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Kristin M. Lomond is an associate in the Louisville office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. She focuses her practice in the areas of insurance coverage disputes, bad faith claims, and appeals. Her practice is also involved in real estate development, estate planning and probate litigation. Lomond received her J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 1993 and her B.S., cum laude, from the University of Dayton, Ohio, in 1987. She is an active member of the Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. Lomond is a former officer and member of the Women Lawyers' Association of Jefferson County. She is also a former member of the Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court at Louisville. The law firm of Braden and Associates, L.L.C., is also pleased to announce it has become of counsel with the law firm of Whitfield, Bryson and Mason, P.L.C. Braden and Associates has offices in Florence, Edgewood and Madisonville. Whitfield, Bryson and Mason has offices in Washington, D.C.; Miami, Fla.; Raleigh, N.C; Iand Madisonville, Ky.I Braden and Associates can be reached at 859-4140777 or toll free at 877-808-9553. Stites & Harbison, PLLC, attorney Marjorie Farris has been named office executive member for the Louisville office effective March 2013. She succeeds attorney Bill Hellmann, who masterfully served in that capacity for 15 years. Hellmann, a member of the firm, will continue his full-time business and corporate services practice. As the new office executive member, Farris will serve as the face of the firm in the Louisville community and assist the chairman in executing firm policy. She will continue to serve as co-chair of the Class Action and Multi-District Litigation Group and will also practice as a member of the firm. Farris has been with Stites & Harbison since 1995. Amy HarwoodJackson is pleased to announce the opening of the HarwoodJackson Law Office, PLLC. HarwoodJackson is a 1998 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Her practice will focus on civil litigation (plaintiff and defense), criminal defense and family law. HarwoodJackson Law Office, PLLC, is located at 500 Broadway, P.O. Box 1782, Paducah, KY 42002. For more information, see www.harwood-jacksonlaw.com. Miller Wells is pleased to announce that Michael T. Hymson has joined the firm. Hymson (JD, CPA) practices in the areas of estate planning and administration, and estate, gift, generation-skipping, and income taxation. Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Madonna "Maddie" Schueler has joined the firm as an associate and will work from the Lexington office. She is a member of the Business Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation practices. She is a 2011 graduate of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri where she received a bachelor of journalism degree in communications. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC, is pleased to announce that Brittany C. MacGregor, formerly of Fogle Keller Purdy PLLC, has joined the firm's real estate practice group as an associate. MacGregor graduated from Transylvania University, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law. In addition to her real estate background, she has experience in workers' compensation defense, insurance defense, and federal black lung litigation. Mark Sommer and Patrick Northam have joined Frost Brown Todd (FBT). Sommer will join the firm's newly created Regional State Tax and Incentives service team, consisting of municipal finance, lending, tax and government services attorneys who handle work across the region. Sommer's areas of concentration are: regional, state and federal taxation, civil and criminal tax controversy/litigation and business law, economic development/incentives, tax-related government affairs and bankruptcy taxation. Northam's practice includes among other areas, extensive work in: mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, commercial transactions, partnership and joint venture transactions, company formations and liquidations, company leadership and governance, project and infrastructure development transactions. Northam's experience as a principal legal advisor to national and regional energy services companies will be a great asset to the Energy and Natural Resources team. Northam will join FBT's Mergers and Acquisitions and Energy and Natural Resources practice groups. Phillips Parker Orberson & Arnett, PLC, is pleased to announce that Megan Pullem O'Reilly has joined the firm as an associate.I O'Reilly recently relocated from Chicago where she practiced at Anderson Rasor & Partners.I O'Reilly received her B.A. from the University of Dayton in 2001 and her J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2004.I She primarily works in the area of medical malpractice, defending hospitals, doctors and other health care providers and institutions.IShe also has extensive experience litigating toxic tort and automotive personal injury matters. Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce that partner Linsey West of the firm's Lexington office has been named co-chair of the Tort & Environmental Practice Group. West has over 25 years of trial experience primarily in product liability, railroad defense, professional liability defense and equine and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council. Charles F. Hollis, III, is delighted to announce the formation of The Hollis Law Firm, LLC.I A native of Boone County, Hollis focuses his practice on immigration and personal injury matters.I A member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 2005, Hollis' immigrationIpractice covers a broad spectrum, ranging from family and employment-related matters, to asylum, naturalization and citizenship matters. He speaks fluent Russian, as well as conversational French and German.IHollis also has over 15 years of experience in personal injury litigation, and has tried dozens of cases in courts throughout northern Kentucky and southwestern B&B; • 05.13 73 The law firm of Braden and Associates, LLC, is pleased to announce that Francine A. Wayman and Francine A. Wayman, P.S.C., have become of counsel with Braden and Associates. Wayman is a graduate of the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and focuses her practice in the areas of wills and trusts and estate planning. Wayman is located at 130 Dudley Road, Suite 180, Edgewood, KY 41017 and can be reached at 859-344-9980.