Class Notes
1950s
Carl Bensinger, '58, received the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Jefferson Community and Technical College in 2007.
1960s
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| O. Frazier, '60 |
Owsley Brown Frazier, '60, has been named Community Leader of the Year and was honored at the the Fourteenth Annual Doctors' Ball benefitting Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Foundation.
Professor Barbara Lewis, '62, received the KBA President's Special Service Award.
The firm of Fernandez Friedman Haynes and Kohn has relocated its offices to 401 West Main St., Suite 1807, Louisville Kentucky. Robert A. Kohn, ‘63, is one of the firm's members.
Frank P. Doheny Jr., '65, received the Judge Benjamin F. Shobe Civility & Professionalism Award at the LBA's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on January 22, 2009.
Dennis M. Clare, '68, and Russell L. (Rusty) O'Brien, '99, announce that the Law Office of Dennis M. Clare has changed its name to the Law Offices of Clare & O'Brien.
Michael A. Owsley, '68, founding partner in English Lucas Priest & Owsley LLP in Bowling Green, was re-elected to the 8th Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission. He was elected to the commission at its inception in 1976 and has served continously since that time. He previously served as president of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, and is chair of the board of the Leadership Kentucky Foundation. He joined the board of directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in 2005, and currently serves on the board's executive committee. His practice is focused on education, labor and employment, products liability and business litigation.
D. Patton Pelfrey, '68, of Frost Brown Todd LLC, has been ranked in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA for his labor and employment work.
Charles E. Ricketts, Jr., '68, received the 2008 Justice Martin E. Johnstone Special Recognition Award from the Louisville Bar Association.
Ralston W. Steenrod, '68, of Stites & Harbison, was selected as a leader in the field of corporate/mergers and acquisitions for Kentucky in the 2009 Chambers USA guide.
David V. Scott, '69, was awarded the 2008 Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
1970s
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| J. Ames, '73 | D. Farnsley, '76 |
United States District Judge Charles R. Simpson III, '70, has been appointed chair of the federal judiciary's International Judicial Relations Committee. As chair of this committee, Judge Simpson will coordinate the federal judiciary's relationship with foreign judiciaries and the organizations involved in expanding the rule of law and the administration of justice.
Donald Vish, '70, of Middleton Reutlinger, was inducted into the 2008 Gallery of Distinguished Graduates of Bellarmin University. He was recognized as an accomplished photographer, and a published writer.
The first John R. "Jack" Keegan Award has been awarded to William L. Hoge III, '72, by the ABA's Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs.
In March 2008, Allan M. Dabrow, '72, joined Jackson Lewis LLP as a partner in its Philadelphia office.
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC is pleased to announce that John W. Ames, ‘73, a member in its Louisville office and President of the American Bankruptcy Institute, has been appointed by Federal District Court Judge David Proctor of the Northern District of Alabama as a Special Master to assist in a lawsuit involving the Jefferson County, Alabama sewer system. Ames is a member of Greenebaum’s Tax and Finance Practice Group, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Workout Team. He works exclusively in the business reorganization process, both in Chapter 11's and state law work outs. He represents debtors, as well as creditors, both secured and unsecured. He was profiled in "To the Rescue" (Business First, December 19, 2008).
David A. Lambertus, '73, received the Paul G. Tobin Pro Bono Service Award at the LBA's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on January 22, 2009.
Carl Platt, 73, has formed a
new practice, A. Carl Platt, Attorney at Law, in downtown New Albany, Indiana.
James U. Smith III, '73, was chosen Rotary Club of Louisville president for the 2007-2008 term.
George Seay, '73, a partner in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs' Lexington office, has been named to the Board of Kentuckians for Better Transportation. Seay is a member of the firm's Natural Resources and Environmental Law Service Team.
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert, '74, was been appointed to membership on the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the Judicial Conference of the United States in 2007. This 44-member committee was established to study proposed changes in federal jurisdiction and to serve as a liaison with the state courts.
Former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Martin E. Johnstone, '75, received the KBA's 2007 Justice Thomas B. Spain Award.
Michael R. Law, '75, was named as a New York State "Super Lawyer" in the area of personal injury trial law. He is also listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" and is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys. Law has been an attorney with Phillips Lytle for 30 years.
James R. Wagoner, '75, received the Distinguished Service Award at the LBA's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on January 22, 2009.
