Elizabeth A. Arrick, admitted to bar, 2009, Ohio; 2017, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Kenyon College (B.A., Biology, 2005); legal education, Capital University Law School (J.D., 2009). Recipient, CALI Award in Advanced Legal Writing. Staff Attorney, General Counsel's Office, Ohio Industrial Commission, Columbus, Ohio, 2010-2011. Attorney, Burkett & Sanderson, Inc., Newark and Lancaster, Ohio, 2011-2013. Assistant State Public Defender, Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Death Penalty Department, Columbus, Ohio, 2013-2017. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Elizabeth A. Arrick
F. Allon Bailey, born Pikeville, Kentucky, June 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, College of Business & Economics, University of Kentucky (B.S., Accounting, with distinction, 1990); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1994). Frequent Lecturer, Workers' Compensation Defense. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). Workers' Compensation Law; Labor and Employment Law; Subrogation; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: F. Allon Bailey
Michael P. Casey, born Poughkeepsie, New York, July 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 1995, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, North Carolina State University (B.A., Political Science, 1992); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Recipient, Robert M. Graves Memorial Award. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Veterinary Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Trucking and Auto Liability; Premises Liability; Coverage Analysis; Administrative Hearings; Restaurant and Franchise Liability; Fire Investigation and Losses; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Michael P. Casey
Lisa Jayne Fauth, born Manhasset, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts; 2011, New York; 2012, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, District of Massachusetts and Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Curry College (B.A., Business Administration/Economics, summa cum laude, 1989); legal education, New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). New England Scholar. Technical Editor of the Year, New England Law Review. Recipient: CALI Award of Excellence in Products Liability; Award of Excellence, Trial Division, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2011; Attorney General Thomas Reilly's First Excellence Award. Assistant Attorney General, Trial Division, Massachusetts, 2004-2011. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Premises Liability; Auto Liability; Employment Law; Civil Rights Claims; Negligence Law; Errors & Omissions Liability; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Lisa Jayne Fauth
Jane C. Higgins, born, Berea, Kentucky, February 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Eastern Kentucky University (B.A., 1986); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). Automobile and Commercial Trucking; Products Liability; Environmental Law; Catastrophic Loss; Premises Liability Cases; Commercial Litigation; Complex Claims. E−Mail: Jane C. Higgins
Guy E. Hughes, born Lexington, Kentucky, May 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Miami University (B.A., Political Science, 1991); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1994). Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Member: Fayette County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2008-2010); Kentucky Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). FELA Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation; Trucking and Auto Litigation; Errors & Omissions Liability; Restaurant and Franchise Liability: Coal Mining Liability; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Guy E. Hughes
Susan L. Maines, born Louisville, Kentucky, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Virginia (B.A., Rhetoric/Communication Studies, 1991); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1996). Kentucky Law Journal. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award. Staff Attorney to Hon. Mary C. Noble, Fayette Circuit Court, 1996-1998; Deputy Master Commissioner, 1996-1998. Assistant County Attorney, Fayette County, Kentucky, 1998-1999. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). Errors & Omissions Liability; Premises Liability; Professional Malpractice; Coal Mining Liability; Property Damage; Environmental Law; Commercial Trucking and Auto Liability; Coverage Analysis and Declaratory Actions; UCSPA and Bad Faith Litigation; Construction Claims; Employment Law; Fire Investigation and Losses; Restaurant Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Susan L. Maines
Patrick J. Murphy II, born Elgin, Illinois, May 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (B.A., Political Science, 1990); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1994). Moot Court Board. Recipient, Outstanding Brief Award, 1992. Reported Cases: Frear v. P.T.A. Industries, Inc., 103 S.W.3d 99 (Ky. 2003); KI USA Corp. v. Hall, 3 S.W.3d 355 (Ky. 1999); Siding Sales, Inc. v. Warren County Water Dist., 984 S.W.2d 490 (Ky.App. 1998). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). Premises Liability; Products Liability; Municipality Law; Motor Vehicle Accident; Workers' Compensation Law; Subrogation; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Patrick J. Murphy II
R. Sean Quigley, born Lexington, Kentucky, April 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Transylvania University (B.A., History, 2001); Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky (M.B.A., 2009); legal education, Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Editor, Journal of Law and Policy, 2002-2004. President, Master of Business Administration Student Association, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Premises Liability; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Trucking and Auto Liability: Restaurant and Franchise Liability; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: R. Sean Quigley
Lee A. Rosenthal, born Lexington, Kentucky, January 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Richmond (B.A., History, 1999); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Kentucky Law Journal, 2002. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Transportation Law; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Lee A. Rosenthal
Amanda Pope Thompson, born Gallipolis, Ohio, May 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 1995, Ohio; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and Southern District of Ohio. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., Finance, with distinction, 1991); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Appointed, Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, February, 2012. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Member: Kentucky Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Bankruptcy Law; Collections; Personal Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Title Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Amanda Pope Thompson
ASSOCIATES
Sarah E. Boggs, born Charleston, West Virginia, July 1, 1994; admitted to bar, 2019, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Marshall University (B.B.A., 2016); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2019). Order of the Coif, 2019. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Trucking and Auto Liability; Restaurant and Franchise Liability. E−Mail: Sarah E. Boggs
Lauren E. Bradley, admitted to bar, 2020, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Bellarmine University (B.A., Communications/Business Administration, 2014); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2019). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Automobile and Commercial Trucking Accidents; Premises Liability; Products Liability. E−Mail: Lauren E. Bradley
Kyle A. Girouard, born Rochester, New York, December 1, 1994; admitted to bar, 2020, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Kent State University (B.A., 2017); legal education, J. David Rosenberg College of Law, University of Kentucky (J.D., 2020). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Premises Liability; Auto Liability; Underinsured Motorist Insurance/Uninsured Motorist (UIM/UM); Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Kyle A. Girouard
Emily S. Payne, admitted to bar, 2020, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D.). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Emily S. Payne
Patrick Lowell Schmeckpeper, born Murray, Kentucky, March 18, 1988; admitted to bar, 2015, South Carolina; 2016, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of South Carolina (B.A., English Literature/Political Science, 2010); legal education, University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 2014). Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office, State of South Carolina. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Premises Liability; Trucking and Auto Liability; Restaurant and Franchise Liability; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice. E−Mail: Patrick Lowell Schmeckpeper
James Edward Skaggs, born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, January 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Murray State University (B.S., History/Anthropology, 1998); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. Premises Liability; Auto Liability; Underinsured Motorist Insurance/Uninsured Motorist (UIM/UM); Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation Law. E−Mail: James Edward Skaggs