Providing legal excellence for over 60 years in Kentucky
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 1996
- Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
- B.A. - 1992
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Deans List 5 Semesters. President's List 1 Semester
Bar Admission
- Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1997
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation Trials
- Insurance and Trial Tort Defense 100%
- Commercial Insurance
- Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance
- Insurance Subrogation
- Motor Vehicle
- Assault & Battery -- Defense
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
- Premises Liability -- Defense
- Slip and Fall -- Defense
- Wrongful Death -- Defense
Honors
- Named to the Top 13 most prolific trial attorneys in the state of Kentucky over the past decade, Kentucky Trial Court Review
- Best Lawyers in America, 2020, Litigation - Insurance in Lexington
- The Kentucky Trial Court Review - Top 15 for cases tried to jury in the last 10 years all over the Commonwealth
- Best Lawyers in America, 2016, Litigation-Insurance in Lexington
- Best's 2016 Law Digest Contributor
- Top 32 Trial Attorney for Kentucky, The Kentucky Trial Court Reporter, 2015
- Lawyer of the Year, Kentucky Defense Counsel, 2014
- Most Prolific Trial Attorney, KTCR (Kentucky Trial Court Review), 2006 - present
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2012 - 2020
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, Business Editions, 2013 - 2014
- Ranked 2nd in KY for most cases tried in 2013
- Ranked 27th overall for most cases tried in the state of KY 2005-2013
- Top Attorneys in Kentucky, Kentucky Monthly, 2012
- Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Attorney, 2011 - 2014
- 2013 Top Rated Lawyer, Kentucky's Legal Leaders
- Recognized as one of the most prolific trial attorneys in KY in 2006
- Top 2 in Trials, KTCR (Kentucky Trial Court Review) 2013
- Top 4 in Trials, KTCR (Kentucky Trial Court Review) 2009
- Super Lawyers Top 50
Professional Associations
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member, 2011 to Present
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member, 1997 to Present
- Kentucky Defense Counsel, Board of Directors
Current Employment Position
- Partner