Judge Denise G. Clayton, '76, was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals for the 4th appellate district. The appointment was made by then-Governor Ernie Fletcher to fill the vacancy created when Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson was appointed to the Kentucky Supreme Court. On May 8, 2008, Judge Clayton was honored with the Louisville Bar Association's Trailblazer Award. The award was developed by the LBA Diversity Task Force to honor those who have made significant strides in promoting diversity in the profession.
Douglass Farnsley, '76, of Stites & Harbison, was recently elected by members of the Kentucky Bar Association to a second two-year term on its Board of Governors. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves on his firm's General Counsel Committee. He has over 25 years of trial experience and has argued cases before state and federal appeals courts.
Hon. Stephen M. George, '76, was the 2007 recipient of the first annual Family Court Judge of the Year Award, presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Kentucky Chapter.
Carol Butler, '77, is the President and COO of Butler Books, which won the gold award in fine art in the 2009 IPPY Awards from the Independent Publisher Book Awards for Julius Friedman: Images and Ideas. She was honored by the Center for Women and Families at the February 2008 21st Anniversary Celebration and Survival.
D. Larkin Chenault, '77, has been named the Executive Director of the Connecticut Bar Association. He previously served as the Executive Director of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
Michael T. Hymson, '77, has become a member of Seiller Waterman LLC. He concentrates his practice on estate planning, estate administration, taxation, qualified retirement plans and corporate law.
J. David Niehaus, '78, received the Justice Martin E. Johnstone Special Recognition Award at the LBA's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on January 22, 2009.
J. Michael Brown, '79, was named secretary of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's Justice Cabinet.
In April 2008, Henry C.T. "Tip" Richmond III, '79, was been named to Greenebaum Doll & McDonald's Management Committee, which is responsible for the firm's strategic planning, operations management, and policy setting. Richmond is a member in the firm's Lexington office.
Judge Steve Mershon, '79, received the Louisville Bar Association's 2008 Judge of the Year Award.
Jack A. Wheat, '79, of Stites & Harbison, was selected as a leader in the field of intellectual property for Kentucky in the 2009 Chambers USA guide.
1980s
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| B. Brand, '81 | M. Grundy, '88 | M. Keane, '82 | M. Oppenheimer, '89 |
Kentucky Appellate Court Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson, '80, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Blanche B. Ottenheimer Award. She was selected by Governor Ernie Fletcher to take the place of the late Justice William McAnulty on the state's Supreme Court. Abramson was sworn in on Monday, September 10, 2007. Justice Abramson was elected to the Supreme Court in November 2008.
Donald A. Becher, ‘80, was recently appointed an Administrative Law Judge with the Social Security Administration's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.
Howard Fineman, '80, a Newsweek senior Washington correspondent and MSNBC analyst, recently published The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country.
Scott D. Spiegel, '80, received the 2008 Distinguished Service Award from the Louisville Bar Association.
Colonel Barbara G. Brand, '81, was recently named the Chief Judge for the United States Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.
Scott Furkin, '82, Executive Director of the Louisville Bar Association, was profiled in "Champion for Lawyers" (Business First, April 11, 2008).
Frank B. Janoski, '82, was selected one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of Intellectual Property Law. Janoski chairs the intellectual property group for the St. Louis-based law firm Lewis, Rice and Fingersh, LC.
Margaret E. "Maggie" Keane, '82, a member in the Louisville office of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, has been named to the 2009 edition of the Chambers USA in the area of general commercial litigation. She is the Beverage Alcohol Team Co-Chair and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She is recognized on the "Top 25 Women Attorneys in Kentucky" of the 2008 Kentucky Super Lawyers® list, a recipient of the Kentucky Bar Association Outstanding Lawyer of the Year Award (2008) and was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for over 10 years in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Family Law.
Louisville-area attorney Jefferey Yussman, '82, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, has been selected as a member of the Special Needs Alliance, a non-profit collective of many of America's leading disability and public benefits attorneys.
Steven H. Lyverse, ’83, has completed the requisite academic diploma protocol in international law through The College of Law of England & Wales to qualify as a Fellow of the International Bar Association. The Fellowship is to be awarded during the 2009 IBA Conference in Madrid. Steve is currently a Vice-President and General Counsel to Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in Louisville, Ky.
Robyn L. Meadows, '83, has been named Vice Dean of the Harrisburg Campus of Widener University School of Law. Dean Meadows has been a member of the faculty at Widener since 1991 and previously served as Associate Dean for Student Affairs from 1994-97.
