Practice Areas
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW includes dispute resolution before administrative bodies, administrative hearings, administrative regulations, adjudications, and appeals, administrative agency practice, state and federal administrative laws, judicial review, professional licensing and regulation, public laws, rules and regulations.
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BANKRUPTCY LAW includes personal bankruptcies under Chapters 7 and 13, and business reorganizations under Chapter 11, adversarial proceedings, creditor claims, business and commercial, personal and consumer, foreclosures, insolvency, receiverships, and workouts.
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BUSINESS LAW includes all forms of business and corporate matters; start ups, planning, reorganization, corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), partnerships, sold proprietorships, professional limited liability, closely-held companies, franchises, buy-sell agreements, stock offerings, sale of a business, mergers and acquisitions, and business litigation, dissolutions, unfair trade practices, confidentiality, non-compete, anti-trust matters.
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW includes basic matters covered by the Bill of Rights guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion, civil rights, discrimination based on age, sex, race, disability or gender, wrongful discharge, First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments and Bill of Rights, freedom of information, prisoner rights, etc.
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CONTRACT LAW includes all forms of written agreements, such as drafting and interpreting written agreements, breaches of contract, commercial contracts, leases, development agreements, joint venture agreements, buy-sell agreements, stock restrictions, distributor agreements, licensing, non compete agreements, unfair competition, business litigation, etc.
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CRIMINAL DEFENSE & TRAFFIC OFFENSES includes violations, misdemeanors and felony charges, including traffic, DUI, possession, assault and battery, white collar crime, domestic violence, drug charges, juvenile law, sexual assault, weapons charges, federal and state prosecution and appeals, etc.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS includes planning and administration of employee retirement and benefits, pension plans, money purchase plans, stock options, health insurance, COBRA, deferred compensation, disability benefits, employee compensation, ESOPS, ERISA, executive compensation, health benefits, pension and profit sharing plans, retirement benefit plans, veterans benefits, early retirement, etc.
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FAMILY LAW includes legal rights of adults and children in domestic relations and family situations, child dependency, neglect and abuse, divorce, separations, custody and support, domestic violence, adoptions, alimony, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation, paternity, annulments, visitation rights, deadbeat dads, etc.
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DEBTOR-CREDITOR LAW includes claims involving the payment of debts, creditors rights, debtor rights, bankruptcy, collections, debtor and creditor relations and workouts, fair debt collection practices, fair credit reporting act, secured and unsecured transactions, uniform commercial code, security interests, security agreements, UCC-1, foreclosures, mechanics liens, executions, garnishments, writs of possession, inc.
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EDUCATION LAW includes issues affecting the teaching profession and students, including employment of teachers, the Kentucky Education Association, teacher defense, public schools, public and private education law, school boards, special education, student loans, Title IX discrimination, university financing, etc.
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ELDER LAW includes issues affecting older people, including incompetence, estate planning, Medicaid planning, inheritance, gifting, including wills, trusts, power of attorney, living wills, tax planning, government benefits, social security, Medicare, health care, nursing homes, skilled healthcare, age discrimination, elder abuse, guardianship, family planning, adoption, eligibility hearings, etc.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW includes ownership rights in and to intangible personal property, inventions, writings, paintings, music, videos, performances, etc., including copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets, confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, covenants not to compete, licensing, royalties, venture capital, films, publications, etc. |
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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW includes collective bargaining, unions, employment contracts, employment discrimination, employment litigation, wrongful discharge, unemployment benefits, unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits, equal employment opportunity law, Family & Medical Leave Act, labor law, labor relations, sexual harassment, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, etc.
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LITIGATION includes all forms of civil and criminal litigation and trial practice, plaintiff and defense cases, state and federal courts, complex litigation, multi-district litigation, federal litigation, long-arm litigation, trial practice, appeals, appellate practice, personal injury, torts, probate court will contests, Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, etc.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE includes negligence in the practice of medicine or providing health care, including failure to diagnose, improper treatment, failed surgeries, physician liability, medical negligence, dental negligence, nursing malpractice, obstetric and malpractice, pediatric malpractice, pharmacists liability, birth injury, anesthesiology malpractice, etc.
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PERSONAL INJURY includes negligence resulting in injury to the body causing pain, suffering, inconvenience, lost wages, and future medical accidents, automobile accidents, brain injury, catastrophic injury, dog bites, head injury, motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, sexual abuse, slip and fall, spinal injury, wrongful death, etc.
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TRUSTS & ESTATE PLANNING includes planning for trusts using wills and trusts, asset protection, taxation, probate administration, fiduciary laws, estate settlements, wealth management, family limited partnerships, will contests and claims of incompetence, lack of capacity, and undue influence, guardianship, powers of attorney, living wills, health care directives, special needs trusts, etc.
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PRODUCTS LIABILITY includes injuries arising from defective manufacturing and failure to warning causing injury, automotive products, drug and medical devices, structural failures and explosions, food products liability, lemon laws, strict liability, pharmaceutical litigation, product defects, products liability defense, warranty law.
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PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY includes negligence on the part of licensed professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, accountants, etc., resulting in claims of malpractice, agents and brokers liability, architects, engineers and design professionals liability, directors and officers liability, professional discipline, suspension and licensing, professional responsibility.
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WORKERS COMPENSATION includes injuries that occur in the work place, such as construction, farming, manufacturing, black lung, industrial accidents, federal compensation appeals, workers compensation mediation and dispute resolution, administrative proceedings, workers compensation insurance, workers compensation subrogation.
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| ZONING, PLANNING AND LAND USE includes local administrative regulations for commercial and residential use of land and property, subdivision regulations, planning and zoning ordinance, code enforcement, land conservation, environmental protection, land use permits, drainage, city and county comprehensive plan, public right of way and easements, road use, special districts, variances, water districts, eminent domain, condemnation, annexation, municipal law |
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