ASSOCIATES
Maira Gomez, born Los Angeles, California, July 17, 1990; admitted to bar, 2022, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.A., cum laude, 2012); legal education, J. David Rosenberg College of Law, University of Kentucky (J.D., 2021). Member: Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Maira Gomez
Harold M. Johns, born Russellville, Kentucky, February 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, 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 Kentucky (B.A., 1979); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1982). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Assistant County Attorney, Todd County, Kentucky, 1982-1985; County Attorney, 1990-2018. Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, 1985-1989. Prosecutors Advisory Council, 1997-2004. Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 2019. Member: Logan-Todd County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Kentucky County Attorneys Association (Vice-President, 2001-2002; President, 2003-2004); Council of School Board Attorneys (Director, 2000-2002; Vice-President, 2003; President, 2004). E−Mail: Harold M. Johns
Leah A. Morrison, born Brooklyn, New York, January 16, 1990; admitted to bar, 2015, Kentucky. Preparatory education, George Washington University (B.A., 2012); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015); University of Alabama School of Law (LL.M., magna cum laude, 2017). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Probate; Medicaid Planning; Special Needs Planning. E−Mail: Leah A. Morrison
Lindsay T. Porter, born Frankfort, Kentucky, March 4, 1995; admitted to bar, 2020, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., Agribusiness, magna cum laude, 2016); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 2020). Sorority: Alpha Delta Pi (Chapter President). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. Education and School Law; Employment Law; Family Law. E−Mail: Lindsay T. Porter
Nicholas "Nick" Rabold, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, April 30, 1992; admitted to bar, 2017, 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, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 2014); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2017). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Nicholas "Nick" Rabold
John A. Sowell, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, May 21, 1991; admitted to bar, 2017, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2013); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 2017). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice. Personal Injury Law; Civil Litigation. E−Mail: John A. Sowell
Joye Beth Spinks, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, March 3, 1989; admitted to bar, 2019, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., Biology/Science/Math Education, summa cum laude, 2011); legal education, Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2019). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Environmental Law; Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Joye Beth Spinks
MEMBERS OF FIRM
E. Kenly Ames, born Nassawadox, Virginia, June 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1997, Massachusetts; 2003, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and District of Massachusetts. Preparatory education, University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); legal education, Columbia Law School (J.D., 1994). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Columbia Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. William C. Conner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. E−Mail: E. Kenly Ames
Heather Coleman Brooks, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 28, 1983; admitted to bar, 2013, 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, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 2007); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2013). Kentucky Law Journal. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Estate Planning; Real Property Law; Business Law. E−Mail: Heather Coleman Brooks
Charles E. English, born Smiths Grove, Kentucky, September 26, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.S., Accounting, 1957); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1960). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Honor Societies: Beta Alpha Psi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Board of Editors, Kentucky Law Journal, 1959-1960. Judicial Nominating Committee for Supreme Court and Appellate Courts of Kentucky, 1989-2012. Board of Directors, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, 1990-1996; Vice-President, 1994-1996. Visiting Committee, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1998-. Named: Kentucky Outstanding Lawyer, 1999; Kentucky Super Lawyers®; University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame, 2003. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (President, 1964-1965); Kentucky Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1967-1968; Board of Governors, 1978-1984; President, 1986-1987); American Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1982-1996; Standing Committee on Professional Liability, 1989-1991; Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1991-1997; State Delegate, 1998-2008; Board of Governors, 2009-2012); International Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel (President, 1980-1981); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Lawyers Mutual Insurance of Kentucky (President, 1988-2008); International Association of Insurance Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Kentucky Society of Hospital Attorneys (President, 1983-1984); American Society of Hospital Attorneys; U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life member); Southern Conference of Bar Presidents; National Conference of Bar Presidents; American Law Institute (ALI). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 1990-1991); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Estate Law; Probate; Banking Law. E−Mail: Charles E. English
Charles E. English, Jr., born Lexington, Kentucky, March 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.S., Business, 1980); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1983). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Honor Society: Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: Distinguished Lawyer Award, Kentucky Bar Association, 2019. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®. Judicial Nominating Commission for the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts of Kentucky. Board of Directors, Lost River Cave. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986; Secretary-Treasurer, 1987-1988; Vice-President, 1988-1989; 2006-2007; President-Elect, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991; Outstanding Young Lawyer in Kentucky, 1992; Board of Governors, 1999-2006; Vice-President, 2007-2008; President-Elect, 2008-2009; President, 2009-2010); American Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2018-; Sections: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice; Litigation; Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services, 2011-2013; Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 2013-2015); Kentucky Defense Counsel; Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (Life member; Trustee, 1994-1999; Chairman, Professionalism Committee, 1996-1999); U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life member); Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors); Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors, 1999-2005). Business Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Law; Construction Law. E−Mail: Charles E. English, Jr.
