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Law Firms

Ranked by number of lawyers in local o ce March 2021

Firm Name Address Phone Website Lawyers in Local O ce1/ All O ces Local Partners/ Associates/ of Counsel/ Paralegals

Main Practice Areas Managing Partner(s)2 in Local O ce/ Year Founded Locally/ Total Number of O ces

Firms with 12 or fewer

lawyers March 2021

Firm Name Address Phone Website

Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC

300 W. Vine St., Ste. 2100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-3000 www.skofirm.com

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 425-1000 www.dinsmore.com

Stites & Harbison PLLC

250 W. Main St., Ste. 2300 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 226-2300 www.stites.com

McBrayerPLLC

201 E. Main St., Ste. 900 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8780 www.mcbrayerfirm.com 53/134

50/714

38/163

36/54

Frost Brown Todd LLC

Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 2800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-0000 www.frostbrowntodd.com

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 233-2012 www.wyattfirm.com

Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC

333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 422-6000 www.whtlaw.com

Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC

333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1500 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-8581 www.sturgillturner.com

Landrum & Shouse, LLP

106 W. Vine St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-2424 www.landrumshouse.com

Kinkead & Stitz

PNC Tower, 301 E. Main St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 296-3600 www.ksattorneys.com

Dentons Bingham Greenebaum

300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8500 www.dentons.com

Gess Mattingly & Atchison, PSC

201 W. Short St., Ste. 102 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-9000 www.gmalaw.com

Embry Merritt Sha er Womack, PLLC

Chase Tower, 201 E. Main St., Ste. 1402 Lexington, Ky 40507 (859) 543-0453 www.emswlaw.com

Walters Richardson, PLLC

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 900 Lexington, KY 40503 (859)219-9090 www.waltersrichardson.com

Jackson Kelly, PLLC

City Center 100 W. Main St., Ste. 700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-9500 www.jacksonkelly.com 34/511

30/118

29/34

28/28

25/30

17/17

16/175

15/15

14 /14

14/20

13/165 30/11/14/10

25/17/8/7

Commercial litigation; corporate mergers and acquisitions; utility, energy, mineral & environmental; securities; corporate finance/lending; labor, employment & employee benefits; intellectual property; alcohol & hospitality; corporate governance; state & local tax; bankruptcy; real estate; health care; equine

Business litigation; corporate; transactional; labor & employment; natural resources; environmental; insurance; product liability; mass torts; bankruptcy; creditor’s rights; estate planning; real estate; public finance; intellectual property; equine law & gaming; political law

Banking; business & finance; business litigation; business services; construction; creditors’ rights; data privacy & security; employment; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental; natural resources & energy; equine; health care; insurance regulatory; intellectual property & technology; manufacturing; mergers & acquisitions; mining; real estate; taxation; tax-exempt organizations; torts & insurance; trusts & estates

Administrative law; bankruptcy; business & corporate law; mergers & acquisitions; commercial & business litigation; construction law; criminal defense; employment law; energy/mineral law; equine law; estate planning & administration; family law; gaming law; government solutions; health care law; insurance defense; arbitration & mediation; real estate law; land use law; creditor’s rights & foreclosures; wireless communications law; oil & gas law; intellectual property law; health care professional licensure defense; hospital representation; legal malpractice defense; malpractice professional liability defense; medical malpractice; nursing home negligence and professional liability defense; taxation; tax compliance; tax controversy; tax planning; transaction tax; politics, elections, and campaign finance, agriculture, hemp production

Appellate; bankruptcy & restructuring; business & commercial litigation; CMBS lending & servicing transactions; construction; corporate law; employee benefits & ERISA; environmental; estate planning & administration; finance; government contracting; government services; insurance coverage & bad faith; insurance regulation & risk management; intellectual property; international services; labor & employment litigation; product liability & tort litigation; public a airs; real estate; tax

