This document provides an introduction and overview for the 2016 "Top Lawyers" survey published in Louisville Magazine. It explains that Louisville Magazine surveyed members of the Louisville Bar Association to identify the top lawyers in various practice areas as recommended by their peers. Lawyers received points based on the number of first and second place mentions they received. The document lists the categories that lawyers were identified in and provides some background information on the number of surveys sent and received. It also notes that lawyers in each category are listed alphabetically rather than by point totals. The remainder of the document consists of interviews and biographies of some of the top lawyers in various fields.

1. 70 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16
Top
Lawyers
2016
In January, Louisville Magazine mailed a survey to all active members of
the Louisville Bar Association who reside in metro Louisville. Te survey
asked this question: “If you or a member of your family were in need of
legal services, who among Louisville-area attorneys would you choose to
provide services in the following practice categories?” Once again this year,
we asked attorneys to list the top lawyers in two separate divisions, “large”
frms and “small/medium” (all other) frms. For the purposes of this survey,
“large” frms are defned as those having 50 or more local attorneys. In each
of the categories of services listed on the survey we asked the LBA members
to name two attorneys in order of preference. In categories in which all
“Top Lawyers” are in “large” or “small/medium” frms, we include only that
frm size.
Each lawyer receiving a frst-place mention in the survey was awarded
two points; second-place mentions received one point. We then tabulated the
results in each category to arrive at the listings of “Top Lawyers” presented
on the following pages. Te number of lawyers listed in each category difers
depending on the total number of lawyers mentioned in a given category.
Te survey was mailed to 2,694 attorneys and we received 432
completed surveys. Te number in parentheses following each practice
category is the number of surveys received on which that particular category
had at least one name entered.
Te top-scoring lawyers in each practice category are listed alphabetically,
not in order of points received.
Interviews by Mariah Douglas
Illustrations by Kendall Regan

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Ronald “Reggie”
Van Stockum Jr.
private practice (Environmental Law)
You have an interesting background of degrees. Not
many lawyers have a Ph.D., right?
“I am a biologist, and that is my great love. When I came
home to Kentucky (after receiving his B.S. from Santa
Clara University in California), I wanted to continue my
education in biology, which I did, and when I got my degrees
I decided to become an expert in the biology of my home
and I didn’t want to leave. So the opportunity arose to go
to law school and I took it. And then when I got out of law
school in 1979, the environmental movement was picking
up steam and there were new laws coming on-line. The only
place I could fnd a job doing law and the environment was
with the state’s (Department for Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection), so I got my start working for the
state as an environmental prosecutor. Back in those days,
half of their load was coal and strip-mining cases, and the
other half, in my case, was waste-management issues and
Clean Water Act cases.”
Are you noticing trends in your feld?
“To fnd, purchase and protect the sensitive landforms and
habitats in the state, country and the world. And along
those lines, I work with the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust to
raise funds to purchase large portions of Pine Mountain in
southeast Kentucky. A lot of people want to do something
about the love of their environment, and one thing that can
be done is to participate in the purchase of natural habitat.
That’s nationally and internationally. We’re coming to
recognize that we’re losing the diversity of our life forms,
and we must act to preserve those things as best we can.”
I know you work from your horse farm in Shelbyville.
What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
“Well, I would be teaching biology, and I would be hoping to
have a career at some level in music. I’m a singer/songwriter
and I write what you’d have to call Americana music. And
I also write fction — stories of magic realism. I’ve got two
short stories and two novels up on Amazon right now, and
one of them’s set in Louisville. I was also part of a bluegrass
band called Funky Groundwater.”
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
(99)
Large Firms
Kenneth S. Handmaker
Middleton Reutlinger
C. Kent Hatfeld
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Kendrick R. Riggs
Stoll Keenon Ogden
John E. Selent
Dinsmore & Shohl
Small Firms
L. Chad Elder
Elder & Good
Brian R. Good
Elder & Good
ADOPTION LAW (105)
Small Firms
Kenneth R. Burgess
Attorney at Law
Mitchell A. Charney
Goldberg Simpson
Susan Anderson Crull
Crull and Crull
Laurel S. Doheny
Pregliasco Straw-Boone
Doheny Banks & Bowman
Stephanie L. Morgan-
White
Goldberg Simpson
W. Waverley Townes
Mosley, Townes & Watkins
ANTITRUST & TRADE
REGULATION LAW (83)
Large Firms
John K. Bush
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
C. Kent Hatfeld
Stoll Keenon Ogden
R. James Straus
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
John S. Reed
Reed Weitkamp Schell & Vice
Matthew L. White
Gray & White
APPELLATE LAW (248)
Large Firms
Michael P. Abate
Dinsmore & Shohl
Brent R. Baughman
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Bethany A. Breetz
Stites & Harbison
Walter L. Sales
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Virginia Hamilton Snell
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Sheryl G. Snyder
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Kevin C. Burke
Attorney at Law

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Rebecca O’Neill
lead attorney for Kentucky Refugee
Ministries (Immigration Law)
What are some of the trends you see in
your feld?