Ruth Ann C. Pence, '83, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as a member of the Litigation Department.
Rosemary Taft-Milby, '83, is the managing partner of the Litigation & Defense Practice Group of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., based at their Cleveland, Ohio office. She was recently elected to serve of the FCIB North American Advisory Council, an association of executives in Finance, Credit and International Business. In 2004, Ms. Taft-Milby was named a YWCA Woman of Professional Excellence and was also named an Ohio Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine from 2004-07.
Mark J. Sandlin, '84, joined Goldberg Simpson as Of Counsel. He is the mayor of the City of Glenview Manor.
Mark C. Travis, ‘84, received his Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law and will serve as an adjunct professor of Employment Dispute Resolution at the Institute.
Steven E. Trager, '85, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority for a term ending in 2012. Trager received the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southern Ohio and Kentucky region, the law school's 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award, and the President's Award from the Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) at the 2007 YPAL Night of Stars.
Joel C. Zwemer, '85, a shareholder in the law firm of Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer's Fort Pierce office, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County.
David J. McNamara, '86, has been appointed managing partner for the firm Phillips Lytle LLP. McNamara has been an attorney with Phillips Lytle since 1986 and is a member of the firm's Strategic Planning Committee.
J. Mark Grundy, '88, has been elected Secretary of the KBA's Construction and Public Contract Law Section. Grundy was also presented with a CLE Award on behalf of the KBA in early 2009. Award recipients were recognized for completing at least 62.5 CLE credits during the past three educational years.
Shannon Antle Hamilton, '88, of Stites & Harbison, was selected as a leader in the field of labor and employment for Kentucky in the 2009 Chambers USA guide.
John J. VanderToll, '88, of VanderToll Law Office, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
The firm of Fernandez Friedman Haynes and Kohn has relocated its offices to 401 West Main St., Suite 1807, Louisville Kentucky. Maria A. Fernandez, ‘89, is one of the firm's members.
Mark H. Oppenheimer, '89, a member in Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC’s Louisville office, was the first attorney in Kentucky to be awarded a Certificate in Family Business Advising by the Family Firm Institute (FFI) at its September conference in New York City. The FFI Certificate Program benefits both family business advisors and their clients by establishing knowledge standards for better serving family-owned enterprises. Mark is a member of Greenebaum’s Estate Planning, Health and Insurance Practice Group, and is the Family Business Team Co-Chair.
1990s
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| L. Doheny, '92 |
L. Dorman, '91 | L. Havel, '94 | T. McClure, '95 |
Sara Abner, '90, has been appointed member in Frost Brown Todd's Louisville office. Abner joined Frost Brown Todd in 2000. She has developed a national bankruptcy practice, handling large preference actions in numerous jurisdictions throughout the U.S., including the defense of a number of adversary proceedings in the Enron Case.
Catharine (Kippy) Young, '90, was named vice president, employment counsel for Kindred Healthcare, Inc. She joined the company in January 2000 and was previously senior director and litigation counsel.
Mark E. Broaddus, '91, has become the first equity partner in Chuhak & Tecson history to rise from the associate level through to the top tier. His practice focuses on probate and guardianship administration and litigation.
Lori Dorman, '91, has joined Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. in their Bradenton office. Ms. Dorman is an experienced litigation attorney and represents clients in commercial and business matters, real estate, probate, and malpractice defense. Her non-litigation practice includes experience in business and corporate law and medical licensure.
Laurel Doheny, '92, a member of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, has been granted Fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.Doheny has also been as the "Louisville Best Lawyers Family Lawyer of the Year" for 2009 by Best Lawyers®.
Cynthia Blevins Doll, '92, has joined the Louisville office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm. Doll has 17 years of legal practice and has represented several area corporate clients, including Papa John's International Inc., Rohm and Haas and Yellow Book USA. She previously served as co-chair of the Labor and Service Team at Wyatt Tarrant & Combs.
Pat Bouldin, '93, was named one of Business First's "Forty Under 40" in 2007. Bouldin works for the Office of the Federal Defender,
Tara Hagerty, ‘93, was appointed as Chief Deputy of Family Court.
Barry A. Hines, '93, of Stites & Harbison, was selected as a leader in the field of real estate for Kentucky in the 2009 Chambers USA guide.
Karen L. Keith, '93, has joined Napier Gault, PLC as a member. She will continue to concentrate her practice in the areas of general insurance defense and professional negligence.