Bank regulatory; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; commercial lending; corporate and securities; data privacy and security; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental; equine and gaming; general business; governmental a airs and regulated industries; health care; immigration; intellectual property protection and litigation; labor and employment; labor union relations; land use and zoning; litigation and dispute resolution; natural resources and energy; nonprofit institutions; public finance and economic development; real estate and lending; real estate development; taxation; title insurance; trusts; estates and personal planning

Insurance defense & coverage; workers’ compensation defense & coverage; appellate practice; automobile litigation; bad faith defense and extra contractual; bankruptcy; commercial transactions and contracts; construction law; employment law; family & probate matters; fire & casualty; government and municipal liability; mass torts; medical negligence defense; premises liability; products liability; surety and fidelity; trucking; transportation & freight Arbitration & mediation, bankruptcy, business law, commercial litigation, constitutional law & civil rights, education law (K-12 schools and higher education), employment law, governmental & municipal law, health care law, medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, torts & insurance law, trusts & estate planning, utilities & energy law, sustainable energy, workers’ compensation defense

Arbitration & mediation; appellate litigation; bad faith insurance defense; business & commercial law; corporations & llc’s; breach of contract; criminal defense; white collar crime defense; criminal infractions; federal search warrants; employment law for employees; employment law for employers; insurance defense; sexual discriminations, sexual harassment defense; estate & probate; wills & trusts; health care directives; insurance defense; mineral law; products liability defense; railroad law; trucking defense; commercial vehicle accidents; workers compensations; construction site accidents

Commercial, employment, real estate, civil rights, construction and trust & estate litigation practices, medical malpractice defense, professional negligence & legal ethics, natural resources, real estate transactions and financing, commercial leasing, zoning & development, 1031 exchanges, tax planning & more

Business litigation, corporate/transactional, energy, environmental & natural resources, intellectual property, estate planning, economic development, labor & employment, bankruptcy/restructuring, real estate & construction, wealth management & family law, employment benefits, government services, beverage-alcohol, equine & manufacturing, health care, public finance

Appellate law, bankruptcy & financial restructuring, business & commercial law, commercial & residential real estate, criminal defense, equine law, family law, health care law, litigation, mediation tax, trust & estate planning

Business & commercial litigation; real estate; estate planning & probate; administrative law; health care; corporate; transactional; insurance defense; workers’ compensation; government; campaign finance; bankruptcy; trade mark; construction law; criminal defense; family law; arbitration and mediation; appellate practice

Agriculture; bad faith; business transactions; class actions; collections; construction; coverage litigation; dram shop; estate planning; insurance defense; medical malpractice/ pharmaceutical law; automobile accidents; premise liability; products labiality; real estate; trucking; workers’ compensation

Commercial; litigation; tax; health care; finance; federal Black Lung & worker’s compensation; construction; occupational safety & health; environmental; equine P. Douglas Barr (Managing Director)/ 1897/5

Grahmn N. Morgan (Managing Partner, Lexington)/ 1997/29

Cassidy R. Rosenthal (O ce Executive Member)/ 1832/10

James H. Frazier, III/ 1978/2

Jonathan S. Miller (Member-In-Charge)/ 1981/15

W. Craig Robertson III/ 1977/5

Walter A. Ward, George B. Hocker, Gregg E. Thornton/ 1984/2

Bryan H. Beauman/ 1957/1

Leslie P. Vose/ Managing Partner/ 1956/2

Robert Stiltz, Jr./ 1997/1

P. Branden Gross (Managing Partner)/ 1978/6

Guy M. Graves (President)/ 1954/1

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15/11/3/7

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15/12/3/4

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Darren L. Embry, Joyce A. Merritt, Suzanne L. Sha er, James G. Womack, Samantha T. Nance/ 2011/3

John Walters/ 1999/4

Clifton B. Clark/ 1985/10

Dickinson Wright, PLLC

300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 899-8700 www.dickinson-wright.com