“I think because there haven’t been major
changes to U.S. immigration laws in so long, a
lot of immigrants and refugees are stuck in the
system and need attorneys to try to fgure out
how they can remain in the U.S. I would say in
Louisville and Kentucky specifcally, there is a
high demand for immigration lawyers. Because
I work at a nonproft, the services we provide
are at a low cost. We are so unbelievably busy,
and there seems to be no end to the need for
our services. Other cities — maybe even cities
comparable (in size) to Louisville — probably
have more resources, but in Louisville there are
not many low-cost options for immigrants and
refugees. There are only two (Catholic Charities
of Louisville and KRM) that offer lawyers in
immigration law. I handle a lot of asylum cases
for people from Iraq or Syria, for instance. We
also handle special immigrant juvenile cases —
unaccompanied minors in the United States.”
Finish this sentence: A typical day doesn’t go
by without…
“Learning something new, whether it’s about an
area of law or about another culture or country.
I was just sitting here with my co-worker
trying to pick out the right word from Arabic to
English.”
What do you make of popular TV shows
like Making a Murderer and The Jinx and the
podcast Serial?
“I watched Making a Murderer. Of course, I don’t
practice criminal law, but I will say the two
defense attorneys for Steven Avery, watching
them — it’s like watching anyone at the top
of a profession. I loved watching the level of
skill and talent they brought to the case. It
was inspiring to me and a reminder of what
a difference a good attorney can make in a
person’s life.”
Dan Canon
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
Paul J. Hershberg
Gray & White
Bradley R. Hume
Tompson Miller & Simpson
Katherine Kerns Vesely
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
BANKING LAW (138)
Large Firms
Jamie S. Brodsky
Stoll Keenon Ogden
June N. King
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
William T. Repasky
Frost Brown Todd
David E. Safer
Stites & Harbison
R. James Straus
Frost Brown Todd
Cynthia W. Young
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Small Firms
John T. McGarvey
Morgan & Pottinger
Stephen R. Solomon
Goldberg Simpson
BANKRUPTCY LAW (240)
Large Firms
John W. Ames
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
C. R. Bowles Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Lea Pauley Gof
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Edward M. King
Frost Brown Todd
Brian H. Meldrum
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
David M. Cantor
Seiller Waterman
Jan C. Morris
Lowen & Morris
Julie Ann O’Bryan
O’Bryan Law Ofces
Mark A. Robinson
Duncan Galloway Egan & Greenwald
Mark J. Sandlin
Goldberg Simpson
BET-THE-COMPANY
LITIGATION (186)
Large Firms
Charles J. Cronan IV
Stites & Harbison
K. Gregory Haynes
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Samuel D. Hinkle IV
Stoll Keenon Ogden
R. Gregg Hovious
Middleton Reutlinger
Janet P. Jakubowicz
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Dennis D. Murrell
Middleton Reutlinger
Sheryl G. Snyder
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Donald L. Cox
Lynch Cox Gilman & Goodman
David S. Kaplan
Kaplan & Partners
David Tachau
Tachau Meek
Teodore W. Walton
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL LAW
(185)
Large Firms
Henry S. Alford
Middleton Reutlinger
John W. Bilby
Stoll Keenon Ogden
John S. Egan
Frost Brown Todd

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W. Tomas Halbleib Jr.
