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M. Taylor Rains, born Paducah, Kentucky, July 8, 1985; admitted to bar, 2013, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Georgetown College (B.A., Political Science/French, summa cum laude, 2008); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2012). Recipient, Livingston Scholarship. President, Student Bar Association, 2011-2012. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Paducah, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: M. Taylor Rains




Boehl Stopher & Graves LLP is a Law Firm in Louisville, KY

Laws of Practice

General ~ Civil and Trial Practice • Insurance Defense • Workers' Compensation Law • Business Litigation

Address

400 West Market Street
Suite 2300
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Phone

Telephone: (502) 589-5980
Facsimile: 561-9400

Website

COUNSEL FOR:

Baptist Hospitals, Inc.; Coca-Cola Bottling Co.; CSX Transportation Inc.; Eli Lilly & Co.; F.W. Owens, Inc.; Navistar; National Collegiate Athletic Assn.; Rockwell International; Skyline Corp.; Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; Amerisure Cos.; Associated Aviation Underwriters; The Atlantic Cos.; Bituminous Casualty Corp.; Continental Insurance Group; Great American Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Group; Insurance Corporation of America; Kemper Insurance Group; Kentucky Medical Insurance Co.; Lloyds of London; The Maryland Group; Midwestern Group; Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.; National Union Insurance Co.; Northwestern National Insurance Co.; Old Republic Cos.; Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; St. Paul Cos.; Zurich-American Insurance Cos.



BOEHL STOPHER & GRAVES LLP
Telephone: (502) 589-5980
Facsimile: (502) 561-9400
Website: www.bsg-law.com
400 West Market Street, Suite 2300
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202-3366
Telephone: (859) 252-6721
Facsimile: (859) 253-1445
444 West Second Street
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40507-1009
Telephone: (270) 442-4369
Facsimile: (270) 442-4689
410 Broadway Street
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 42001-0734
Telephone: (812) 948-5053
Facsimile: (812) 948-9233
Suite 204, Elsby East
400 Pearl Street
NEW ALBANY, INDIANA 47150-3451
General ~ Civil and Trial Practice • Insurance Defense •
Workers' Compensation Law • Business Litigation

