Bench & Bar

JUL 2015

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W H O . . . W H AT. . . W H E N . . . W H E R E . . . IN THE NEWS Lacey A. Napper , attorney at Frost Brown Todd in Louisville, has been invited to join the inaugural class of "Leadership Bullitt County." The new program consists of seven one-day ses- sions that provide unique opportuni- ties to learn about the needs and resources of the Bullitt County commu- nity. Napper practices in Frost Brown Todd's labor and employment practice group. As a law school student, she rep- resented the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law as a competitor at the American College of Trial Lawyers National Trial Competition. She also served as presi- dent of the Moot Court Board and as a member of the University of Louisville Law Review. She received her bache- lor's degree from Transylvania University. Palmer G. Vance II , a partner at Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC in Lexington, was part of an American Bar Association (ABA) delegation that participated in the five-day celebration in London and Runnymede of the 800 th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. Vance, a member of the ABA Magna Carta Anniversary Committee and the ABA London Sessions Planning Committee, took part in the events and activities led by the Association in conjunction with the Magna Carta celebration. The ABA London Sessions, which ran from June 11-15, were the culmination of a yearlong celebration of the historic charter. The celebration featured pre- eminent speakers and 16 continuing legal education programs that focused on the Great Charter's impact and rele- vance on the rule of law today. Vance was present at the morning-long Magna Carta anniversary celebration, attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, where he met Princess Anne. David Bryant with David Bryant Law PLLC participated on an Ignite Louisville team that worked with Louisville-based Fund for the Arts Inc. to restructure its NeXt program, which was named the winner of the Spring 2015 Yum! Ignites Louisville Challenge. Ignite Louisville is a Leadership Louisville Center program for young professionals. Each class is divided into teams, and each team undertakes a project for a nonprofit organization. This year's winning team helped analyze, restructure and relaunch Fund for the Art's NeXt program, a nation- ally recognized program that is designed to pre- pare the next generation of professionals for volun- teer leadership positions in the arts community. Robert L. Steinmetz , of Gwin Steinmetz & Baird PLLC, has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC).I NADC is an organization dedicated to promot- ing the highest standards of legal excellence.I Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emu- late. Members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the prac- tice of law.I Due to the selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC.I The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) has elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC, attorney Greg Ehrhard to fellowship in its organization. The American College of Real Estate Lawyers is the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers. Admission is by invitation only after a rigorous screening process. Ehrhard is chair of the real estate & banking serv- ice group and a member (partner) of Stites & Harbison based in Louisville. He advises clients in many areas of commercial real estate law, including zoning/land use, leasing, lending and condominium development. Outside of the firm, Ehrhard serves on the Board of Trustees of Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation and is a board member of The Cabbage Patch Settlement House. He is also a mem- ber of the Sponsorship Committee of the March of Dimes REACH Award. Stites & Harbison is privileged to have three fellows in ACREL. The other hon- ored attorneys include Alfred Joseph III from the Louisville office and Thomas Meng from the Lexington office. James Frazier , man- aging mem- ber of McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC, has been awarded the 2015 Citizen Lawyer award presented by the Fayette County Bar Association. Frazier was recognized for his sincere desire to maintain and improve the administra- tion of justice, the quality of legal prac- tice and the quality of life for all resi- dents of Fayette County. Philip J. Schworer , member of Frost Brown Todd in Florence, Ky., was repre- sented among United Way of Greater Cincinnati's 100 Heroes as the organi- zation kicked off a year-long celebra- tion of its 100 th anniversary with the "Gathering of Heroes Reception & Dinner" at Duke Energy Convention Center on April 21. Schworer has been extensively involved in United Way for many years. He has served as chair- man, vice-chairman and division leader for the annual Northern Kentucky United Way Campaigns, co-chair of the Greater Cincinnati Tocqueville Society Campaign, and member of the founda- tion board.I He has led the Frost Brown Todd employee campaign for the past eight years.I In 2014, Frost Brown Todd was recognized in the United Way's ranking of the Top 25 largest cam- paigns.I Schworer is an attorney in Frost Brown Todd's environmental prac- tice group, where he represents busi- ness and industry in all aspects of envi- ronmental, health and safety, and toxic tort issues. H E I R S L O C A T E D NO FEE TO THE ESTATE Established 1960 T E L 800 443 9004 FAX 615 822 9316 www.tracerusa.com Box 182 Madison, TN 37116-0182 ® 56

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