FIRM OVERVIEW
The following is a list of the more common matters in which our clients frequently
seek our counsel:
Employment Litigation
Our attorneys have significant experience litigating a variety of federal and state
employment claims in both Kentucky and Ohio, including claims of discrimination
and harassment based on: race, age, gender, religion, and national origin, and based
on the following state and federal laws:
- False Claims Act (qui tam claims)
- Kentucky Whistleblower Act (KRS 61.102)
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Kentucky Civil Rights Act (KRS 344, et seq.)
- The Ohio Civil Rights Act (ORC 4112)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Employment Relations
In addition to litigating employment issues, our attorneys have experience providing
employment-related services, which include but are not limited to:
- General contract services, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the following:
- executive employment contracts;
- severance agreements;
- non-compete agreements;
- confidentiality agreements;
- locum-tenens agreements;
- general service contracts; and consulting agreements.
- Drafting employee handbooks, personnel policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Assisting employers and employees with unemployment appeals.
- Investigation of workplace issues for organizations, public sector employers and
companies.
- Claim evaluations and risk assessments for employers and employees.
Personal Injury and Civil Litigation
Our attorneys also have experience representing victims in all types of personal
injury cases. Whether injured in an auto accident, slip-and-fall, hazing, bullying,
school harassment, sexual abuse, defamation, invasion of privacy, or another tortuous
injury or unexpected incident, our attorneys provide compassionate and effective
legal representation to ensure that our clients are fairly and adequately compensated.
Our attorneys have significant experience in multi-plaintiff actions and class action
law. Our firm has a reputation for being persistent
in pursing fair awards and just outcomes for our clients.
Family Law
Family law is one of the most emotional and personal areas of the law in Kentucky.
Cases addressing family matters, including divorce, child custody, parenting plans,
and child support have lasting impact on the family as a whole and our clients in
particular. We zealously represent and protect our clients’ interests in a variety
of family law cases including contested and uncontested dissolution, adoption, and
post-decree matters including modification of support and relocation of parents.
We also strive to keep families’ structures intact by working with teams of collaborative
and private mediated sessions whenever it is in our clients’ best interests.
- Contested/Uncontested Dissolution
- Legal Separation
- Property settlements and division of property
- Child Custody
- Parenting Plans
- Child Support
- Protective Orders
- Collaborative practice and Mediation programs
- Prenuptial/Postnuptual agreements
Corporate and Business Law
We represent businesses and partnerships of all sizes for a variety of transactions
including business planning and organization, legal entity selection and creation,
business governance and reporting for Secretary of State. We also serve our clients
as agents for service of process in civil litigation.
Real Estate, Finance, and Banking
We represent individuals and banking institutions in residential and commercial
real estate transactions, title exams and landlord-tenant disputes.
Mediation and Arbitration
Mediation and arbitration are regularly employed alternatives to the litigation
process. Whether these proceedings commence as a result of a court order or as a
result of an agreement between the parties, our attorneys have significant experience
representing clients in such proceedings and take pride in preparing our clients
to ensure the best possible results.