John G. McNeill
Partner
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation Defense
- Trucking Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Education/School Law
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Product Liability
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Law
- Race Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Education Law
- Public Schools
- Special Education
- Student Rights
- Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
- Motor Vehicle
- Property & Casualty
- Employee Rights -- Employer
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Animal Bites -- Defense
- Assault & Battery -- Defense
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
- Premises Liability -- Defense
- Property Damage -- Defense
- Slip and Fall -- Defense
- Wrongful Death -- Defense
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Machinery & Tools
- Recreational Products
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: W.L. Matthews Scholarship
- University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
- B.S. - 1979
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Kentucky Civil Practice Before Trial (Discovery Chapter), U.K. CLE (updated 1998, 2009), 1989
Classes/Seminars
- Litigation Skills, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1990 - 2000
- Automobile and Trucking Accident Trial Tactics, NBI - (annually), 1997 - 2010
- Electronic Discovery, KBA Annual Convention CLE, 2009
- High Tech Courtrooms for Dummies, KBA Annual Convention, 2010
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated , 2000 - 2011
- Kentucky Super Lawyer in Insurance Defense, 2010 - 2011
- America's Best Lawyers, 2010
- Board of Visitors University of Wyoming, Laramie Wyoming, 2005 - 2011
- Appointed by Governor to serve on Domestic Violence and Civil Remedies Task Force, 1999 - 2003
- Appointed by Lexington Mayor to Serve on Mass Transit System Board of Directors, 1993 - 2001
- Appointed by Supreme Court of Kentucky as a Trial Commissioner in Lawyer Discipline Matters, 2007 - 2011
- Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation, 2005 - 2011
- Fellow, Fayette County Bar foundation, 2008 - 2011
- Lafferty Fellow, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1998 - 2011
- Rated by SuperLawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- John Rowe Chapter, National Bar Association, 1987 - 2011
- John Rowe Chapter, National Bar Association, President, 1990 - 1992
- John Rowe Chapter, National Bar Association, President, 2000 - 2002
- American Bar Association, 1982 - 2011
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member, 1982 - 2011
- Kentucky Bar Association, CLE Chair for KBA Annual Convention, 1998
- Kentucky Bar Association, CLE Chair for KBA Annual Convention, 2009
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member, 1982 - 2011
- Fayette County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1989 - 1993
- Fayette County Bar Association, Economic Litigation Task Force, 1996 - Present
- Kentucky Defense Counsel, Member, 2007 - 2011
- National Council of School Board Attorneys, Member, 2005 - 2011
- Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys, Board of Directors - Member, 1997 - 2011
- Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of Kentucky, Board of Directors – Member, 2009 - 2011
Past Employment Positions
- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Department of Law, Corporate Counsel II, 1983 - 1985
Pro Bono Activities
- Citizens Advisory Board to the Lexington Juvenile Day Treatment Center, 1989 - 2011
- Board of Directors, Lexington High Street YMCA, 2000 - 2008
- Mentor for University of Kentucky BLSA Chapter, 2008 - Present
- Men with One Voice Empowered (MOVE), 2009 - Present
