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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.

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.

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.

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.

CONTRACTS 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.

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.

DIVORCE & 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.

DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS 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.

EDUCATION & TEACHER DEFENSE 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.

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.

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW includes collective bargaining, unions, employment contracts, discrimination, wrongful discharge, unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits, equal  opportunity law, Family & Medical Leave Act, labor relations, sexual harassment, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, etc.

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION  includes all forms of civil and criminal litigation and trial practice, plaintiff and defense, state and federal courts, complex  or multi-district litigation,  appellate practice, personal injury, will contests, whether before bench or jury trials, appellate courts, or administrative bodies.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE includes negligence in the practice of medicine or  health care, including failure to diagnose, improper treatment, failed surgeries, physician liability, dental negligence, nursing malpractice, obstetrics, pediatrics , pharmacists,  anesthesiology,  etc.

PERSONAL INJURY includes negligence resulting in injury to the body causing pain, suffering, inconvenience, lost wages, and future medical needs, arising from motor vehicle  accidents, slip and falls, medical negligence,  wrongful death, premises liability, assault and battery, neglect and  abuse,  etc.

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.

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.

PROBATE AND ESTATES includes administration of decedent estates, probate wills, management of estate assets for benefit of heirs, succesors and assigns; advising executors, trustees and guardians; estate tax planning, administration of testamentary trusts, fiduciary reporting, etc.

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.

ZONING & LAND USE includes planning regulations for commercial and residential land use, subdivision regulations, code enforcement, land conservation, environmental studies, surveying, land use permits, storm water & drainage plans, right of way & easements, variances, eminent domain, condemnation, municipal law.