Regina A. Jackson, born Berea, Kentucky, January 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1988, 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, Berea College (B.A., 1985); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 1988). Honor Society: Order of the Coif. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards for Business Associations; Property and Litigation Skills. Executive Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Employment Law; Education Law. E−Mail: Regina A. Jackson
Kurt W. Maier, born Louisville, Kentucky, April 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Denison University (B.A., 1976); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1979). Staff, Kentucky Law Journal, 1977-1979. Named in: Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Kentucky Monthly Magazine, 2010-. Selected, "Top 100" Trial Lawyers in Kentucky, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1989-1991); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Sections: Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice); Kentucky Justice Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Trucking Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury Law. E−Mail: Kurt W. Maier
Elizabeth J. "Beth" McKinney, born Owensboro, Kentucky, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 2001, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1985); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1995). Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee Board of Accountancy. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Board, 2008-2009); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Estate Planning; Probate; Estate Administration; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Business Succession Planning. E−Mail: Elizabeth J. "Beth" McKinney
Michael A. Owsley, born Paducah, Kentucky, October 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1964); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1968). Honor Society: Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (President, 1976-1977); Kentucky Bar Association (Circuit Court Judicial Nominating Committee, 1986-); American Bar Association (Sections: Economics of Law Practice; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation); Kentucky Defense Counsel (Director, 1986-1990; President, 1990-1991); Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Labor and Employment Law; Education Law; Products Liability; Complex Litigation. E−Mail: Michael A. Owsley
Sarah Payne-Jarboe, born Utica, Kentucky, July 12, 1986; 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, University of Louisville (B.A., magna cum laude, 2008); legal education, Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2011). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review. Law Clerk to Chief Justice John D. Minton, Jr., Supreme Court of Kentucky, 2011-2013. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Board member, 2013-2014); Kentucky Bar Association (Chair, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section, 2016-2017); American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Smart Growth & Green Building Committee Newsletter, 2010-2015; Fall Conference Planning Committee, 2015-2016; 2016-2017; 2019-2020). Environmental Law; Civil Litigation. E−Mail: Sarah Payne-Jarboe
D. Gaines Penn, born Lexington, Kentucky, February 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, 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 (B.A., 1984); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Contracts. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Edward H. Johnstone, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1987-1989. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (President, 2005); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Health Law); Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Board of Directors, 2012); Bowling Green Area Economic Development Authority (Chairman, Board of Directors, 2013). Employment Law; Corporate and Transactional Matters; Workers' Compensation Law. E−Mail: D. Gaines Penn
Park L. Priest, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, August 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, 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, University of Kentucky (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1992); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1995). Honor Society: Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (TIPS Leadership Academy, 2010-2011); Electric Cooperative Bar Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Electrical Utility Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation; Civil Litigation; First and Third Party Insurance Law. E−Mail: Park L. Priest
W. Cravens Priest III, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, February 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.S., 1989); legal education, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1992). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Employment Law; Education Law; Workers' Compensation Law. E−Mail: W. Cravens Priest III
Murry A. Raines, born Paducah, Kentucky, October 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Murray State University (B.S., 1970); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1976). Staff, Kentucky Law Journal, 1974-1976. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (President, 1985-1986; Board of Directors, 1986-); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Sections: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice; Health Law; Business Law); National Health Lawyers Association; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Business and Contract Law; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice; Litigation. E−Mail: Murry A. Raines
Brett A. Reynolds, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, April 20, 1971; 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, Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1993); legal education, Mississippi College School of Law (1993-1994); University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1996). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association (Outstanding Young Lawyer in Kentucky, 2004); American Bar Association (Immigration Law Committee; Sections: Business Law; Health Law; Law Practice Management); American Immigration Lawyers Association; Kentucky Land Title Association (Board of Directors). Immigration Law; Corporations/Business Transactional Law; Real Estate Property; Banking Law. E−Mail: Brett A. Reynolds