Herbert F. Boehl (1894-1986)
Arthur J. Deindoerfer (1907-1990)
Raymond O. Harmon (1918-1990)
James M. Graves (1912-1994)
William M. Newman, Jr. (1949-1995)
Joseph E. Stopher (1914-2005)
Larry L. Johnson (1940-2010)
    Robert E. Stopher, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Davidson College (B.A., 1974); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Robert E. Stopher
    Walter E. Harding, born Louisville, Kentucky, December 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., 1974); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1978). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Marriage License Fees: Are They Constitutional?" Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville (September 1979). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Walter E. Harding
    Richard L. Walter, born Paducah, Kentucky, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.S., 1977); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1980). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2000-2022. Member: McCracken County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Resident, Paducah, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Richard L. Walter
    Guillermo A. Carlos, born Worchester, Massachusetts, August 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Centre College of Kentucky; University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1979); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1982). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2002-2022. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Guillermo A. Carlos
    James B. Cooper, born Ashland, Kentucky, August 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Transylvania University (B.A., 1983); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Fayette County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: James B. Cooper
    Jeffrey L. Hansford, born New Albany, Indiana, July 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University-Southeast (B.S., 1984); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1987). Certified Civil and Family Mediator, Indiana Supreme Court. Member: Floyd County Bar Association (Indiana); Clark County Bar Association (Indiana); Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); American Inns of Court (Master, Sherman Minton Inn of Court, Clark and Floyd Counties, Indiana). (Resident, New Albany, Indiana Office). E−Mail: Jeffrey L. Hansford
    Richard W. Edwards, born Louisville, Kentucky, November 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Furman University (B.A., 1984); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1988). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Richard W. Edwards
    David T. Klapheke, born Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, Minnesota; 1995, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Minnesota and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.A., English, 1985); legal education, Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1988). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2022. Member: Minnesota State Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. E−Mail: David T. Klapheke
    Scott A. Davidson, born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; 1998, Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1993); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Brandeis Honor Society. Brandeis Scholar. Managing Editor, Journal of Family Law, 1995-1996. Recipient: Book Awards, Property I; Insurance Law. Author: "When Is Parental Discipline Child Abuse? The Vagueness of Child Abuse Laws," 34 Journal of Family Law 2. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2019-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Scott A. Davidson
    Rod D. Payne, born Glasgow, Kentucky, September 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, 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., History, 1994); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1997). Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2013-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Rod D. Payne
    Earl L. Martin, III, born Decatur, Georgia, September 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Virginia (B.A., 1996); legal education, Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Atlanta Law School Fellow, 1996-1999. Research Editor, Bankruptcy Developments Journal, 1998-1999. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Earl L. Martin, III
    David E. Crittenden, born Radford, Virginia, June 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1992); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: David E. Crittenden
    Matthew B. Gay, born Lexington, Kentucky, April 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., 1995); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 1998). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Matthew B. Gay
    Michael S. Jackson, born Schenectady, New York, September 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of South Carolina (B.A., Political Science, 1991); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, Frank Haddad Jr. Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Louisville Bar Association, 2002. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2018-2022. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Michael S. Jackson
    Edwin A. Jones, born Henderson, Kentucky, December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Evangel University (B.A., Public Administration, 1987); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: McCracken County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Paducah, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Edwin A. Jones
    Curtis P. Moutardier, born Bedford, Indiana, June 29, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.A., 1996); legal education, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Order of Barristers. National Trial Competition Team, 2001-2002. Recipient, Moot Court Best Brief Award, 2002. Member: Floyd County Bar Association (Indiana); Indiana State Bar Association. (Resident, New Albany, Indiana Office). E−Mail: Curtis P. Moutardier
    W. Lucas McCall, born Whiteville, North Carolina, July 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2011, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Murray State University (B.S., Biology, 2001); legal education, Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 2010). Member: McCracken County Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Paducah, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: W. Lucas McCall
    Charles H. Stopher, born Louisville, Kentucky, April 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Virginia (B.A., 2001); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to Hon. John G. Heyburn II, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2005-2006. Member: Louisville Bar Association. E−Mail: Charles H. Stopher
    Robert D. Bobrow, born Louisville, Kentucky, September 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Louisville (B.A., 1983); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Robert D. Bobrow
ASSOCIATES
    E. Michael Ooley, born Salem, Indiana, January 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.S., Political Science, 1986); legal education, University of Louisville School of Law (J.D., 1993). President, Board of Trustees, West Clark Community Schools, 1996-2000. Member: Indiana State Bar Association. (Capt., U.S. Army, 1986-1990). (Resident, New Albany, Indiana Office). E−Mail: E. Michael Ooley
    Alex M. Ooley, born Wiesbaden, Germany, August 4, 1989; admitted to bar, 2017, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.A., Philosophy, 2012); legal education, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D., 2017). (Resident, New Albany, Indiana Office). E−Mail: Alex M. Ooley
    Darryl Scott Lavery, born Albany, New York, November 18, 1975; 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, Catholic University of America (B.A., 1998); legal education, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2001). Judge, Jefferson County Circuit Court, Louisville, Kentucky, 2017-2018. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Darryl Scott Lavery
    Seth J. Singleton, born Harrodsburg, Kentucky, May 28, 1991; admitted to bar, 2016, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A., 2013); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2016). Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law, 2014-2016. Research Associate, Interim Dean Mary J. Davis, University of Kentucky College of Law, 2014-2017. Law Clerk to: Hon. Thomas D. Wingate, 48th Judicial Circuit, Franklin County, Kentucky, 2014-2015; Hon. Phillip Shepherd, 2014-2015. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Seth J. Singleton
    Joshua F. Waldrop, born Cartago, Costa Rica, September 28, 1987; admitted to bar, 2013, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.A., 2010); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2013). Recipient: Continuing Legal Education Award, Kentucky Bar Association, 2018. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association. E−Mail: Joshua F. Waldrop
    Daniel R. Graham, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 26, 1990; admitted to bar, 2017, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, Northern Kentucky University (B.A., 2013); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2017). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Daniel R. Graham
    Jared L. Downs, born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 2007, 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., Economics, 2001); legal education, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 2007). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Jared L. Downs
    Jeremy N. Faulk, admitted to bar, 2019, 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 Governors University (B.A., Business, 2016; M.B.A., 2016); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2019). Order of the Coif. Supervisor, Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District, 2017-2019. Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Jeremy N. Faulk
    M. Taylor Rains, born Paducah, Kentucky, July 8, 1985; admitted to bar, 2013, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Georgetown College (B.A., Political Science/French, summa cum laude, 2008); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2012). Recipient, Livingston Scholarship. President, Student Bar Association, 2011-2012. Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Paducah, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: M. Taylor Rains
    Amelia L. Kitchens, born Fort Worth, Texas, August, 18, 1996; admitted to bar, 2021, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Arizona State University (B.A., Religious Studies, 2018); legal education, Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D., Certificate in Civil Advocacy, 2020). Member: Kentucky Bar Association. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office). E−Mail: Amelia L. Kitchens
    Antonio R. Fernandez, born Louisville, Kentucky, July 21, 1992; admitted to bar, 2019, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Louisville (B.A., Biology, 2015); legal education, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (J.D., 2019). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Antonio R. Fernandez
    Bradley J. Atzinger, born Louisville, Kentucky, September 21, 1988; admitted to bar, 2014, Kentucky; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Preparatory education, University of Louisville (B.A., Political Science, 2010); legal education, University of Kentucky College of Law (J.D., 2013). Member: Louisville Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association. E−Mail: Bradley J. Atzinger
OF COUNSEL
    Edward H. Stopher, born Louisville, Kentucky, October 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Kentucky. Preparatory education, Davidson College (A.B., 1965); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B., 1968). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 1998-2022. Member: Kentucky Bar Association; American Bar Association; Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life member). E−Mail: Edward H. Stopher
COUNSEL FOR: Baptist Hospitals, Inc.; Coca-Cola Bottling Co.; CSX Transportation Inc.; Eli Lilly & Co.; F.W. Owens, Inc.; Navistar; National Collegiate Athletic Assn.; Rockwell International; Skyline Corp.; Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.; Amerisure Cos.; Associated Aviation Underwriters; The Atlantic Cos.; Bituminous Casualty Corp.; Continental Insurance Group; Great American Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Group; Insurance Corporation of America; Kemper Insurance Group; Kentucky Medical Insurance Co.; Lloyds of London; The Maryland Group; Midwestern Group; Motorists Mutual Insurance Co.; National Union Insurance Co.; Northwestern National Insurance Co.; Old Republic Cos.; Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; St. Paul Cos.; Zurich-American Insurance Cos.

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