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(Main Office) Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP practices in the following areas of law: General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Insurance, Litigation, Corporate, Probate and Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation.Firm Profile: Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP engages in general practice of law with special emphasis on civil trial work. Our main office is in the heart of the business, financial, and legal districts of downtown Louisville. Four other offices span Western to Eastern Kentucky and include Southern Indiana to serve a regional client base.

Although the firm is almost a century old, we are characterized by our relative youth, and are still growing. Our partners and associates come from a diversity of backgrounds and educational experiences. Most of us studied at universities and law schools in the South, East, and Midwest.

Traditionally, Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP has been engaged in insurance defense and trial work, and we still devote substantial effort to these areas of law. We have represented many major liability and casualty insurers in litigation in Louisville and throughout Kentucky. During the past 20 years, our practice has become increasingly diversified. While continuing to serve many insurers, the needs of our clients have led us into other specializations as well.

Today the firm does significant business in admiralty law, anti-trust, aviation litigation, commercial, contract litigation, corporate law, estate planning, estate administration, insurance, labor law, negligence, products liability, professional liability, workers' compensation defense and securities litigation.Firm Size: 53Clients: COUNSEL FOR: Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.; AIG; Alexander & Alexander, Inc.; Alexsis; Allied-Signal, Inc.; American Family Insurance Group; American States Insurance Co.; American Saddlebred Horse Assn; American Indemnity Group; Amerisure Cos.; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Atlanta Casualty Co.; Bankers Multiple Line Ins. Co.; Bituminous Casualty Corp.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.; Case Corp.; Champion International Corp.; Cigna Companies; Coco-Cola Bottling Co.; Continental Insurance Group.; Crum & Forster; CSX Transportation; Design Professionals Ins. Co.; E. Coregis; Eli Lilly & Co.; F.W. Owens and Associates; Ford Motor Co.; GRE Insurance Group; Great American Insurance Co.; Gulf Insurance Group; Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.; Home Insurance Co.; Illinois Central Railroad; K-Mart Corp.; Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A.; Kemper Ins. Group; Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.; Lloyds of London; Maryland Casualty Co.; Medical Protective Co.; Metropolitan Property & Casualty Co.; Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co.; Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.; National Food Processors Assn.; Old Republic Insurance Co.; Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc.; Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; Reliance National Insurance Co.; Reliance Insurance Co.; Rockwell International; Safeco Insurance Co.; Service Merchandise Co.; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; The Atlantic Companies; Toys `R' Us, Inc.; Transit Authority of River City; Wausau Insurance Co.Office Hours:Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PMTuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PMWednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PMThursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PMFriday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PMRate Information:Fixed Hourly RatesOther Office Locations of Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLPNew Albany, Indiana, U.S.A.Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.Pikeville, Kentucky, U.S.A.OF COUNSELW. T. Adkins (Of Counsel) born Portsmouth, Ohio, August 14, 1934; admitted to bar, 1967, Kentucky and Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1956); Salmon P. Chase College (J.D., 1966). Member: Fayette County, Kentucky, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Resident at Lexington). Practice Areas: Hospital Negligence; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: W. T. AdkinsNolan Carter, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 10, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Kentucky. Education: Transylvania University (A.B., 1960); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1962). Assistant Fayette County Attorney, 1967-1985. Member: Fayette County (Treasurer, 1966-1967; Member, Ethical Practices Committee, 1970-1971; Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1971-1972) and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1962-1965]. (Resident at Lexington). Practice Areas: Defense Litigation. Email: Nolan Carter, Jr.PARTNERSHerbert F. Boehl (1894-1986).Arthur J. Deindoerfer (1907-1990).Raymond O. Harmon (1918-1990).James M. Graves (1912-1994).William M. Newman, Jr. (1949-1995).Joseph E. Stopher (1914-2006).Larry L. Johnson (Partner) born Corbin, Kentucky, December 17, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky State College (A.B., 1963); Mercer University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, Mercer University Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: Louisville, Kentucky (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Larry L. JohnsonEdward H. Stopher (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky. Education: Davidson College (A.B., with honors, 1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1968). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2008; Chambers & Partners USA, 2005 and 2006, 2007 and 2008. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge James F. Gordon, 1968-1969. Member: Kentucky Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1983-1990; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member; Sixth Circuit Advisory Committee, 1984-1990. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Edward H. StopherJefferson K. Streepey (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky; 1972, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1966); Duke University (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007 edition. Member, American College of Equine Attorneys. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Louisville Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Jefferson K. StreepeyWesley G. Gatlin (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky. Education: University of Louisville (B.S.C., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: Wesley G. GatlinRobert E. Stopher (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky. Education: Davidson College (B.A., cum laude, 1974) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Virginia (J.D., 1977). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 and previous editions. Listed in Chambers USA, 2008 edition. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Citizens for Better Judges (Chairman, 2005; Vice-Chairman, 2004; Treasurer, 2003; Member, Attorneys' Steering Committee, 2003—); Louisville Bar Foundation (President, 1992; Vice President, 1990-1991; Secretary, 1988-1989; Director, 1986-1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Tort and Insurance Defense; Product Liability; Employment Law; Professional Liability; Administrative Law. Email: Robert E. StopherPhilip J. Reverman, Jr. (Partner) born Hays, Kansas, May 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., 1968); University of Louisville (J.D., 1975). Contributing Author: Workers' Compensation in Kentucky Practice Handbook 1st Edition (published 1991) and 2nd Edition (published 1995). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1997-2008. Kentucky Super Lawyers 2007. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Sgt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense(90%); Administrative Law(5%); Labor and Employment(5%). Email: Philip J. Reverman, Jr.Peter J. Glauber (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Kentucky. Education: Xavier University (B.S., 1968); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1973). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense; Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Peter J. GlauberRaymond G. Smith (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, November 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1974); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation. Email: Raymond G. SmithWalter E. Harding (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1974); University of Louisville (J.D., 1978). Author: "Marriage License Fees: Are They Constitutional?" Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville, September 1979; "Annotations for West's Fed. Practice," Manual for Longshoremen's and Harbor Masters Workers' Compensation Act; Litigation Chapter of the Second Edition of the Occupational Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries and Diseases; "Legal Issues of Upper Extremity Injuries," Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State of the Art Reviews, Vol 12:2, June 1998; "Legal Aspects of Hand Surgery," Hand Secrets, 3rd Ed., Elsevier Inc., 2006; "Worker's Compensation Litigation of the Upper Extremity Claim," Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Elsevier Inc. 2006. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation; Municipal Litigation; Labor; Environmental Litigation; FCC. Email: Walter E. HardingRonald L. Green (Partner) born Spokane, Washington, August 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.S., Economics, 1978); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1980). Member: International Moot Court; Kentucky Law Journal, 1979-1980. Author: "Placing the Horse Before the Cart: Another Proposal for Appellate Reform," Vol. 42, Kentucky Bench & Bar, 1980; "The Obscenity Defense to Copyright Revisited," Vol. 62, Kentucky Law Journal, 1980-1981; Kentucky Civil Practice Alter Trial, Chap. 8, 1990. Co-Author: "Torts Survey," Vol. 69, Kentucky Law Journal, 1980-1981; "Torts Survey," Vol. 86, Kentucky Law Journal, 1997-1998. Former Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law. Member, National Association of Forensic Economists. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. (Resident at Lexington). Practice Areas: Tort Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Appeals; Civil Rights Defense; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Ronald L. GreenRichard L. Walter (Partner) born Paducah, Kentucky, October 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Member: McCracken County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident at Paducah). Practice Areas: Construction and Design Law; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Liability Defense; Automobile Liability; Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Manufacturers Liability; Motor Carrier Defense. Email: Richard L. WalterCharles D. Walter (Partner) born Paducah, Kentucky, January 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1988, Kentucky. Education: Murray State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1986). Member: Illinois State and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident at Paducah). Special Agencies: KBA House of Delegates 1999—. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation Defense; Products Liability Defense; Wrongful Death Defense. Email: Charles D. WalterGuillermo A. Carlos (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, August 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky. Education: Centre College; University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1979); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident at Lexington). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Guillermo A. CarlosJeffrey L. Hansford (Partner) born New Albany, Indiana, July 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.G.S., 1984); University of Louisville (J.D., 1987). (Resident at New Albany, Indiana). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Tort Defense; Mediation; Insurance Defense; Federal Civil Practice. Email: Jeffrey L. HansfordMatthew Hunter Jones (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1984); University of Louisville (J.D., 1987). Member, Brandeis Society. Recent Cases Editor, Journal of Family Law, 1986-1987. Member: Floyd County (President, 1992-1993), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. (Resident at New Albany, Indiana). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Defense Litigation. Email: Matthew Hunter JonesJames B. Cooper (Partner) born Ashland, Kentucky, August 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., 1983); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1986). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Resident at Lexington). Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Construction Law; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Property Damage Defense; Asbestos Defense. Email: James B. CooperRichard W. Edwards (Partner) born Louisville, November 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1984); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1988). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 2006, 2007, 2008. Listed in Chambers USA, 2008 edition. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Professional Malpractice Defense; FELA; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Richard W. EdwardsDavid T. Klapheke (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Minnesota; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, Kentucky; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). David T. Klapheke is a partner in the Firm and is a member of the Firm's Finance, Technology and 401K Committees. He obtained his Bachelors of Arts (with distinction) from Indiana University in 1985 and his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University of Law in 1988 where he served as the Student Writing Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal Transnational Law. Mr. Klapheke began his practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the firm of Rider, Bennett in the Litigation Department focusing on insurance defense, product liability, employment law and railroad litigation. He was a frequent lecturer and author on various topics and was elected to partnership in 1994. Since joining the Firm in 1995, Mr. Klapheke has defended corporate and insurance clients throughout the country and has been admitted to practice in numerous state and federal courts. Mr. Klapheke's current practice is varied and includes bad faith defense, toxic tort litigation, railroad defense, employment law, product liability, and professional liability litigation. He has handled multiple jury trials involving complex claims and argued many cases on appeal with several appellate decisions being published. Mr. Klapheke was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Kentucky Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition and has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He is active in several professional associations including the Defense Research Institute, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and Kentucky Defense Counsel. He has given numerous presentations on insurance law, bad faith, railroad litigation and employment law. Mr. Klapheke is admitted to practice in the state courts of Kentucky and the federal courts in Kentucky, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Mr. Klapheke participates in many volunteer activities in his community including youth sports coaching and parish services and is President of the Kentucky Squash Racquets Association. He enjoys spending time with his family, mentoring kids, traveling and any sport involving a ball. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Industry Wide Litigation Committee); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Railroad/FELA Litigation; Employment Law; Extra-Contractual Bad Faith Law; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: David T. KlaphekeC. Tom Anderson (Partner) born Georgetown, Kentucky, December 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., 1975); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to Hon. G. Wix Unthank, 1981-1982; Assist. Comm. Attorney, Pike County, KY, 1982-1984; Counsel, Citizens Bank of Pikeville, Pikeville, KY, 1984-2000; Private practice 2000—. Member: Pike County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident at Pikeville). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%). Email: C. Tom AndersonJames L. Fischer, Jr. (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1986); University of Louisville (J.D., 1989). University of Louisville Law Scholarship Recipient. Outstanding Student in Social and Political Science, Indiana University Southeast, 1985-1986. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecutor's Office, Clark County, 1990-1998. Member: Indiana State and Kentucky Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel Indiana; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Sherman Minton American Inn of Court (Barrister). (Resident at New Albany, Indiana). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: James L. Fischer, Jr.Scott A. Davidson (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1998, Indiana; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1993); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member, Brandeis Honor Society. Recipient, Book Awards in Property I and Insurance Law. Managing Editor, The Journal of Family Law, 1995-1996. Author: Note, "When Is Parental Discipline, Child Abuse?, The Vagueness of Child Abuse Laws," The Journal of Family Law, Vol. 34, Issue 2. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. United Catalysts, Inc., 182 F.Supp.2d 608 (W.D. Ky. 