Fowler Bell, PLLC

300 W. Vine St., Ste. 600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6700 www.folwerlaw.com

The Getty Law Group, PLLC

The O ces at City Center 100 W. Main St., Ste. 200 Lexington, KY, 40507 (859) 259-1900 ext. 2223 www.gettylawgroup.com

Rose, Grasch, Camenisch, Mains

326 S. Broadway Lexington, KY 40518 (859) 721-2100 www.rgcmlaw.com

Fogle Keller Walker, PLLC

300 E. Main St., Ste. 400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-4700 www.fkw-law.com

King & Schickli, PLLC

800 Corporate Drive, Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 252-0889 www.iplaw1.net

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

One Paragon Centre 2525 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. 300 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 219-8200 www.steptoe-johnson.com

Wallingford Law, PSC

1050 Monarch St., Ste. 100 Lexington, KY 40517 (859) 219-0066 www.wallingfordlaw.com

DelCotto Law Group PLLC

200 N. Upper St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-5800 www.dlgfirm.com

Morgan, Pottinger,

McGarvey, PSC * 175 E. Main St., Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-1900 www.mpmfirm.com

Littler Mendelson, PSC

333 W Vine St., Ste. 1720 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 317-7970 www.littler.com

Goss Samford

2365 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. B-325 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 368-7740 www.gosssamford.com

Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP

444 W. Second St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6721 www.bsglex.com

Webb Hoskins Brown & Thompson, PSC

2393 Alumni Drive, Ste. 101 Lexington,KY 40517 (859) 296-9229 www.kytitlelaw.com

BizLex Q&A Mary J. Davis

The new dean of UK’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law on emerging opportunities in the legal profession

BY TOM WILMES

BUSINESS LEXINGTON

Mary J. Davis joined the University of Kentucky’s law school faculty in 1991, following a successful practice in liability litigation defense. She was selected as a university research professor in 2016 and has been a visiting professor at the University of Texas School of Law, Boston College Law School, William and Mary College of Law and Wake Forest University School of Law.

When the university decided it was time to replace the law school’s outmoded facilities — UK’s law program began operation in 1908 and is among the nation’s oldest public law schools — Davis served as chair of the building committee. The renovated building opened in August 2019. “It was an exciting time for us, after a long time wanting and needing a new building. And then the [$20 million] naming gift of J. David Rosenberg, our wonderful and generous alum, happened in the fall of 2019,” she said.

“Then, in March 2020 , we exited this building, as we all did during the pandemic, and things were dramatically di erent,” she said.

This past January, after serving one year as interim dean, the university named Davis as the permanent dean and she became the first woman to serve in the role.

The move to remote learning must have been an especially di cult transi-

tion. I’m sure everyone has a story about how they responded to the crisis, but we just tried to do the next right thing, and our faculty and students pivoted in a remarkable way. This building has amazing technological capabilities in the classrooms, so many of us were prepared to use the available technology, but doing it remotely was something else. You have to continue to engage students, and a computer screen doesn’t a ord the opportunity to have the kind of dynamic conversations and engage in intractable legal and political problems that we do.

We surveyed alumni, students and faculty to determine what features we should focus on in a 21st century legal education program. The top answer was enhanced faculty–student interaction and collaboration, along with group study spaces. Our students wanted to have opportunities within the building to build community and to enhance their relationships with one another and with us. Those personal interactions are extremely important and always have been.

How has legal education changed? Our general curriculum is still fairly traditional, but it has evolved, and we continue to make enhancements to the program. People might have a general impression of legal education as being austere and strict and uber-competitive — those “Stand and Deliver” kind of images. We’re competitive and we want to excel, there’s no doubt, but current generations of law students also appreciate, again, the value of community and of building relationships. That’s true for faculty, as well. We find that interacting in that informal, passing-in-thehall kind of way can really enhance learning opportunities.

I’d say listening skills and being able to have a conversation with someone about a di cult issue continues to be critical — where you’re open-minded and can disagree without being uncivil.