Stites & Harbison
Franklin K. Jelsma
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Ben Johnson II
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Patrick W. Michael
Dinsmore & Shohl
Small Firms
P. Blaine Grant
Hayden Grant
John T. McGarvey
Morgan & Pottinger
Anuj G. Rastogi
Seiller Waterman
Daniel M. Walter
Ackerson & Yann
BUSINESS LITIGATION
(278)
Large Firms
Douglas C. Ballantine
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Teresa A. Canaday
Frost Brown Todd
Philip W. Collier
Stites & Harbison
Cory J. Skolnick
Frost Brown Todd
Joseph N. Tucker
Dinsmore & Shohl
Small Firms
Glenn A. Cohen
Seiller Waterman
Donald L. Cox
Lynch Cox Gilman &
Goodman
Amy D. Cubbage
Ackerson & Yann
Jonathan D. Goldberg
Goldberg Simpson
P. Blaine Grant
Hayden Grant
David S. Kaplan
Kaplan & Partners
Jan M. West
Goldberg Simpson
CLASS ACTION LAW
(126)
Large Firms
Justin D. Clark
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Marjorie A. Farris
Stites & Harbison
Clark C. Johnson
Stites & Harbison
Mitzi D. Wyrick
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Small Firms
Mark K. Gray
Gray & White
Lawrence L. Jones II
Jones Ward
Matthew L. White
Gray & White
COLLECTIONS LAW (129)
Large Firms
Gregory S. Berman
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Small Firms
Michael V. Brodarick
Lloyd & McDaniel
Patrick J. Kilburn
Lloyd & McDaniel
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John T. McGarvey
Morgan & Pottinger
Tomas D. Murphy II
Ackerson & Yann
Molly E. Rose
Morgan & Pottinger
Mark J. Sandlin
Goldberg Simpson
Steven A. Snow
Attorney at Law
CONSTRUCTION LAW
(151)
Large Firms
Angela S. Fetcher
Stoll Keenon Ogden
J. Mark Grundy
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Michael M. Hirn
Dinsmore & Shohl
David B. Ratterman
Stites & Harbison
C. Michael Shull III
Frost Brown Todd
Angela R. Stephens
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
David B. Blandford
Ackerson & Yann
Stephen E. Smith
Goldberg Simpson
Gerald L. Stovall
Hall Render Killian Heath &
Lyman
CONSUMER LAW (71)
Large Firms
Gregory S. Berman
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Richard A. Vance
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
Ben Carter
Ben Carter Law
James R. Craig
Craig Henry
Ellen G. Friedman
Ellen G. Friedman Law Ofce
COPYRIGHT/
TRADEMARK LAW (160)
Large Firms
Joel T. Beres
Stites & Harbison
Amy B. Berge
Middleton Reutlinger
T. Michelle Browning
Coughlin
Dinsmore & Shohl
Tomas P. O’Brien III
Frost Brown Todd
Laura H. Pulliam
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Cynthia L. Stewart
Frost Brown Todd
Matthew A. Williams
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Small Firms
Kyle Anne Citrynell
Seiller Waterman
CORPORATE LAW (186)
Large Firms
Scott W. Dolson
Frost Brown Todd
W. Tomas Halbleib Jr.
Stites & Harbison
Franklin K. Jelsma
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Christopher W. D. Jones
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
R. James Straus
Frost Brown Todd
Lynn H. Wangerin
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
Anuj G. Rastogi
Seiller Waterman
Daniel M. Walter
Ackerson & Yann
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
LAW — NON-WHITE-
COLLAR (197)
Small Firms
Brian Butler
Dathorne & Butler
Scott C. Cox
Cox & Mazzoli
Rob Eggert
Interchange Law Ofce
Christopher J. Klein
Interchange Law Ofce
David A. Lambertus
Attorney at Law
Frank Mascagni III
Mascagni Law Ofce
John E. Olash
Attorney at Law
Steven R. Romines
Romines Weis & Young
Neil P. Roy
Roy Law Ofce
Teodore S. Shouse
Attorney at Law
Gregory D. Simms
Murphy & Associates
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
LAW — WHITE-COLLAR
(240)
Large Firms
Michael M. Denbow
Stites & Harbison
Craig C. Dilger
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Christie A. Moore
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Marc S. Murphy
Stites & Harbison
Robert C. Webb
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Brian Butler
Dathorne & Butler
Tomas R. Cofey
Morgan & Pottinger
Scott C. Cox
Cox & Mazzoli
Alex Dathorne
Dathorne & Butler
Davis A. Lambertus
Attorney at Law
Frank Mascagni III
Mascagni Law Ofce
Steven R. Romines
Romines Weis & Young
Teodore S. Shouse
Attorney at Law
R. Kent Westberry
Landrum & Shouse
Kent Wicker
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle
DISABILITY LAW (73)
Large Firms
Jefrey A. Calabrese
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
Wayne Daub
Interchange Law Ofce
Christopher M. Harrell
Harrell Law
Michael P. Sullivan
Sullivan Law Ofce
Alvin D. Wax
Smith & Wax Law Ofce
