The Fayette County Bar Association has awarded Pierce W. Hamblin with the Henry T. Duncan Award. This honor is awarded to an attorney whose integrity and leadership exemplify the high ethical standards of the legal profession. Pierce celebrated his 45th anniversary with Landrum & Shouse LLP this year. He is a certified mediator, recognized as a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Pierce has been a mentor for laws students participating in the Kentucky Legal Education Opportunities (KLEO Program). In 2006, Pierce was inducted into the University of Kentucky Law School Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was Awarded the Service to Young Lawyers Award by the Kentucky Bar Association for the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. In 2015, Captain Pierce Hamblin was inducted into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame. He was recognized as the 2017 Distinguished Lawyer of The Year for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by The Kentucky Bar Association. He has been selected as a Best Lawyer for the past 20 years and named Best Lawyer of the Year for Mediation multiple times. Since 2007, Pierce has been designated as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Kentucky-by-Kentucky Super Lawyers, and a Top 10 Lawyers for 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Mr. Hamblin served as a Captain in the United States Army and Army Reserves with intensive training in the specialty of Military Intelligence. He was the Distinguished Graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course provided by the Army for 1977, and he is certified both as a Tactical Intelligence Officer and a Counter-Intelligence Officer. He is married and has three of the best children in the world.