Work Experience
- Commercial litigation practice since 1984 (pretrial discovery, multiple jury and bench trials, state and federal appeals, arbitrations, and several dozen mediations as party counsel)
- General commercial and contract litigation; employment, discrimination and noncompete litigation; insurance/policyholder litigation; trusts/estates litigation; public advocacy and constitutional litigation
Mediation Training
- Harvard Mediation Intensive: Week-long session produced by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, November 2023.
- Basic Mediation Training: Week-long session produced by the Kentucky Bar Association, April 2019.
Recognitions
- Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2008-2024; “The Top 50,” 2012-2020, 2023-2024; The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2025; Louisville – Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year,” 2013, 2015, 2022, 2024; Louisville Litigation – Trust and Estates “Lawyer of the Year,” 2014, 2020
- Special Justice, Kuprion v. Fitzgerald, 888 S.W.2d 679 (Ky. 1994)
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Mich. (J.D. 1982); Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. (B.A. magna cum laude, 1978)
Community Activities
- Kentucky Board of Education (2002-06); Community Foundation of Louisville: Board of Directors (2014-2023), Board President (2021-23); The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence (2007-present); Teach Kentucky: Board of Directors (2008-2016), Board Chairman (2014-16)