Education
University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. – 1971
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Journal: Kentucky Law Journal, Staff, 1968 – 1971
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. – 1968
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admission
- Kentucky, 1971
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1972
- US. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1993
Professional Associations, Honors & Awards
- Johnson County Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Kentucky Defense Counsel, Member
- Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Council of School Board Attorneys, Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2007 to Present
- Litigation Counsel of American, Fellow, 2008 to Present
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Distinguished Counsel Award
- Kentucky Super Lawyer Top 50 Attorney
- Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1999, authored Kentucky Supreme Court opinion in the case of Vires v. Commonwealth, Ky. 989 S.W.2d 946 (1999)
Practice Areas
- Medical and Legal Malpractice Defense
- Employment and Civil Rights
- Coal, Oil and Gas Litigation
- Education Law
Representative Appellate Cases
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Rodgers, 179 S.W. 3d 815 (KY, September 22, 2005), 2005
- Phoenix Healthcare of Kentucky, LLC v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, 120 S.W. 3d 726 (ky. App. October 3, 2003), 2003
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc v. Coleman, 239 S.W. 3d 49 (ky. November 21, 2007), 2007
- Paintsville Hospital v. Rose, 683 S.W. 2d 255 (Ky. January 17, 1985), 1985
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Wright, 136 S.W. 3d 455 (Ky. June 17, 2004), 2004
- Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. v. Stallard, 294 S.W. 3d 29 (Ky. App. December 19, 2008), 2008
- Whitaker v. Wallace , 170 F. 3d 541 (6th Cir (Ky.) January 27, 1999), 1999
- Cline v. Johnson County Board of Education, 548 S.W. 2d 507, 87 A.L.R. 3d 1007 (Ky. March 11, 1977), 1977
- Volvo of America Corp. v. Wells, 551 S.W. 2d 826, 21 UCC Rep. Serv. 988 (Ky. App. May 27, 1977), 1977
- Galigher Trucks, Inc v. McKenzie, 553 S.W. 2d 294, 21 UCC Rep.Serv. 996 (ky. App. May 13, 1977), 1977