DIVORCE LAW (252)
Large Firms
Elizabeth McConahy
Jenkins
Middleton Reutlinger
Jesse A. Mudd
Bingham Greenebaum Doll

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Small Firms
Mitchell A. Charney
Goldberg Simpson
Troy DeMuth
Goldberg Simpson
Mark W. Dobbins
Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt
Laurel S. Doheny
Pregliasco Straw-Boone
Doheny Banks & Bowman
Su H. Kang
Seiller Waterman
Ann B. Oldfather
Oldfather Law Firm
Delores (Dee) Pregliasco
Pregliasco Straw-Boone
Doheny Banks & Bowman
Rebecca M. Simms
Gault & Simms
Diana L. Skaggs
Diana L. Skaggs + Partners
Melanie Straw-Boone
Pregliasco Straw-Boone
Doheny Banks & Bowman
Louis I. Waterman
Goldberg Simpson
Louis P. Winner
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
LAW — NON-DIVORCE
(117)
Small Firms
Mitchell A. Charney
Goldberg Simpson
Troy DeMuth
Goldberg Simpson
Laurel S. Doheny
Pregliasco Straw-Boone
Doheny Banks & Bowman
Su H. Kang
Seiller Waterman
Mason L. Trenaman
Attorney at Law
Louis P. Winner
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
DUI/DWI LAW (158)
Large Firms
Michael M. Denbow
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
Brian Butler
Dathorne & Butler
Larry Forman
Te DUI Guy
Paul S. Gold
Paul S. Gold Attorney At Law
John H. Harralson III
Law Ofce of John H.
Harralson, III
David Lambertus
Attorney at Law
Richard Meena Jr.
Attorney at Law
John E. Olash
Attorney at Law
Neil P. Roy
Roy Law Ofce
Gregory D. Simms
Murphy & Associates
Benham J. Sims III
Interchange Law Ofce
ELDER LAW (83)
Small Firms
Kelli E. Brown
Goldberg Simpson
Bernard M. Faller
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Emily Monarch
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Eileen Walsh
Elder Law of Louisville
Whitney Wilson
Elder Law of Louisville
Jeferey M. Yussman
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
LAW (160)
Large Firms
Mary G. Eaves
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Angela Logan Edwards
Dinsmore & Shohl
Benjamin J. Evans
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Debbie Reiss Hardesty
Frost Brown Todd
Sharon A. Mattingly
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Sherry P. Porter
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Alison M. Stemler
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Michael Grabhorn
Grabhorn Law Ofce
Sharon R. Handy
Seiller Waterman
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
(124)
Large Firms
Dennis J. Connif
Frost Brown Todd
Bradley E. Dillon
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Adam T. Goebel
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Timothy J. Hagerty
Frost Brown Todd
H. Carl Horneman
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
W. Patrick Stallard
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
Victor L. Baltzell Jr.
Ackerson & Yann
Tomas J. FitzGerald
Kentucky Resources Council
Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr.
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Attorney at Law
ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY LAW
(142)
Large Firms
Douglas C. Ballantine
Stoll Keenon Ogden
John T. Ballantine
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Richard H. C. Clay
Dinsmore & Shohl
Charles J. Cronan IV
Stites & Harbison
Francis J. Mellen Jr.
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
W. Plumer Wiseman Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Small Firms
Amy D. Cubbage
Ackerson & Yann
L. Chad Elder
Elder & Good
Sheldon G. Gilman
Lynch Cox Gilman &
Goodman
Peter L. Ostermiller
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GENERAL LITIGATION
(245)
Large Firms
Charles J. Cronan IV
Stites & Harbison
Culver V. Halliday
Stoll Keenon Ogden
R. Gregg Hovious
Middleton Reutlinger
Donald J. Kelly
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
R. Kenyon Meyer
Dinsmore & Shohl
Small Firms
Glenn A. Cohen
Seiller Waterman
Jonathan D. Goldberg
Goldberg Simpson
David S. Kaplan
Kaplan & Partners
Byron N. Miller
Tompson Miller & Simpson
HEALTH CARE LAW (157)
Large Firms
K. Kelly White Bryant
Stites & Harbison
Carole D. Christian
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Charles J. Cronan IV
Stites & Harbison
J. Wade Hendricks
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Tomas A. Hoy
Dinsmore & Shohl
Billy J. Mabry
Frost Brown Todd
Peter L. Turman Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Small Firms
L. Chad Elder
Elder & Good
Rene Savarise
Hall Render Killian Heath &
Lyman
Robert V. Waterman
Seiller Waterman
IMMIGRATION &
NATURALIZATION LAW
(133)
Large Firms
Charles R. Baesler Jr.