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice. Email: Scott A. DavidsonRod D. Payne (Partner) born Glasgow, Kentucky, September 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A. in History, 1994); University of Louisville (J.D., 1997). Member: Louisville, Jefferson County and Kentucky Bar Associations. [U.S. Marine Corps, 1985-1989]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Federal Employers Liability Act; General Insurance Defense. Email: Rod D. PayneDiana K. Douglas (Partner) born Huntington, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1972; J.D., 2001). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1999-2001 and Articles Editor, 2000-2001, The Law Journal of Southern Illinois University School of Law; Member, The Journal of Legal Medicine of Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1999-2000. Author: "Attorneys Caught in the Web of Medicare/Medicaid Fraud: An Overview," The Journal of Legal Medicine, September, 2000; "Winona Memorial Hospital Limited Partnership v. Kaester: A Case Summary," Legal Medicine Perspectives of American College of Legal Medicine, January/February, 2001; "Psychologist with Asthma Is Not a Disabled Person under ADA: Webb v. Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Development Center," Legal Medicine Perspectives of American College of Legal Medicine, March/April, 2001; HOEN (Hearing Officer Education Network), January, 1999-May, 2001. Recipient, CALI award for excellence in Anglo-American Legal History. Listed in: Who's Who: American Law Students, Spring 2000; Who's Who: American Law Students, Spring, 2001. Member: Southern Illinois University School of Law Board of Visitors, 2004—; Board of Directors of the Kentucky Bar Foundation, effective July, 2008. Basic Mediation Skills Training, Southern Illinois University School of Law, February 2008. Member: McCracken County, Kentucky, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. (Resident at Paducah). Reported Cases: Douglas v. Farmers Home Administration, 778 F. Supp. 584 (D.D.C. 1991). Practice Areas: Automobile Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Judicial Review; Maritime Property Damage; Personal Injury; Premises Liability Defense; Professional Liability; Breach of Contract; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Diana K. DouglasTiara B. Shoter (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; 1997, New York; 1998, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Barnard College, Columbia University (B.A., 1993); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home; Legal Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Sexual Tort Liability; Wrongful Death; Toxic Torts; Product Liability; Employment Law; Sexual Harassment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Civil Rights; ERISA; Malicious Prosecution; Premises Liability; Trucking Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Contract Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Tiara B. ShoterEarl L. Martin III (Partner) born Decatur, Georgia, September 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1996); Emory University (J.D., 1999). Research Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 1998-1999. Atlanta Law School Fellow, 1996-1999. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Earl L. Martin IIIDavid E. Crittenden (Partner) born Radford, Virginia, June 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., 1995). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Administrative Law; Employment and Labor Law. Email: David E. CrittendenDarryl S. Lavery (Partner) born Albany, New York, November 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky. Education: The Catholic University of America (B.A., 1998); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense; FELA Claims. Email: Darryl S. LaveryBradly E. Moore (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, March 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., B.S., 1994; J.D., 1998). Beta Gamma Sigma. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Federalist Society. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. [Specialist, U.S. Army, 1991-1994]. (Resident at Lexington). Reported Cases: Safeco Ins. Co. v. Ritz; Slip Copy, 2006 WL 119991; E.D.Ky., 2006. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability; Property Law; Construction Law. Email: Bradly E. MooreMatthew B. Gay (Partner) born Lexington, Kentucky, April 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1995); University of Louisville (J.D., 1998). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Products Liability; Tort Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Trucking Law. Email: Matthew B. GayMichael S. Jackson (Partner) born Schenectady, New York, September 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., Political Science, 1991); University of Louisville (J.D., 1994). Administrative Editor, Journal of Law and Education. Recipient, Frank E. Haddad, Jr. Young Lawyer Award. Adjunct Professor, University of Louisville, Brandeis Law School; Fundraising Chair, Special Olympics of Kentucky, Thomas Edision House, Board of Directors. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Brandeis Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Administrative Law; Criminal Defense. Email: Michael S. JacksonASSOCIATESRobert D. Bobrow (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1983; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member, Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville. Listed in "Who's Who of American Law Students," 1995. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. [Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy, 1984-1992]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Tort and Insurance Defense; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Administrative Law. Email: Robert D. BobrowCurtis P. Moutardier (Associate) born Bedford, Indiana, June 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Political Science and Psychology, with distinction, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: Floyd County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. (Resident at New Albany, Indiana). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Curtis P. MoutardierClinton J Elliott (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, August 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona; 1996, Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (A.B., Sociology and French, 1984); University of Louisville (J.D., 1987). Member, 1985-1986 and Articles Editor, 1986-1987, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Clinton J ElliottJulie Ann Sharp (Associate) born Pikeville, Kentucky, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Pikeville College (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Kentucky. Member: Pike County Bar Association; Pike County Women's Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association. (Resident at Pikeville). Reported Cases: Vernal Adkins, Individually; and as Administrator of the Estate of Kathleen Adkins, Appellant v. Kentucky National Insurance Company; and Hon. Judge Steven Combs, Appellees; 2005-CA-002213-MR; Appeal from the Pike Circuit Court; Action No. 02-CI- 00419. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Medical Malpractice. Email: Julie Ann SharpJulie McKeel (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky, August 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2004, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident at Paducah). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Contract Disputes. Email: Julie McKeelL. Leeann Bailey (Associate) born Princeton, Kentucky, March 18, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1999); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2002). Member: McCracken County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident at Paducah). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability. Email: L. Leeann BaileyRobert C. Rives, IV (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.B.A., Business Management and Marketing, summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004). Phi Eta Sigma; Golden Key. Member: Kentucky (Member, Young Lawyers Section), Louisville and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Slip and Fall; Products Liability. Email: Robert C. Rives, IVElsabe Meyer (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2000); DePaul University (J.D., 2003). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Elsabe MeyerAmanda Tomlin (Associate) born Walcott, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., 2000); Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2003). Member: Kentucky and Fayette Bar Associations. Email: Amanda TomlinAnne E. Cook (Associate) born Hazard, Kentucky, July 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky. Education: Furman University (B.S., 2001); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, College of Law Honor Council, 2003-2004. Recipient: CALI Award, Secured Transactions; Stoll, Keenan & Park Scholarship. Staff Member, Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law, 2002-2004. Author: "Picking a Bedfellow: The Joint State Federal Guidelines for Civil Environmental Enforcement Litigation," 18 J.Nat. Resources & Envtl. L. 195 (2004). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Anne E. CookJ. Matthew Tatman (Associate) born Lexington, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 2002); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. Email: J. Matthew TatmanThomas G. Goodwin (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 2002); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: Thomas G. GoodwinElizabeth M. Stepien-Hahn (Associate) born May 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; 2004, Illinois. Education: Bellarmine College (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of Louisville Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Vice Chair, Contribution Committee, Class of 2003. Recipient, Book Awards: Conflicts of Law; Criminal Law. Member: Brandeis Law Journal; Brandeis Law Journal of Law and Education. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Elizabeth M. Stepien-HahnBayard V. Collier (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.A., with high distinction, 1976); University of Kentucky (J.D., 197 9). Phi Alpha Delta. Chief Assistant Count Attorney, 1980-1985, District Court Judge, 1985-1987, Circuit Court Judge, 1987-1995, Pike County. Member: Pike County, Floyd County and Kentucky Associations. (Resident at Pikeville). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Auto and Large Truck Defense. Email: Bayard V. CollierRobert M. Brooks (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 20, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Moot Court National Team; Moot Court Board. Honorary Member: Kentucky Society of American Institute of Architects. Frequent Speaker/Lecturer on Professional Liability and Construction Law/Litigation Topics. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Member: Louisville (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Appellate Practice); Kentucky (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Construction; Public Contract Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Insurance Counsel Trial Academy; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Aviation Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Contract Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Employment Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Tort and Insurance Defense. Email: Robert M. BrooksTanisha Hickerson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: American, Kentucky and Louisville Bar Associations.Jeff W. Adamson (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., Political Science and Economics, 1996); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.A., Public Policy, 2003); University of Kentucky, College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Louisville, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Corporate Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Jeff W. AdamsonOther Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices

Lexington, Kentucky Office: 444 West Second Street. Telephone: 859-252-6721. Fax: 859-253-1445.

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