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WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE experience in commercial real estate and business transactions, related litigation and governmental affairs. In addition to his private practice, Martin has served as general R. Douglas Martin counsel to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, and most recently served as the 10th District Representative to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council. The Landrum & Shouse partners voted to invite associates, Evan Jones and Elizabeth Deener to join the partnership. This will become effective on Jan. 1, 2013. Amber Knouff has joined the firm as an associate. Middleton Reutlinger is pleased to announce that William T. Donnell has the joined the firm. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried state William T. Donnell and federal court cases. Donnell spends the majority of his time defending personal injury lawsuits for various trucking companies and insurers, primarily in the areas of trucking accidents, transportation litigation, professional negligence and automobile liability. He received his law degree from the University of Kentucky, with distinction, in 1993 and a B.A., with high honors, from the University of Tennessee in 1990. Taylor, Keller & Oswald, PLLC is pleased to announce that Bradley S. Harn has joined their firm as an associate. Harn is a political science graduate of Eastern Bradley S. Harn Kentucky University and a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Harn is familiar with the firm's practice having worked for the firm two years prior to graduation. Harn will concentrate his practice on insurance defense and general civil litigation. Gregory E. Mayes, Jr., is an associate at the Louisville, Kentucky office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. His practice focuses on civil and commerGregory E. Mayes, cial litigation involvJr. ing the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, automobile liability claims, premises liability, and product liability. Mayes received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2012 and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Georgetown College in 2009, where he majored in political science. While in law school, he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Education as senior notes editor, was a member of the National Health Law Moot Court team, and invited to join the Brandeis Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi. Mayes is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Papa John's International, Inc., announced the promotion of Caroline Oyler to senior vice president, legal affairs. In her new position Oyler is responsible Caroline Oyler for the company's legal function, including intellectual property, international law, ethics, corporate governance, government contracts and franchising, as well as litigation and labor and employment matters. Oyler, who most recently served as vice president and senior counsel, has been with Papa John's for more than 13 years serving in a variety of leadership roles, including leading the human resources department for most of 2009. Prior to joining Papa John's, Oyler was a senior attorney at the regional law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs in Louisville, where she counseled clients on all aspects of labor and employment law, and litigated employment and commercial cases in federal and state courts throughout the country. National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce that Marcia L. Pearson of the firm's Louisville office has been promoted to partner. Pearson Marcia L. Pearson joined Wilson Elser in April 2011. She is a member of the Medical Malpractice, eDiscovery and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practices. Pearson's practice focuses on representing owners and operators of long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities and hospitals, located throughout Kentucky, in lawsuits that involve allegations of medical negligence, corporate negligence, administrative negligence, inadequate staffing, wrongful death and statutory violations of residents' rights. She also routinely assists her health care clients with internal investigations, regulatory compliance and presuit production of medical records. Her practice also encompasses employment-related matters. Pearson is a member of the American, Kentucky, and Louisville Bar associations. Pearson graduated, summa cum laude, from Franklin College of Indiana with her B.A. and cum laude from UNC School of Law with her J.D. Sturgill, Turner, Barker &Moloney;, PLLC, is pleased to announce that Bryan H. Beauman has returned to the firm. Beauman will be a partner of the firm Bryan H. with a practice that Beauman will focus on constitutional law and civil rights, education law, employment law, insurance law and public entity defense. Beauman first joined Sturgill Turner following his graduation from January 2013 Bench & Bar 45