William K. Oldham, '93, has joined the firm Middleton Reutlinger. He joins the firm's health care litigation group.
David A. Tapp, '93, currently serves as the Judge of the 28th Circuit, Division I.
Bart Greenwald, '94, has been appointed to the Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services Board of Trustees.
Laura H. Havel, '94, has re-joined the law firm of Vaughan and Vaughan as a Partner and has opened and manages the Indianapolis office. Havel was formerly with Vaughan and Vaughan from 1999 to 2005, and thereafter, practiced with Tabbert Hahn Earnest & Weddle, LLP. Ms. Havel is licensed to practice in both Indiana and Kentucky, and is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Tippecanoe County Bar Association, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). Ms. Havel was also appointed as a Kentucky Colonel in 2006 and was recently nominated and accepted as a Fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America. Ms. Havel will continue to practice in the areas of personal injury, business law, and commercial litigation.
Kelly S. Henry, '94, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Planning, a national association of more than 2,500 lawyers who have made outstanding contributions to the field of trust and estate law.
A. Holland (Holly) Houston, '94, launched her independent contract lawyer-on-call business, Houston L.O.C.A.L. this spring and is serving as counsel for Blessings in a Backpack, Inc. and serving as interim co-chair for G.L.O.W. (Greater Louisville Outstanding Women) and continues to practice family, criminal and business law in Louisville, Kentucky.
Julie A. Johnson, '94, of Hibberd Johnson Kang & Cook, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Melanie Straw-Boone, '94, chaired the Pro Bono Consortium that was recognized by the Louisville Bar Association as its 2008 Committee of the Year.
Tori Murden McClure, '95, has published a memoir, A Pearl in the Storm, about her first and second attempts to row across the Atlantic Ocean. She eventually became the first woman to do so solo.
David E. Saffer, '95, of Stites & Harbison, was selected as a leader in the field of real estate for Kentucky in the 2009 Chambers USA guide.
Sheila Berman,'96, was named one of Business First's "Forty Under 40" in 2007. Berman is a Louisville-area solo practitioner.
Tim Bratcher, '96, was named partner in Jones Day's Atlanta office and is a member of the banking and finance practice.
Laura Stoess, '96 , and Ashley Ahrens Flynn, '05, opened their own firm, Stoess & Flynn, PLLC, in November 2008.
Clay Lamb, '97, is currently practicing with the Education Cabinet in Frankfort, Ky. Her practice concentrates on foreclosures, contracts, research and legislation.
Christie A. Moore, '97, has been named chairs of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald's White Collar Crime Team.
Anne Dedman Watkins, '97, an Assistant County Attorney, ran for District Court Judge in the November 4, 2008 election.
Miles S. Apple, '98, has joined Greenebaum Doll & McDonald as Of Counsel in the firm's tax and finance practice group.
Tracy Hirsch, '98, has joined Kruger & Schwartz ans an associate attorney. She has 7 years experience in bankruptcy practice and will continue to focus on representing debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcies.
Sean E. Mumaw, '99, has joined Seiller Waterman as an associate.
The Law Office of Dennis M. Clare has changed its name to the Law Offices of Clare & O'Brien. Russell L. (Rusty) O'Brien, '99, has been named a partner of the firm.
Kenji Tashiro, '99, has been named a member of the firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald.
Theodore W. Walton, '99, has joined the law firm Seiller Waterman as an associate.
In April 2008 W. Edward Skees, '99, was named a member of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. He is a part of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
J. Scott Sweeney, ‘99, has been appointed to the Kentucky Bar Association's Ethics Committee. He continues as in house Litigation Counsel for Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.
2000s
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George D. Adams, '00, has been elected as a member of the firm Greenebaum Doll & McDonald.
Monica E. Edwards, '00, has been named a partner in the Evansville law firm of Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK). Her areas of practice include environmental, intellectual property, and real estate law.
Michael A. Grim, '00, was named vice-chair of the KBA Taxation Section.
In April 2008 Michael A. Grim, '00, was named a member of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. Grim is a member of the Tax and Finance Practice Group and serves as the Aviation Services Team Chair.
Michael W. McClain II, '00, has been named a partner at the firm Wyatt Tarrant & Combs.
Patrick Shane O'Bryan, '00, has been named a partner at the firm Woodward, Hobson & Fulton. His practice is primarily in litigation with an emphasis on product liability, insurance defense and commercial litigation. He graduated cum laude.