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Matthew P. Gunn
Dinsmore & Shohl
Kenji Tashiro
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Small Firms
Daniel M. Alvarez
Adams & Alvare
Dennis M. Clare Sr.
Law Ofce of Dennis M. Clare
Jefrey K. McClain
McClain DeWees
Russell (Rusty) L.
O’Brien
O’Brien Law Group
Rebecca L. O’Neill
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS/
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
(96)
Large Firms
Junis L. Baldon
Frost Brown Todd
Jon L. Fleischaker
Dinsmore & Shohl
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Small Firms
Gregory Belzley
Belzley Bathurst Attorneys
Daniel J. Canon
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
Michael L. Goodwin
Attorney at Law
Laura E. Landenwich
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
William E. Sharp
Attorney at Law
David Tachau
Tachau Meek
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY LAW (68)
Large Firms
Joel T. Beres
Stites & Harbison
Douglas F. Brent
Stoll Keenon Ogden
T. Michelle Browning
Coughlin
Dinsmore & Shohl
Tomas P. O’Brien III
Frost Brown Todd
Cynthia L. Stewart
Frost Brown Todd
Lynn H. Wangerin
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
Kyle Anne Citrynell
Seiller Waterman
INSURANCE LAW (141)
Large Firms
Barbara Hartung
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Michael D. Risley
Stites & Harbison
John L. Tate
Stites & Harbison
Peter L. Turman Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Small Firms
Charles H. Cassis
Goldberg Simpson
W. David Kiser
Ackerson & Yann
Christopher P. O’Bryan
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
William B. Orberson
Phillips Parker Orberson &
Arnett
Aaron J. Silletto
Goldberg Simpson
David S. Strite
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
INTERNATIONAL TRADE/
FINANCE LAW (48)
Large Firms
Robert L. Brown
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
H. Powell Starks
Frost Brown Todd
Ernest W. Williams
Stoll Keenon Ogden
JUVENILE LAW (56)
Small Firms
Karen E. Faulkner
Faulkner Kaelin Law Ofce
M. Alex Fleming
Attorney at Law
Julie M. Kaelin
Faulkner Kaelin Law Ofce
Christopher J. Klein
Attorney at Law
Neil P. Roy
Roy Law Ofce
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
LAW — DEFENSE (228)
Large Firms
Blaine R. Blood
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Richard S. Cleary
Frost Brown Todd
Neil P. Roy
private practice
(Criminal Defense Law — Non-White-Collar)
What cases are more prevalent in Louisville today?
“There’s obviously a lot more heroin-related cases that I
come across, and there’s also an uptick in frearm-possession
cases. People seem to feel the need to have frearms to
protect themselves. And when it comes to heroin, for
whatever reason, it’s become a more popular drug and it’s
affecting a lot of lives negatively. In my practice, I try really
hard to get help for people who want it. Treatment is an
obviously better option than going to prison or jail.”
Has a particular case stuck with you over the years?
“About eight years ago I had a case where a client was
charged with robbery, and he had confessed to the crime
after a 10-hour interrogation and had been identifed by a
witness out of a photopack lineup, so the proof was really
strong against him. But when gathering the evidence,
we were able to fnd video footage of the robbery that
exculpated my client. My client had a tattoo on his arm and
the video clearly showed the robber had no tattoo. It was a
pretty memorable case, and we were able to get him out of
jail based on that evidence.”
Finish this sentence: A typical day doesn’t go by without . . .
“At least 20 of my clients sending me a text message. In
criminal defense, you have to be readily available and
personal, because if someone is arrested, you might be
needed in court in 24 hours.”
What do you make of popular TV shows like Making a
Murderer and The Jinx and the podcast Serial?
“I have not seen Making a Murderer, but I’ve received many
comments and messages about it. But I do like the show
Death Row Stories on CNN. It talks about exonerated death-
row inmates.
