William C. Ayer, Jr., born Owensboro, Kentucky, June 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Murray State College (B.S., 1965); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1968). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Assistant County Attorney, Hopkins County, Kentucky, 1970-1971. Assistant Public Defender, Office of Public Defender (now Department of Public Advocacy), 1972-1980. Deputy Public Advocate, 1980-1983. Public Advocate, Scott County, Kentucky, 1983-1984. Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Franklin County, Kentucky, 1984-1998. Counsel, Municipal Sewer Board, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1984-1990. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Franklin County Bar Association (President, 1992); Kentucky Bar Association (Ethics Committee, 1970-1972; Assistant Director, 1971-1972); American Bar Association (Legal Education and Admissions Committee, 1970-1972); American Judicature Society. (Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970). E−Mail: William C. Ayer, Jr.
Richard M. Guarnieri, born Chicago, Illinois, December 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1983); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Franklin County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice. E−Mail: Richard M. Guarnieri
Philip Coleman Lawson, born Pineville, Kentucky, July 30, 1984; admitted to bar, 2011, 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, Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 2007); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2011). Moot Court Board, Kentucky Intrastate Mock Trial Team. Named in, Kentucky Super Lawyers® Magazine, 'Rising Star' edition, 2018. Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Franklin County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. E−Mail: Philip Coleman Lawson
Whitney True Lawson, born Frankfort, Kentucky, September 27, 1985; admitted to bar, 2011, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Transylvania University (B.A., German, 2007); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2011). Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers® Magazine, 'Rising Star' edition, 2018-2021. Member: Franklin County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. E−Mail: Whitney True Lawson
J. Guthrie True, born Shelbyville, Kentucky, April 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Georgetown College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1984). President, Moot Court Board, 1983-1984. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2001-. Board of Trustees, Georgetown College, 2002-; Chair, 2008-2009. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2007-. Member: Franklin County Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1986; 1987); Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association (Board of Governors, 2006-2009; District Vice-President, 2008-2009); American Association for Justice; Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 2014); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Health Lawyers Association; Kentucky Bar Foundation (Board, 2007-2013). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers. E−Mail: J. Guthrie True