. Zurich Ins. Co., 197 S.W.3d 512, published (Ky 2006)
- Snow v. West American Ins. Co., 161 S.W.3d 338, published (Ky.App. 2004)
- USA v. Sullivan, 246 F. Supp. 2d 700, published (E.D. Ky 2003)
- Daley v. Reed, 87 S.W.3d 247, published (Ky 2002)
- Omni Ins. Co. v. Harmon, 185 F.3d 646, published (6th Cir.Ky 1999)
- ARA Services, Inc. v. Pineville Community Hosp., 2 S.W.3d 104, published (Ky.App 1999)
- Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Haddix, 927 S.W.2d 843, published (Ky.App 1996)
Classes/Seminars
- Former Instructor of Paralegal Studies, Eastern Kentucky University
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Top Attorneys in Kentucky
- Best Lawyers in America
- Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
- Rated by SuperLawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute and Insurance Institute of KY
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