Lt. Jonathan S. Ricketts, '00, has been selected for Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps.
Gordon C. Rose, '00, has joined Seiller Waterman as an associate.
Holly C. Wallace, '00, of Dinsmore & Shohl, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
James E. Cole, '01, has been named a director with Middleton Reutlinger. Cole is a registered patent attorney in the firm's intellectual property practice. Cole has also been named a director of the law firm Middleton Reutlinger.
Mark S. Franklin, '01, an associate at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC, has co-authored an article with Thomas E. Rutledge of Stoll Keenon Ogden LLC and Stephen Lukinovich of Chilton & Medley, PLC entitled "Organizing A Professional Practice: An After-Tax Choice-of-Entity Calculus." This article was published as the lead article in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Taxation.
In April 2008 Mark A. Loyd, '01, was named a member of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald. Loyd is a member of the firm's Tax and Finance Practice Group. He was also named chair-elect of the KBA Taxation Section. In July 2008, Loyd was named chair of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald's State and Local Tax Team.
Linda Magruder, '01, has opened the new firm Abney & Magruder PLLC with David H. Abney II.
Amanda G. Main, '01, of the Brown Forman Corporation, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Philip A. Martin, '01, was made a member of the firm Fultz Maddox Hovious & Dickens in 2008.
Robert J. Theuerkauf, '01, has been named a director with Middleton Reutlinger. He is a registered patent attorney in the firm's intellectual property practice group.
Patrick J. Moran, '01, received the 2008 Paul G. Tobin Pro Bono Service Award from the Louisville Bar Association.
In late 2007, CPT Bonnie L. Dunlop, '02, was deployed from the Mannheim Legal Center, Mannheim Germany, where she worked as trial counsel to the Headquarters of the 18th Military Police Brigade, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, as the Command Judge Advocate.
In late 2007, Shelly Lemons-Alvey, '02, relocated her law practice to Shepherdsville.
Mark Hahn, '02, joined Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs' Tax, Business and Personal Planning Practice in May 2008. Prior to joining the Firm, Hahn served as Senior Consultant, Transaction Advisory Services with Ernst & Young. He has taught advanced taxation as a lecturer at the University of Louisville.
Rania Basha, '03, a Senior Associate in Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs' Litigation and Dispute Resolution Service Team, based in the Louisville office, has been invited to participate in NeXt!, the Fund for the Arts’ Leadership Development Program.
James Herr, '03, an attorney at Greenebaum Doll & McDonald's Louisville office, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Kentucky Chapter. He was also named a "Future Star" by Benchmark Litigation. Herr represents clients before the federal and state courts of Kentucky in products liability, toxic tort and premises liability cases, securities litigation, consumer protection and fraud cases, land use/planning and zoning litigation and breach of contract cases. He also has significant experience advising clients on document and electronic data management.
Jesse A. Mudd, '03, of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Wang Tianpeng, '03, has been promoted to a senior associate position with Clifford Chance. Wang works in the Beijing office.
Kimberly K. Ballard, '04, returned to her alma mater as director of academic support after having served as an associate of Stites & Harbison. As a member of that firm's torts and insurance service group, Ms. Ballard represented product manufacturers in mass tort litigation and physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice litigation.
Tara J. Clayton, '04, joins Middleton Reutlinger and will practice in the areas of health care litigation, nursing home negligence and general civil litigation.
Ross D. Cohen, '04, was named treasurer of the KBA Taxation Section.He has also been named chair of the LBA Taxation Law Section for 2009.
Keri E. Hieneman, '04, joined the firm of Van Antwerp, Monge, Jones, Edwards & McCann in Ashland, Ky. She married David B. Lucas on November 3, 2007.
Loren T. Prizant, '04, of Woodward Hobson & Fulton, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Krsna I. Tibbs, '04, of the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office, received the Frank E. Haddad Jr. Young Lawyer Award at the LBA's Annual Bench and Bar Dinner on January 22, 2009. She has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Ashley Ahrens Flynn, '05, and Laura Stoess, '96, opened their own firm, Stoess & Flynn, PLLC, in November 2008. Ms. Flynn was recently nominated President of the 12th Judicial Circuit's Bar Association for Oldham, Henry, and Trimble counties.
Brigid O. Gies, '05, was elected Vice President of Programs for the Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County for 2008.
