Casey Stansbury of Fowler Bell PLLC, Lexington, is serving as the Program Chair of DRI's Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liablity seminar being held at the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 30-31, 2014.  For more information regarding this seminar, please visit DRI.org.

KDC welcomes its newest members:

Allison Marie Helsinger of Ward Hocker Thornon, PLLC, Lexington is a 2010 University of Kentucky Law School graduate and is sponsored by KDC member, Ashley Brown.  Her practice areas include:  Auto, Construction, General Liability, Insurance, Premises, Product Liability, Tort and Trucking.

Blake Austin Vogt, also of  Ward Hocker Thornton, PLLC, Lexington, is a 2009 University of Northern Kentucky Chase College of Law graduate.  His practice areas include Auto, Construction & Premises.  He is sponsored by KDC member, Ashley Brown.

 

 

Neil Patrick Baine of MacKenzie & Peden, PSC, Louisville has been approved for Membership in Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc.  Mr. Baine is a 2010 U of L graduate and his defense work is in the areas of commercial, general liability, insurance and tort.  He was sponsored for membership in KDC by Bill Orberson.

The following individuals have been approved for membership in KDC:

Michael David Hornback, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, is a 2002 graduate of the University of Arkansas law school.  He practices in the areas of Business Litigation, Commercial, Contract, Employment, Premises, Product Liability, Property, and Tort.  He recently relocated to Lexington from Memphis, Tennessee.

Scott Ellis Burroughs, Ward, Hocker & Tornton, PLLC, Louisville, is a 2011 graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School.  He practices in the areas of Auto, Insurance, Tort, and Workers' Comp.

Michael Scott Jackson, Boehl Stopher & Graves, Louisville, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.  He practices in the areas of General Liability, Insurance, Nursing Home, Premises, Product Liability, and Professional Liability.

Taryn K. Hagan, Fogle, Keller, Purdy, Bowling Green, is a 2012 graduates of the University of Kentucky Law School.  Her practice is in the area of Workers' compensaton.

 

The following "For Immediate Release" was received from Lawyers Mutual:

Louisville, KY. Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of Kentucky (LMICK) welcomes William E. Johnson to their Board of Directors. A partner in the law firm of Johnson Newcomb, LLP in Frankfort, KY, Johnson engages in all areas of trial practice and administrative law. He has served as the former assistant county attorney of Franklin Country, KY and as special counsel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

 

Johnson has been before the United States Supreme Court, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third and Sixth Circuit Courts, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western districts of Kentucky, and pro hac vice of the U.S. Courts for the Virgin Islands, District of Kansas, and the Southern District of Ohio.

 

He is president-elect of the Kentucky Bar Association for 2013-1014 and was vice president of the Board of Governors, chairman of the House of Delegates in 1979. Johnson also served as president of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Franklin County Bar Association, and president of the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

 

Throughout his career, Johnson has held many Board of Directors positions, authored articles and co-authored articles in magazines and books. He received the War Horse Award from the Southern Trial Lawyers Association; was awarded the Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award by the Department of Public Advocacy in 2001; is listed in the Best Lawyers in America; and received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Kentucky State University in 2004.

 

The KDC 2013 Fall Seminar will be held at Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, November 8, 2013.  Speakers for this event include:

Robert Alexander, Oklahoma City, OK - Trying a Case to Jurors that Don't Look Like You

James P. Cooney, Charlotte, NC - The Ethical Implications of the Duke LaCrosse Cases  [Mr. Cooney served as defense counsel on the case]

Escum Moore, Lexington - A View from the Other Side -- What Plaintiff's Attorneys Look for in Medical, Employment and Other Records

Barry M. Miller, Lexington - A New Frontier - Cyber Insurance Cyber Liability

Guy E. Hughes, Lexington - Recent Developments in Damages

John C. Trimble, Indianapolis - Workplace Violence and Claims

At lunch time, we will be presenting awards to some very deserving individuals, and will also hold the annual meeting at that time.  Registration brochures will be mailed in mid to late September.

 

This year's YLS Seminar will be held on November 7, 2013 at Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington, Kentucky.  While the program is geared for the young lawyers, all KDC members may attend the seminar at no charge.  Speakers for this year's seminar include:

John Trimble, Indianapolis:  Behind the Curtain (Educating young lawyers regarding what claims reps are looking for in terms of billing, reporting, budgeting and, importantly, how they determine which firms keep work and which firms do not.)

Pierce Hamblin, Lexington:  How to Evaluate and Settle Personal Injury Cases

Peter Ostermiller, Louisville:    The Do's and Don'ts of Drafting Settlement Releases and Closing the File

 

 

Stephanie Wurdock of Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC has stepped into the role of Chair, Young Lawyers Section of Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc.  Stephanie, along with Tia Combs and Christine Hajjar, have already planned this year's YLS Seminar, being held November 7 at Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington. 

If you are interested in being involved in this section of KDC, or participating in its events, please contact Stephanie at (859) 255-8581.

Bradley A. Case has been appointed as Secretary-Treasurer of Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. and will complete the term of Melissa Calabrese which expires on November 8, 2013.  Melissa recently changed employers and will be missed by those of us on the KDC Board.

DRI's June 2013 publication, For the Defense, has an article co-authored by KDC member, Wm. T. "Bill" Robinson III along with Bruce B. McIntosh.  The entire article "Understanding the Role of the Structured Settlement Consultant" is available on this website in the Members Only Section, Articles by Members.