KDC welcomes its newest member:

Ellen M. Houston of Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc, Crestview Hills graduated from the University of Northern Kentucky Salmon P. Chase College of Law.  Ms. Houston practices in the area of Medical Malpractice.  She is a member of DRI and sponsored by KDC Past President, Bob Hoffer.

KDC welcomes its newest member:

Caitlin Elizabeth Housley of O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, Louisville graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law.  Ms. Housley practices in the area of Medical Malpractice.  She is a member of DRI and is sponsored by KDC member, Scott Burroughs.

KDC welcomes its two newest members:

Angela Call of Nunery & Call, PLLC, Campbellsville is a Northern Kentucky Chase College of Law graduate.  Ms. Call practices in the areas of General Liability and Insurance.  She is sponsored by KDC member (and husband), Steve Call.

Marc Tawfik of McNeely Stephenson, New Albany, Indiana graduated from law school at Ohio Northern University.  Mr. Tawfik practices in the areas of auto, Business Litigation, Commercial, Construction, Contract, General Liability, Insurance Coverage, Medical Malpractice, Premises & Professional Liability, Property, Tort and Workers' Comp.  He is a member of DRI and is sponsored by KDC member, Larry R. Church.

DRI members:  Please consider nominating an individual you feel is worthy of any of the awards as outlined in the following brochure.  You and the individual you are nominating needs to be a member of DRI.  Not sure if an individual is a member of DRI, please feel free to contact the DRI office or DRI State Rep, Kit Hornback, and they will assist you.

2017-Professional_Achievement_Awards.pdf

KDC congratulates KDC member, Thomas Travis, as being named a Judge for Fayette County by Governor Matt Bevin.  KDC wishes Mr. Travis the best!

Thomas L. Travis, a Member at Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC, was selected by Governor Bevin to fill the vacant Fayette Circuit judgeship in the Court’s 8th Division on March 7, 2017. Travis was among three Lexington attorneys submitted to the Governor in January to fill the seat.

Travis’ legal career has spanned nearly 30 years with his practice consisting of all types of civil litigation, disputes regarding insurance coverage and trial and appellate advocacy. He has litigated across the Commonwealth in numerous jurisdictions and venues. He has been an attorney with Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC for 26 years.

Travis graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1987. He is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, and resides in Lexington with his wife Lisa. They have two adult children.

Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction that hears civil matters involving more than $5,000, capital offenses and felonies, divorces, adoptions, termination of parental rights, land dispute title cases and contested probate cases. The Circuit Court judicial seat became vacant when Judge Thomas L. Clark resigned in November 2016.

KDC welcomes the following attorneys from Dressman Benzinger & LaVelle psc, Crestview Hills:

Michael Joseph Entzweiter graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practices in the areas of Employment and Medical Malpractice.  He is a member of DRI.

Ryan Michael McClane graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law and practices in the areas of Business Litigation and Medical Malpractice.

Cathy Lee Stickels graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law and practices in the area of Medical Malpractice.

Thanks to KDC Director, Nick Birkenhauer, and KDC Past President, Robert Hoffer, for sponsoring these new members!

KDC welcomes its newest member, Wilson Henry Ewen of Ewen & Kinney, PLLC, Louisville.  Mr. Ewen graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and practices in the areas of Auto, Insurance and Tort.  He is sponsored by KDC member, A. Ewen Kinney.

KDC welcomes its newest member, Priscilla Page of O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, Louisville.  Ms. Page graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and practices in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Product Liability and Professional Liability.  She is sponsored by KDC Director, Katherine Kerns Vesely.

Nunery & Call have relocated their offices to 225 E. First Street, Campbellsville, Kentucky.

KDC member Carl N. Frazier is one of three young lawyers honored by the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division as a finalist for the 2016 William Reece Jr. National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, an annual recognition of an ABA young lawyer who exhibits professional excellence, service to the profession and the bar, service to the community, and a reputation for or the advancement of legal ethics and professional responsibility. This is one of several awards Carl has been recognized with.

“Nomination for this prestigious award is an amazing accomplishment and a testament to your superb reputation as an outstanding lawyer, servant to the public and bar leader,” said Lacy Durham, chair of the ABA’s National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.

According to Durham, Katy Boatman of Houston was selected as the 2016 National Outstanding Young Lawyer; Timothy Ting of Carbondale, IL joins Carl as a finalist. “The Board commends Carl on his amazing accomplishments and remarkable reputation within his community,” Durham said.