“People who aren’t exposed to the criminal-justice system
might think it works perfectly, but that can’t be further from
the truth; (innocent people being convicted) does happen,
and it’s important for people to understand that, so they
can also understand that it’s important for them to have a
representative looking out for their best interest. I think it’s
a good thing that those shows are out there to give people
a different perspective on criminal justice, rather than a
fctional show like Law & Order.”

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Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Shannon Antle Hamilton
Stites & Harbison
John T. Lovett
Frost Brown Todd
Donna King Perry
Dinsmore & Shohl
Loren T. Prizant
Middleton Reutlinger
Kathryn A. Quesenberry
Dinsmore & Shohl
John O. Sheller
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
James U. Smith III
Smith & Smith Attorneys
Jan M. West
Goldberg Simpson
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
— PLAINTIFF (110)
Small Firms
Garry R. Adams
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
Glenn A. Cohen
Seiller Waterman
Michele D. Henry
Craig Henry
Laura E. Landenwich
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
Amanda Rae Walker
Te Zoppoth Law Firm
Callie E. Walton
Gwin Steinmetz & Baird
Jan M. West
Goldberg Simpson
LAND USE AND ZONING LAW
(138)
Large Firms
Cliford H. Ashburner
Dinsmore & Shohl
Greg Ehrhard
Stites & Harbison
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11. 80 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16
Matthew White
Gray & White (Class-Action Law)
Why class-action law?
“It allows people whose claims would
typically be pushed aside to join
together and fght. It levels the playing
feld for individuals against the large
corporations of the world.”
What’s the most interesting class-
action case you’ve worked on?
“One we’re in now is interesting
because it’s a timely issue — healthcare
and healthcare cost. This one is
centralized in Birmingham, Alabama,
and we represent hospitals and other
healthcare providers against Blue
Cross. We’re alleging that Blue Cross is
controlling the market — setting prices
in the market. In some of the markets,
they’ll have a 90-plus-percent share,
and they might be the only game in
town, so if you’re a medical provider,
you either play ball with them or you
don’t play.”
What do you make of popular TV
shows like Making a Murderer and The
Jinx and the podcast Serial?
“I have heard of Making a Murderer,
but I haven’t seen or listened to any
of them. I don’t watch TV. If a TV is on
in my house, it’s usually Star Wars or a
show one of my kids is watching. And
thankfully, they’re not watching Making
a Murderer, from what I’ve heard.”
Timothy W. Martin
Frost Brown Todd
Glenn A. Price Jr.
Frost Brown Todd
Anthony L. Schnell
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
William B. (Bill) Bardenwerper
Bardenwerper, Talbott & Roberts
Michael F. Tigue
Attorney at Law
Paul B. Whitty
Goldberg Simpson
MEDIA LAW (90)
Large Firms
Bethany A. Breetz
Stites & Harbison
Jon L. Fleischaker
Dinsmore & Shohl
Deborah H. Patterson
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Jeremy S. Rogers
Dinsmore & Shohl
Small Firms
Kyle Anne Citrynell
Seiller Waterman
R. Kenyon Meyer
R. Kenyon Meyer
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION LAW
— FAMILY (101)
Small Firms
Mitchell A. Charney
Goldberg Simpson
Troy DeMuth
Goldberg Simpson
Douglas Haynes
Fernandez & Haynes
R. Gary Lowen
Lowen & Morris
Charles R. Meers
Meers Law Ofce
David L. Vish
Attorney at Law
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION LAW
— NON-FAMILY (123)
Large Firms
John T. Ballantine
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
David B. Blandford
Ackerson & Yann
Hon. Kenneth G. Corey
Retired Judges & Associates Mediation
Service
Hon. Tomas J. Knopf
Retired Judges & Associates Mediation
Service
John R. Martin Jr.
Landrum & Shouse
Hon. Tom E. McDonald III
Attorney at Law
Hon. Ann O’Malley Shake
Retired Judges & Associates Mediation
Service
Stephen E. Smith
Goldberg Simpson
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW —
DEFENSE (201)
Large Firms
Carol Dan Browning
Stites & Harbison
Bradley A. Case
Dinsmore & Shohl
Douglass Farnsley
Stites & Harbison
W. Gregory King
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
Donald K. Brown Jr.
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
James P. Grohmann
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
Beth Hendrickson McMasters
McMasters Keith Butler

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Susan D. Phillips
Phillips Parker Orberson & Arnett
B. Todd Tompson
Tompson Miller & Simpson
Gerald R. Toner
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
— PLAINTIFF (152)
Small Firms
James M. Bolus Jr.
