Practice areas

  • Insurance and Corporate Defense
  • Insurance Law and Insurance Coverage
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation
  • Probate Administration and Settlement

Bar admissions

  • Kentucky, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky 1990
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky 1996
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit,1990
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

 Education

  • J.D., University of Kentucky, 1989
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Eastern Kentucky University, 1984

Professional associations

  • Laurel County Bar Association (President, 1997)
  • Kentucky Bar Association (1989 to present)
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1995–1999, 2008-2013)
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
  • Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation
  • ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates)

Community involvement

  • London-Laurel County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2004–2015)
  • London Community Orchestra Board of Directors (2004-present)
  • Trustee, First Baptist Church, London, Kentucky

Other professional experience

  • Insurance Claims Adjuster, Kentucky, 1985–1989