Admissions
1990, Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
Pro Hac Vice: Florida
Illinois
Maine
Missouri
Michigan
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas and Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
Memberships
Affiliations
•Fayette County Bar Association - President, 2013-14
•Fayette County Bar Association - President-Elect, 2012
•Fayette County Bar Association - Treasurer, 2011-12
•Fayette County Bar Association - Secretary, 2010-11
•Fayette County Bar Association - Auditor, 2009-10
•Fayette County Bar Association - Executive Committee, 2009-present
•Louisville Bar Association
•Kentucky Bar Association - 2008 Annual Convention, co-chair
•Kentucky Bar Association - Member Services Committee
•Kentucky Bar Association - Client Assistance Program Committee, chair, 1999-2006
•Kentucky Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section, chair, 1996-1997
•Kentucky Bar Association - Board of Governors 1996-1997
•American Bar Association - House of Delegates, 2001-present
•American Bar Association - House Select Committee, chair, 2012-present
•American Bar Association - House Committee on Drafting, chair, 2008-2010
•American Bar Association - Committee on Credentials & Admissions, chair, 2006-2008
•American Bar Association - House Committee on Rules & Calendar, member, 2002-2006
•American Bar Association - Council of the ABA Fund for Justice and Education, chair, 2012-present
•American Bar Association - ABA Magna Carta 800 Committee, vice-chair, 2013-present
•American Bar Association - ABA Governance Commission, member, 2013-present
•American Bar Association - AEFC Pension Plan Committee, member, 2012-present
•American Bar Association - Standing Committee on Membership, member, 2010-2012
•American Bar Association - Standing Committee on Meetings & Travel, member, 2007-2010
•American Bar Association - Council of Fund for Justice & Education, member, 2006-2009, 2011-present
•American Bar Association - Standing Committee on Constitution & Bylaws, member, 2004-2007
•American Bar Association - Section of Litigation
•American Bar Association - Council of Fund for Justice & Education, member, 2006-2009, 2011-present
•American Bar Association - Standing Committee on Constitution & Bylaws, member, 2004-2007
•American Bar Endowment, board of directors, 2012-present
•American Bar Foundation, board of directors 2012-present
•Defense Research Institute
•American Counsel Association, board of directors, 2009-2012
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - President 2010-2014
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - Vice-President 2006-2010
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - Trustee 2004-present
•Omicron Delta Kappa, National Counsel, 1994-2004
•Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Treasurer, 2011-present
•Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Board of Directors, 2009-present
•Lexington Fayette Police and Fire Pension Task Force, vice-chair, 2011-2013
•Delta Sigma Phi Foundation - Trustee, 2005-2011
•Delta Sigma Phi Foundation - Grant Review Committee, chair, 2005-2011
•Grand Council (board of directors) of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, 1991-1999, member
•Transylvania University Board of Regents, 2013-present
•Transylvania University Bluegrass Alumni Club, past president
•Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky local chapter alumni boards
•National Moot Court Team at the University of Kentucky College of Law, former member, volunteer
•Fayette Education Foundation, former member of board of directors
•Bluegrass Tomorrow, former member of board of directors
•International Book Project, Inc., former member of board of directors, 2000-2006 and former member of the Executive Committee, 2004, advisory board member 2011-present
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - President 2010-2014
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - Vice-President 2006-2010
•Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation - Trustee 2004-present
•Omicron Delta Kappa, National Counsel, 1994-2004
•Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Treasurer, 2011-present
•Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Board of Directors, 2009-present
•Lexington Fayette Police and Fire Pension Task Force, vice-chair, 2011-2013
•Delta Sigma Phi Foundation - Trustee, 2005-2011
•Delta Sigma Phi Foundation - Grant Review Committee, chair, 2005-2011
•Grand Council (board of directors) of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, 1991-1999, member
•Transylvania University Board of Regents, 2013-present
•Transylvania University Bluegrass Alumni Club, past president
•Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky local chapter alumni boards
•National Moot Court Team at the University of Kentucky College of Law, former member, volunteer
•Fayette Education Foundation, former member of board of directors
•Bluegrass Tomorrow, former member of board of directors
•International Book Project, Inc., former member of board of directors, 2000-06 and former member of the Executive Committee, 2004, advisory board member 2011-present
Bar Fellowship
American Bar Foundation
Life Fellow, Kentucky Bar Foundation
Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2008
Vice-President and Trustee of the Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation and from 1994 to 2004 served as National Counsel for Omicron Delta Kappa, the national collegiate leadership honor society.
Recipient of the both the Distinguished Service Key (2006) and the Meritorious Service Award (2000) from Omicron Delta Kappa.
Trustee of the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation (2005-Present), and chair of the Foundation's Grant Review Committee.
From 1991 to 1999, served as a member of the Grand Council (Board of Directors) of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and was recognized with the Harvey H. Hebert Memorial Award for Distinguished Service (2001).
Past president of the Transylvania University Bluegrass Alumni Club and has served on a number of other alumni boards for both Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky.
Volunteer and former member of the National Moot Court Team at the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Fayette Education Foundation.
Former Member of the Board of Directors of Bluegrass Tomorrow, a regional planning organization.
Former Member of the Board of Directors (2000-2006) and a former member of the Executive Committee (2004) of International Book Project, Inc., a non profit literacy group in Lexington.
Member, National Moot Court Team
Publications
Practice in Federal Court: A Guide for New Lawyers, a chapter published in The New Lawyer Handbook, a publication of the Kentucky Bar Association.
Pro Hac Vice
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Missouri
Michigan
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
Member: Louisville Bar Association; Fayette County Bar Association (Auditor, 2009—; Executive Committee, 2009—); Kentucky Bar Association (Co-Chair, 2008 Annual Convention; Member, Services Committee; Chair, Client Assistance Program Committee, 1999-2006; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1996-1997; Board of Governors, 1996-97); American Bar Association (House of Delegates, 2001—; Chair, House Committee on Drafting, 2008—; Chair, House Committee on Credentials & Admissions, 2006-2008; Member, House Committee on Rules & Calendar, 2002-2006; Member, Standing Committee on Meetings & Travel, 2007—; Member, Council of Fund for Justice & Education, 2006-2009; Member, Standing Committee on Constitution & Bylaws, 2004-2007; Section of Litigation, Managing Director, 2010-2011; Co-Chair, 2009 Section Annual Conference; Co-Chair, Resource Committee, 2006-2008); Defense Research Institute; American Counsel Association (Board of Directors, 2009—).