Providing legal excellence for over 65 years in Kentucky
Education
- Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1979
- Honors: Order of the Curia
- Honors: Distinguished Graduate, Class of 1979
- Law Review, Northern Kentucky Law Review, Editor in Chief, 1978, 1979
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1971
- Major: Secondary Education
Bar Admission
- Kentucky, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1980
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2017
Practice Areas
- Products Liability Litigation
- Railroad Industry Litigation
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Commercial Insurance Litigation
- Directors' & Officers Liability Insurance
- Legal Malpractice Litigation Defense
- Property & Casualty Defense
- Aviation Litigation Defense
- Medical Products & Devices
Published Works
- Appealability of Kentucky State Court Judgments, Chapter, Kentucky Civil Practice After Trial, UK CLE, 3d Ed, 2010
Representative Cases
- Anderson v. Board of Educ. of Fayette County, 616 F.Supp.2d 662, 245 Ed. Law Rep. 741, 2009, E.D.Ky.
- Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of America v. Com. of Ky., Finance and Admin. Cabin, 403 F.Supp.2d 601, 30 NDLR P 134, 2005, W.D.Ky.
- Larry CROUCH, Rhonda Mae Crouch, Teddy Lee Hudson, and Carolyn Sue Hudson v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al. and AVCO Corporation, 720 F.3d 333, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 19,116, 2013, U.S.C.A., 6th Circuit
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Kentucky Super Lawyers 2020-2022
- Chase College of Law Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2013
- Super Lawyers 2007 - 2020
- Henry T. Duncan Award- Fayette County Bar Association
- Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2024, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Railroad Law
Past Positions
- Supreme Court of Kentucky, Law Clerk, 1979 to 1980
- United States Air Force Reserves, Lieutenant Colonel, Retired List
- Active Duty 1972-1976 [Captain], Aircraft Maintenance Officer
- Past Member, Board of Trustees, Aviation Museum of Kentucky
- Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land Airplane-Instrument Rating , Private Pilot, Glider
Professional Associations
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- Lexington Philharmonic Society, Director and Past President
- Second Presbyterian Church, Elder
- Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Government Airport Board, Past Chair, 2010 to 2018
- Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation, Current Vice Chair
- Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land Airplane, Private Pilot
Current Employment Position
- Partner