Our students are also very active in the community, both in student organizations and in a broader sense, and of course, we encourage that. They’re also very interested in public interest and social justice issues. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of promoting an inclusive educational environment and helping students understand what it means to be an inclusive professional. The beautiful array of our diverse backgrounds are important to building community and better understanding one another. We thrive when every one of us thrives.

We also think a lot about what it means to be a leader. Our graduates become business leaders and government leaders. They become leaders of their firms but also leaders in their communities and societies. They are on school boards. They are in local government. They are on planning commissions and the boards of nonprofits. We encourage students to be open to all the ways in which you can lead and try to create an expectation of what civic responsibility entails: not just taking charge, but leading by listening and learning to collaborate on di cult problems to find a solution.

What kind of career paths are avail-

able to graduates? I think graduates today find that their path in the law is not a straight line. Not everyone goes to a law firm, does great associate work, becomes a partner and stays with the firm for the entirety of their career. It’s a much more fluid environment, and we try to prepare students for that and encourage them to think broadly.

We have a wonderful legal clinic, and our externship opportunities for students, particularly in their third year, to get some client experience or work in a U.S. attorney’s o ce, for example, are helpful. Our Career Development O ce is also great at helping to identify a broad range of opportunities, including government positions and judicial clerkships. For 20 percent of our graduates, their first job is with a judge in chambers in federal and state courts across the country. Those are great breeding grounds for enhancing your legal analytical skills and also recognizing other opportunities, such as working as a commonwealth’s attorney or a public defender.

Students have become more conscious of the importance of public interest work and nonprofit work. That’s a wonderful path. Working in the Department of Justice or in a whole host of government positions, both state and federal, is also open to our graduates. Many of our students also go into smaller rural communities to set up the kind of legal practice that every community needs — the person who can work on your real estate deals or help with employment-related issues, write wills or work in family law.

Do you see other ways the legal

practice may change? Changing economic forces often open up new opportunities. The way in which the economy is changing as a result of the pandemic, for example, will impact legal professionals. The commercial real estate business, for one, is very likely to change because of remote work opportunities. The gig worker environment is also going to have a dramatic impact on businesses at large but also legal service professionals.

I was having a conversation with some of our alumni recently about this issue. One of them said, “It may well be that law students and future graduates have a taste for remote work and law firms will need to adapt. Clients might also appreciate the e ciencies of a virtual legal practice.” Will people really need to be in person to take a deposition, for example? The traditional professional practice is going to have to respond to those changes.

We call that the seamless web — recognizing that things are interconnected. In order to see the whole, you have to see all of its parts and how they work together. BL

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Who’sWho

EMPLOYMENT NEWS AND AWARDS IN OUR COMMUNITY

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GARTNER SHARAF FARISH T. COMBS ASHY-JONES MCKEE

N. COMBS BARNHART LILLY MILLER MICHUL HARLAN JAMES HAAS BROADDUS DANIEL

MOTER HUELSMAN MCHONE EILAND GOOCH

UNDERWOOD NISBET DISPONETT HODGE CARTER

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New Hires & Promotions

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation has named Lexington fi nancial advocate John V. Boardman, III, founder and CEO of Ballast, as the newest member to its board of trustees.

Valvoline Inc. has announced the appointment of experienced fi nancial industry leader Mahmoud (Mack) Sharaf to serve as the company’s treasurer and chief liaison to the investment community.

Lane’s End Farm’s William “Bill” Farish, who serves on the boards of numerous Thoroughbred industry and Central Kentucky organizations, has been appointed a Keeneland trustee.

Fowler Bell PLLC has welcomed attorneys Teresa T. Combs, Aziza Ashy-Jones, Mary Porter McKee, and Danielle Harlan to its Lexington o ces.

The Hope Center board of directors has promoted Janice James to chief operating o cer.

The board of directors of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass has named Mindy Haas new executive director.

Kentucky American Water has announced the appointment of Rebecca Broaddus as fi nance manager.