Steve Gossman, '05, has joined the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs' Health Care Practice. Prior to joining the firm, Gossman worked in the Office of the General Counsel of Saint Louis University School of Law and practiced law in Evansville, Indiana.
Sarah Osborn Hill, '05, of Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Stephanie L. Caldwell, '06, of the Jefferson Circuit Court, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Lauren L. Knopf, '06, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Jeremy J. Nelson, '06, has joined the Louisville law firm of Sampson & Slechter. His practice will focus in the areas of workers' compensation and on plaintiff's personal injury with particular emphasis in the area of nursing home neglect. He graduated cum laude.
Thomas E. Banks II, '07, an associate of Louis I. Waterman, has been elected to the position of Editor of Domestic Relations for The Advocate. He also joined the LBA Pro Bono Consortium and was chosen as an associate of the Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court.
Liz Edmondson, '07, is employed by the Kentucky Resources Council as a Bingham Attorney Fellow, a yearlong program that provides training for environmental public interest lawyers.
Randell Ewing, '07, accepted an offer to clerk for 8th Circuit Judge Kermit Bye of Fargo, ND.
Laura J. Grubbs, '07, has joined the Louisville firm of Middleton Reutlinger. She will practice in commercial litigation and business law.
Erin L. Guy, '07, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate. She is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.
Luke Hall, '07, joined the American Immigration Lawyer's Association in Washington DC in October of 2007 as a Liaison and Information Associate.
Laura E. Landenwich, '07, has joined the Louisville firm Seiller Waterman as associate attorney.
Jessica A. Moore, '07, of the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Leadership Academy.
Rachel Owsley, '07, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate. She works in the Business & Finance Service Group.
Karen Paulin, '07, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate. She is a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Service Group.
Sean Renfroe, '07, joins Stites & Harbison as an associate, working in the Capital Market Services Group.
Cooper Robertson, '07, is a member of Stites & Harbison's Capital Markets Service Group. He joined the firm as an associate in November 2007.
Kelly M. Rowan, '07, joined the firm of Sitlinger, McGlincy, Theiler & Karem.
Jasper D. Ward, '07, has joined the law firm Tacau Meek as an associate.
Steven R. Wilson, '07, is a member of Stites & Harbison's Capital Markets Services Group. He joined the firm as an associate in November 2007.
Terry L. Wright, '07, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate, working in the Intellectual Property & technology Service Group.
Katherine A. Bell, '08, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate, working in the capital markets service group.
Michael Denbow, '08, has joined Stites & Harbison as an associate, working in the business litigation service group.
Robert W. DeWees III, '08, is an associate with the firm of Goldberg Simpson. His practice primarily focuses on business litigation, bankruptcy and creditor rights.
Kathryn Anne Duccini, '08, passed the Wisconsin Bar Exam.
Greg Fischer, '08, successfully completed the Delaware Bar Examination and is working for Judge Robert Young of the Delaware Superior Court as part of a one-year clerkship.
Justin Fowles, '08, has joined Frost Brown Todd as an associate of the firm's litigation department in their Louisville office.
Ian M. Godfrey, '08, has joined the Louisville office of Ward, Hocker & Thornton. He practices insurance defense and worker's compensation as associate at the firm.
Scott W. Higdon, '08, has joined the firm of Middleton Reutlinger and is working in the intellectual property practice group with a focus on patent law in their Louisville office. He graduated cum laude.
Hollan T. Holm, '08, has joined Dilbeck Myers & Harris PLLC as an associate.
Robyn Lurding, '08, has become associated with the firm Seiller Waterman LLC and will primarly practice in the area of litigation.
James Martin, '08, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate of the firm's corporate department in their Louisville office.
Mitchi McNabb, '08, is clerking for Judge James K. Singleton, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.
Josh O'Bryan, '08, has joined Frost Brown Todd as an associate of the firm's corporate department in their Louisville office.
Elizabeth Golden Powell, '08, joins Middleton Reutlinger and will practice in firm’s commercial and insurance litigation sections. Prior to joining Middleton Reutlinger, she was a law clerk for Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Randy Strobo, '08, has joined W.H. Graddy & Associates in Midway, KY, working in environmental law.
Brittany Nicole Whobrey, '08, passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam.
Emily Zahn, '08, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate of the firm's corporate department in their Louisville office.
Anthony Zelli, '08, has joined Dinsmore & Shohl as an associate of the firm's litigation department in their Louisville office.
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