Anita P. Johnson, born Pikeville, Kentucky, November 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; 1994, West Virginia; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Kentucky and Southern District of West Virginia. Preparatory education, Pikeville College (B.S., 1973); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Pike County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Anita P. Johnson
Angela Pergrem Owens, born Pikeville, Kentucky, July 6, 1969; 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, University of Kentucky (B.A., 1991); legal education, The University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Member: Pike County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Angela Pergrem Owens
Dustin R. Williams, born Harlan, Kentucky, August 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Georgetown College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2000). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Peggy E. Patterson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000-2002. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 'Rising Star' edition, 2016-2017; Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2019-2021. Member: Pike County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. E−Mail: Dustin R. Williams
Gerald J. Pierson, born Peoria, Illinois, November 29, 1964; admitted to bar, 2006, 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, Bradley University (B.A., 1987); University of Toledo (M.A., 1990); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2006). Managing Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 2005-2006. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Gerald J. Pierson
Charles D. Johnson, born Pikeville, Kentucky, October 1, 1987; admitted to bar, 2013, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.B.A., Entrepreneurship, 2010); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2013). Officer, Appalachian Law Caucus, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2013. Selected, Lawyers of Distinction Award, 2020-2022. Member: Pike County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Charles D. Johnson
Ryan Biggerstaff, born Somerset, Kentucky, September 26, 1986; admitted to bar, 2013, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences (B.A., Philosophy, 2009); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2013). Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 'Rising Star' edition, 2019-2022. Member: Kentucky (Chair-elect, Civil Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Ryan Biggerstaff
Leslie M. Cronen, born Nashville, Tennessee, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Kentucky; 2011, Indiana; 2014, Tennessee; 2015, Massachusetts; also admitted to practice before U.S. Districts Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, University of Louisville (B.A., 1999); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 'Rising Star' edition, 2013-2015; Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2016-2020; Top 25 Mass Tort Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, 2018. Member: Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice; Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County (Board of Directors, 2011-2020); Women En Mass. (Resident, Louisville, Kentucky Office). (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, 2014-). E−Mail: Leslie M. Cronen
Jennifer L. Thompson, born New Albany, Indiana, November 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Southern District of Ohio. Preparatory education, Indiana University Bloomington (B.A., 1992); legal education, University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1995). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana State, Ohio and American Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2014-); Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice; Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County; Women En Mass. (Resident, Louisville, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Jennifer L. Thompson
Emily Faith Wetmore, born Hyden, Kentucky, January 19, 1983; admitted to bar, 2010, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Alice Lloyd College (B.A., History, 2007); legal education, Appalachian School of Law (J.D., 2010). Member: Perry County and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Justice Association. (Resident, Hazard, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Emily Faith Wetmore
Trent Robinson, born Pikeville, Kentucky, March 2, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Kentucky and Eastern District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, Pikeville College (B.S., 2005); legal education, Appalachian School of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: Pike County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Trent Robinson
Michael E. Liska, born Toledo, Ohio, January 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; 2014, Georgia; 2016, South Carolina; 2018, North Carolina; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Southern District of Georgia and District of South Carolina. Preparatory education, Miami University (B.S., General Business, 1989); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Kentucky and North Carolina Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Michael E. Liska
Heather Pack Howell, born Pikeville, Kentucky, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Heather Pack Howell
Jonathan R. Barnes, born Greensboro, North Carolina, 1995; admitted to bar, 2021, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., Finance/Political Science, 2017); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021). Departmental Recognition, Journal of Animal and Environmental Law. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Jonathan R. Barnes