Martin A. Arnett, born Tampa, Florida, March 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Tennessee (B.S., 1979); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1982). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Louisville Bar Association (Sections: Health Law; Litigation); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association (Insurance Negligence and Compensation Section); Kentucky Justice Association; American Association for Justice; Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Kentucky Society for Healthcare Risk Management. E−Mail: Martin A. Arnett
Paul J. Bishop, born Louisville, Kentucky, January 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; 1997, Indiana; 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 Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., 1990; M.S., 1992); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1996). Editor, Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville. Member: Louisville Bar Association (Litigation Committee, 2000); Kentucky Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Paul J. Bishop
Joseph M. Effinger, born Louisville, Kentucky, December 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Dayton (B.A., 1994); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Joseph M. Effinger
Nicholas R. Hart, born Louisville, Kentucky, December 12, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Colorado College (B.A., 2004); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Nicholas R. Hart
Patricia C. Le Meur, born Louisville, Kentucky, August 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Bryn Mawr College (A.B., 1991); University of Louisville (M.S., 1996); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2001). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Patricia C. Le Meur
William B. Orberson, born Jeffersonville, Indiana, August 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Bellarmine College (B.A., Business Administration, 1983); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1986). Adjunct Faculty, University of Louisville Law School. Listed in, Who's Who in American Law. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Academy of Trial Counsel; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). E−Mail: William B. Orberson
John F. Parker, Jr., born Louisville, Kentucky, September 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.S., Finance, 1984); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). E−Mail: John F. Parker, Jr.
John W. Phillips, born Franklin, Kentucky, February 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, 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.A., 1977); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1981). Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 1999. Member: Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Justice Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). E−Mail: John W. Phillips
Susan Daunhauer Phillips, born Louisville, Kentucky, May 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, 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., Education, 1978); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1981). Moot Court Board. Kentucky Law Journal. Commissioner, Kentucky Committee on Human Rights, 1996-1999. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2000. Member: Louisville Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1995); Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Kentucky Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. E−Mail: Susan Daunhauer Phillips
Matthew A. Piekarski, born West Allis, Wisconsin, November 9, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Marquette University (B.A., 2006); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2009). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Matthew A. Piekarski
Sean Ragland, born Louisville, Kentucky, July 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1988); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Sean Ragland
M. David Thompson, born Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; 2004, District of Columbia; 2008, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Preparatory education, University of Louisville (BA., Political Science, 1998); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2001). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. E−Mail: M. David Thompson
Katherine T. Watts, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 4, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Union University (B.S.B.A., 2006); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2009). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Katherine T. Watts
ASSOCIATES
Hayley A. Abbott, born Corbin, Kentucky, November 12, 1995; admitted to bar, 2021, 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., Political Science, 2018); legal education, J. David Rosenberg College of Law, University of Kentucky (J.D., 2021). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Hayley A. Abbott
Colleen O. Davis, born Louisville, Kentucky, January 19, 1988; admitted to bar, 2014, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Washington University (B.A., 2010); legal education, Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2014). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Colleen O. Davis
Paige E. Goins, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 2, 1995; admitted to bar, 2021, 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.S., 2018); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2021). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Paige E. Goins
Ryan D. Nafziger, born Bloomington, Illinois, February 4, 1990; admitted to bar, 2016, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Bellarmine University (B.A., Arts Administration, 2012); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2016). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Ryan D. Nafziger
John C. Phillips, born Louisville, Kentucky, March 1, 1990; admitted to bar, 2015, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., English, 2012); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2015). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2016). E−Mail: John C. Phillips
Bobby L. Whitmer, born Owensboro, Kentucky, October 20, 1990; admitted to bar, 2020, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Western Kentucky University (B.S., Health Care Administration, 2013); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2020). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Bobby L. Whitmer
OF COUNSEL
Kimberly M. Maraman, born Louisville, Kentucky, January 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., 2000); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Kimberly M. Maraman
Tera M. Rehmel, born Bristol, Tennessee, November 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Milligan College (B.A., English/Psychology, 1993); legal education, University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1996). University of Tennessee Law Review, 1994-1996. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Tera M. Rehmel
W. Thomas Rump, IV, born Fremont, Nebraska, November 18, 1969; 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, Spalding University (B.A., 1998); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2001). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: W. Thomas Rump, IV