Areas of Practice

• General Civil Litigation
• Probate Law
• Family Law
• Business Organization
• Criminal Trial Practice
• Kentucky Appellate Practice
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Business and Commerical Law
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
• Education Law
• Real Estate Law

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1967
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1967
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1967
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1967
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2005

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1967
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, 1964
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Inducted into Pioneer Sports Hall of Fame - April 2007
  
  
• Hinds Junior College, Raymond, Mississippi, 1962
  Associate Degree
  Honors: Inducted into Sports Hall of Fame - October 2006
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Special Justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky, Authored Opinion of Court in "Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co v. McKinney," 831 SW2 164 (May 14, 1992)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Kentucky Bar Association, 1990 - 1991
  President
  
  
• Kentucky Bar Association, 1989 - 1990
  President-Elect
  
  
• Kentucky Bar Association, 1988 - 1989
  Vice President
  
  
• Kentucky Bar Association, 1982 - 1991
  Board of Governors
  
  
• Daviess County Bar Association, 1967 - Present
  President - 1983
  
  
• American Bar Association Foundation
  Fellow
  
  
• Kentucky Bar Foundation
  Fellow
  
  
• Kentucky Justice Association
  
  
• The American Association for Justice
  
  
• Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys, 1985
  President
  
  
• National Council of School Board Attorneys
  
  
• Kentucky Bar Center, 1993 - Present
  Trustee
  
  
• Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
  
  

Ancillary Businesses

• Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, Board of Directors, 1990-present
• Lawyers Mututal Insurance Company, Secretary, 1998-present
• Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, Executive Committee, 1998-present

Birth Information

• July 5, 1942, Owensboro, Kentucky, United States of America