Bolus Law Ofces
Paul A. Casi II
Paul A. Casi, II
Wes Faulkner
Faulkner Law Ofces
Larry B. Franklin
Franklin Law Group
David B. Gray
Goldberg Simpson
Douglas H. Morris II
Morris & Player
Ann B. Oldfather
Oldfather Law Firm
Tyler Smyth Tompson
Dolt, Tompson, Shepherd &
Kinney
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
LAW (126)
Large Firms
C. Edward Glasscock
Frost Brown Todd
W. Tomas Halbleib Jr.
Stites & Harbison
John G. Hundley
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Franklin K. Jelsma
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Christopher W. D. Jones
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Small Firms
Anuj G. Rastogi
Seiller Waterman
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Daniel M. Walter
Ackerson & Yann
PATENT LAW (104)
Large Firms
James Eaves Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Denise Everett
Dinsmore & Shohl
David W. Nagle Jr.
Stites & Harbison
John F. Salazar
Middleton Reutlinger
Cynthia L. Stewart
Frost Brown Todd
PERSONAL INJURY LAW
— DEFENSE (178)
Large Firms
W. Gregory King
Stoll Keenon Ogden
John L. Tate
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
Donald K. Brown Jr.
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
Charles H. Cassis
Goldberg Simpson
John R. Martin Jr.
Landrum & Shouse
Aaron J. Silletto
Goldberg Simpson
Robert E. Stopher
Boehl Stopher & Graves
David S. Strite
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
PERSONAL INJURY LAW
— PLAINTIFF (215)
Small Firms
Vanessa B. Cantley
Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger
Brian E. Clare
Retired Judges & Associates
Mediation Service
Larry B. Franklin
Franklin Law Group
David B. Gray
Goldberg Simpson
Richard Meena Jr.
Attorney at Law
Douglas H. Morris II
Morris & Player
Ann B. Oldfather
Oldfather Law Firm
Joseph C. Souza
Ackerson & Yann
Tyler Smyth Tompson
Dolt, Tompson, Shepherd &
Kinney
Kevin P. Weis
Goldberg Simpson
PRIVACY/INFORMATION
SECURITY LAW (63)
Large Firms
Douglas F. Brent
Stoll Keenon Ogden
T. Michelle Browning
Coughlin
Dinsmore & Shohl
Ian T. Ramsey
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
Amy D. Cubbage
Ackerson & Yann
PRODUCT LIABILITY
LAW — DEFENSE (129)
Large Firms
Melissa Norman Bork
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Carol Dan Browning
Stites & Harbison
Steven M. Crawford
Frost Brown Todd
Donald J. Kelly
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
David T. Schaefer
Dinsmore & Shohl
John L. Tate
Stites & Harbison
Small Firms
W. Kennedy Simpson
Tompson Miller & Simpson
PRODUCT LIABILITY
LAW — PLAINTIFF (73)
Small Firms
Larry B. Franklin
Franklin Law Group
Douglas H. Morris II
Morris & Player
Tad Tomas
Tomas Law Ofces
Tyler Smyth Tompson
Dolt, Tompson, Shepherd &
Kinney
Matthew L. White
Gray & White
PROFESSIONAL
MALPRACTICE LAW
(NON-MEDICAL) —
DEFENSE (103)
Large Firms
Matthew W. Breetz
Stites & Harbison
W. Gregory King
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
J. Allan Cobb
Weiss and Cobb Law
James P. Grohmann
O’Bryan Brown & Toner
Peter L. Ostermiller
Attorney at Law
John W. Phillips
Phillips Parker Orberson &
Arnett
Edward H. Stopher
Boehl Stopher & Graves
PROFESSIONAL
MALPRACTICE LAW
(NON-MEDICAL) —
PLAINTIFF (45)
Small Firms
Larry B. Franklin
Franklin Law Group
William F. McMurry
William F. McMurry &
Associates
Hans G. Poppe
Te Poppe Law Firm
Lee Edward Sitlinger Jr.
Sitlinger McGlincy & Teiler
PROJECT FINANCE LAW
(61)
Large Firms
Stephen D. Berger
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
John S. Egan
Frost Brown Todd
Mark S. Franklin
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Raja J. Patil
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
(59)
Large Firms
Stephen D. Berger
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Daniel Doup Briscoe Jr.
Dinsmore & Shohl
John S. Egan
Frost Brown Todd
Mark S. Franklin
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Alex P. Herrington Jr.