Assured Partners has welcomed the following new additions to its Lexington o ce: Tracy Daniel, commercial lines account executive; Caroline Gartner, commercial lines intern; Noah Combs, personal lines internal sales support; Katherine Barnhart, personal lines account representative; and Chris Lilly, commercial lines marketing manager.

The Webb Companies has named Carter Miller, CPM, CCIM, as executive vice president of leasing and brokerage. Miller succeeds Ken Michul upon retiring in March 2021 after 36 years with The Webb Companies.

Joseph & Joseph + Bravura Architects has expanded by adding an o ce in Lexington. Currently the fi rm has its primary headquarters in Louisville. The new Lexington o ce is located in The Lexington Design Center at 628 Winchester Road. Cash Moter and Eric Huelsman, partners at Joseph & Joseph, will welcome Ian McHone as lead in the Lexington o ce.

The Lexington Legends has announced that two-time World Series champion Dave Eiland will serve as pitching coach in the Legends inaugural Atlantic League season under manger PJ Philips.

Kristy Gooch was installed as the 2021 president of the LexingtonBluegrass Association of REALTORS® (LBAR). Remaining 2021 o cers are president-elect Rusty Underwood, Milestone Realty Consultants, and treasurer Kelley Nisbet, Coldwell Banker McMahan. Other 2021 board of directors include: Sandy Allnutt, The Agency; Tommy Black, RE/MAX on Main; Jonathan Bronaugh, Rector-Hayden, REALTORS®; Greg Buchanan, ERA Select Real Estate; Matt Coomer, Weichert, REALTORS®, Ford Brothers; Anne Hart Cornett, Milestone Realty Consultants; Barb Curtis, Coldwell Banker McMahan; Anthony de Movellan, Berkshire Hathaway de Movellan; Gary Denton, Rector-Hayden, REALTORS®; Sha Fister, RectorHayden, REALTORS®; Todd Hyatt, Lois Ann Disponett Real Estate; Ruby Mason, RE/MAX Elite Realty; Randy Newsome, United Real Estate and Tom Thomas, RectorHayden, REALTORS®.

Kudos

The Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® announced recipients of its top awards for 2020. Lois Ann Disponett was named REALTOR® of the Year and Liz Hodge received the Good Neighbor Award. In addition, Raquel Carter received the Distinguished Service Award.

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has named Connected Nation one of the Best Places to Work. This is the 10th time the Kentucky-based, national nonprofit has been given the distinction. BL

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• Banks • Credit Unions • Engineering Firms

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Thank you for your leadership.

The Truist Greater Lexington Advisory Board:

Robert M. Beck Jr. Member Stites & Harbison Lexington, Kentucky

David W. Blackwell Provost and Professor of Finance University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky

Laura T. Boison Market President BB&T now Truist Greater Lexington, Central Kentucky

Bret A. Caller Co-founder Viking Partners Cincinnati, Ohio/ Lexington, Kentucky

William S. Chapman III Vice President Clay Ingels Company Lexington, Kentucky

Liz Fowler President and Chief Executive O icer Bluegrass Care Navigators Lexington, Kentucky

Anne Gorham Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel Gray Inc. Lexington, Kentucky

Karen S. Hill, DNP, RN Chief Operating O icer/Chief Nursing O icer Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, Kentucky Nana Mensah Chairman, Chief Executive O icer Xports, Inc. Lexington, Kentucky

Nicole Pieratt Chief Executive O icer and President Sallee Horse Vans Lexington, Kentucky

Joe L. Rosenberg Community Investor Lexington, Kentucky

Rakesh Sachdeva MD FAAP Physicians For Children and Adolescents PSC Pikeville, Kentucky

Randall Stevens Chief Executive O icer AVAIL Solutions, Inc. Lexington, Kentucky

John D Stewart MD Chairman , Chief Executive O icer Stewart Home & School Frankfort, Kentucky/Lexington, Kentucky

L. Tracee Whitley Dean for Administration Harvard Law School Lexington, Kentucky/Cambridge, Massachusetts