J. Kyle Roby, born Owensboro, Kentucky, August 26, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, 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., 2005); legal education, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Tennessee Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Trucking Litigation. E−Mail: J. Kyle Roby
Jessica R. Shoulders, born Nashville, Tennessee, February 23, 1987; admitted to bar, 2012, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 2009); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2012). Honor Society: Order of the Coif. Kentucky Law Journal, 2010-2012. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2015-2018); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association (Board of Governors, 2017-2019); American Association for Justice. Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury Law. E−Mail: Jessica R. Shoulders
Rebecca Adams Simpson, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, August 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1995); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2014-2017); Kentucky Bar Association (Trial Commissioner; Chair, IOLTA Board of Trustees; Past Chair, Family Law Section; Past Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); American Bar Association (Family Law Section CLE Committee; Past Chair, Family Law Section ADR Committee). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Kentucky Bar Foundation. Family Law. E−Mail: Rebecca Adams Simpson
Aaron D. Smith, born Dalton, Georgia, October 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 2003); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2006). Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association (Past President, 2013); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Civil Defense; Personal Injury Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Aaron D. Smith
Frederick Nathan Thomas Vinson, born Morehead, Kentucky, December 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2010, Kentucky; 2011, Alabama; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., 2003); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Member: Kentucky Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Tax Law; Tax Controversy; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. E−Mail: Frederick Nathan Thomas Vinson
Michael S. Vitale, born St. Paul, Minnesota, February 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 2006, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., 1991); legal education, St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Employment Law. E−Mail: Michael S. Vitale
LaJuana S. Wilcher, born Danville, Kentucky, September 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1997, District of Columbia; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); legal education, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1980). Special Assistant to the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1983. Special Assistant to the General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1983-1985; Assistant to the Deputy Administrator, 1985-1986; Assistant Administrator for Water, 1989-1993. Secretary, Kentucky Environmental Public Protection Cabinet, 2003-2006. Summer Professor, Vermont Law School, 2001-2004; 2007-2010. Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, 2009. Board of Visitors, Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Board of Directors, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac, 2019; Board Chair, 2020). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Environment Law, 2009-2018. Author: "Wetlands and the Constitutional Balance," National Wetlands Newsletter, March-April 1995. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Environment, Energy and Resources Section); American Water Works Association (Honorary member). Environmental Law; Litigation; Administrative Law. E−Mail: LaJuana S. Wilcher
Robert A. Young, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, 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, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1986); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1990). Co-author: "Kentucky Law of Torts," Harris Publishing, Norcross, Georgia (1996). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Tennessee Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Trucking Litigation. E−Mail: Robert A. Young
OF COUNSEL
Keith M. Carwell, born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, 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, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1969); legal education, George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Sections: Business Law; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; American Land Title Association (Associate member); American Bankruptcy Institute. Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Real Property Law; Municipal Law; Bankruptcy; Hospital Law; Arbitration and Mediation. E−Mail: Keith M. Carwell
Tyler L. Gill, (Retired Judge), born Hopkinsville, Kentucky, November 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1980); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1984). Graduate, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada; Special Jurisdiction, 1995; General Jurisdiction, 1997. District Judge, Seventh Circuit, Todd and Logan Counties, Kentucky, 1993-1995. Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Todd and Logan Counties, Kentucky, 1995-2019. Secretary, Kentucky Former Judges Association, 2022. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Tyler L. Gill
Whayne C. Priest, Jr., born Hartford, Kentucky, November 13, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., with high distinction, 1960); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1962). Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Board of Editors, Kentucky Law Journal, 1960-1962; Associate Editor, 1962. City Solicitor, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1970-1978. Chairman, Editorial Board, Kentucky Bench and Bar, 1986-1987. Member: Bowling Green/Warren County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Commercial Law; Litigation; Banking Law; Municipal Law. E−Mail: Whayne C. Priest, Jr.