Stites & Harbison

14. LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16 83
Edward M. King
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Charles S. Musson
Rubin & Hays
REAL ESTATE LAW (221)
Large Firms
Dale E. Ahearn
Frost Brown Todd
Cliford H. Ashburner
Dinsmore & Shohl
Greg Ehrhard
Stites & Harbison
Timothy W. Martin
Frost Brown Todd
Tandy C. Patrick
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Anthony L. Schnell
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Small Firms
David B. Buechler
Stuart & Buechler
Andrew M. Fleischman
Kaplan & Partners
Stephen R. Solomon
Goldberg Simpson
Robert M. Yann
Ackerson & Yann
RETIREMENT BENEFITS/
PENSION LAW (98)
Large Firms
Mary G. Eaves
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Angela Logan Edwards
Dinsmore & Shohl
Benjamin J. Evans
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Debbie Reiss Hardesty
Frost Brown Todd
Sharon A. Mattingly
Stoll Keenon Ogden
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15. 84 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16
Amy Cubbage
Ackerson & Yann
(Privacy/Information Law)
Can you talk about a memorable case?
“I’ve had several people come to me
when their information has been put on
the Internet and they want it down. And
those are always interesting in dealing
with how you get that information back
from cyberspace. And, knowing that the
interim providers (Facebook, Twitter,
etc.) have immunity, trying to get around
that to get to the person who is providing
information inappropriately and getting
the provider to cooperate with you is
always interesting.”
What’s something about privacy people
would be surprised to learn?
“Things are not as heavily regulated as
you might expect.”
What would you do if you weren’t a
lawyer?
“Oh, gosh. Well, at one point I was going
to go to flm school and become a big
movie producer. So who knows? Maybe
something in the arts like that. Maybe a
computer animator.”
Sherry P. Porter
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Alison M. Stemler
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
Michael Grabhorn
Grabhorn Law
Sharon R. Handy
Seiller Waterman
Charles R. Meers
Meers Law Ofce
SECURITIES LAW (90)
Large Firms
James A. Giesel
Frost Brown Todd
Christopher W. D. Jones
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Alan K. MacDonald
Frost Brown Todd
Ernest W. Williams
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Cynthia W. Young
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Small Firms
Michael A. Valenti
Valenti Hanley
Matthew L. White
Gray & White
SOCIAL SECURITY LAW (65)
Small Firms
Kenneth R. Burgess
Attorney at Law
Candace L. Curtis
Clay Daniel Walton & Adams
Wayne C. Daub
Wayne C. Daub Law Ofce
Christopher M. Harrell
Harrell Law
Michael P. Sullivan
Sullivan Law Ofce
Alvin D. Wax
Smith & Wax Law Ofce
TAX LAW (155)
Large Firms
John A. Bartlett
Stites & Harbison
Ross D. Cohen
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Timothy J. Eifer
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Mark A. Loyd Jr.
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
James A. Nitsche
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Mark F. Sommer
Frost Brown Todd
Small Firms
F. Larkin Fore
Fore Miller & Schwart
Paul J. Krazeise Jr.
Seiller Waterman
Darby Lane Smith
Goldberg Simpson
TRUSTS, WILLS & ESTATE LAW
(274)
Large Firms
Turney P. Berry
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
John R. Cummins
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
D. Randall Gibson
Stoll Keenon Ogden
F. Gerald Greenwell
Frost Brown Todd
Mark T. Hurst
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Katherine Paige Langan
Dinsmore & Shohl
Wayne F. Wilson
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Small Firms
Kelli E. Brown
Goldberg Simpson
Alan N. Linker
Seiller Waterman
Rebecca A. Martin
Ackerson & Yann
Homer Parrent III
Parrent & Oyler
C. Carter Ruml
Ruml
VENTURE CAPITAL LAW (77)
Large Firms
Jamie S. Brodsky
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Franklin K. Jelsma
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Christopher W. D. Jones
Bingham Greenebaum Doll
James C. Seifert
Stites & Harbison
William G. Strench
Frost Brown Todd
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
LAW (119)
Small Firms
Laura R. Beasley
U’Sellis & Kitchen
Joy Lanham Buchenberger
Jennings Law Ofces
Wayne C. Daub
Wayne C. Daub Law Ofce
Christopher P. Evensen
Evensen Law Ofce
Timothy P. O’Mara
Middleton Reutlinger
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