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WHO... WHAT... WHEN... Ohio. Hollis holds a LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of Helsinki Faculty of Law, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, in History and Political Science from Northern Kentucky University.I Becker Law Office PLC announced that Stacy Hullett Ivey has joined the firm in the Lexington office.I Ivey earned her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2007, where she was actively involved with moot court. She joined Bubalo Goode Sales & Bliss in 2009, and now has moved her practice to the Becker Law Office to continue her work in personal injury law and workers compensation. Ivey is an active member of the Kentucky Justice Association (KJA), serving on the Board of Directors and the Young Lawyers' Board. She is also a member of the Kentucky, Fayette County, and Louisville Bar associations, and the American Association for Justice. She earned an undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Western Kentucky University in government and animal science with emphasis in equine studies. 74 The Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions is pleased to announce that Elizabeth S. Feamster has recently been appointed its director and general counsel and that Frances Catron Cadle has been appointed a bar examiner. Feamster joined the office in September 2012 following 29 years in private practice, predominantly with Fowler, Measle and Bell, PLLC. She concentrated her practice in the areas of insurance defense, bad faith defense, long term care defense and insurance coverage analysis. Prior to this appointment, she served on the Board of Bar Examiners, the Fayette County Bar Association Board and has served as a member and B&B; • 05.13 WHERE... chair of the KBA CLE Commission. Feamster received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law where she was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal. She earned her undergraduate degree in history and psychology, graduating with honors from Transylvania University. Cadle was appointed by the Kentucky Supreme Court as the Bar Examiner for Kentucky's Fifth Judicial District in December 2012. She has recently retired from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky where she served with distinction in both the civil and criminal divisions. Cadle also serves as the Editor of the Bench & Bar magazine. She received her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where she was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal. She earned her undergraduate degree in economics, graduating with honors, and was part of the honors program at the University of Kentucky. Carole Meller Pearlman is a partner in the Louisville office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. She is a member of the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice Group.I Pearlman has concentrated her practice in workers' compensation defense since 1986. During her career, she has represented insured and selfinsured employers throughout Kentucky at the administrative and appellate levels.I Pearlman received her J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 1985. She also received her M.A. in foreign language education in 1978 and her Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from the University of Louisville. Pearlman is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Workers' Compensation section of the Kentucky Bar Association. IN THE NEWS Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher Brooker has been accepted into Leadership Kentucky's Class of 2013. Leadership Kentucky, founded in 1984, brings together a select group of individuals possessing a broad variety of leadership abilities, career accomplishments, and volunteer activities to gain insight into complex issues facing the Commonwealth. Brooker is a member of Wyatt's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Service Team. He handles a wide array of cases at the trial level, including complex contractual disputes, constitutional disputes, unfair competition cases, fiduciary litigation, and product liability cases. He also has considerable experience in handling appeals. Brooker received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, magna cum laude, and his law degree, with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP attorney Michelle Browning Coughlin was recently selected as a 2013 American Heart Association (AHA) Survivor Model. The 10th anniversary event will include survivor stories and will feature Coughlin as she shares her story of being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect as an adult. Go Red For Women works to gain equal support for women in the study, prevention and treatment of heart disease. Coughlin focuses her practice in the areas of intellectual property, privacy and security, and health care and life sciences. Her intellectual property practice focuses on the assessment and protection of trade secrets, as well as copyright and trademark strategy, prosecution, and enforcement, taking into consideration the particular challenges of using and monitoring one's intellectual properties online. Kohnen & Patton LLP is pleased to announce that Kimberly Kyle has been invited to join the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Through education and collaboration the organization's goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows. A resident of Ft. Thomas, Kyle is a partner in the Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Employment Law and Construction Law Practice Groups at Kohnen & Patton LLP. She practices in the areas of insurance coverage and bad faith, insurance defense, construction law, appellate practice, professional liability, tort and contract disputes, and employment law. The Boyd and Greenup-Lewis Bar Associations recently held a pro bono dinner to present awards and honor local attorneys who donate their time. Legal Aid of the Bluegrass hosted the event. Daniel Carter (Greenup-Lewis Counties), Benjamin Harrison (Lewis County), and Andrew K. Wheeler (Boyd County) were presented with the Young Lawyers Award. William C.O. Reaves was presented the Distinguished Service Award. Richard W. "Sonny" Martin was presented the Attorney of the Year Award for Boyd County and Rhonda M. Copley received the Outstanding Newcomer Award. Jeffrey Tatterson received the Attorney of the Year Award for Greenup-Lewis Counties. Tracy Frye and was presented the Greenup-Lewis County Comeback Award and Leigh Gross Latherow received the Boyd County Comeback Award.