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WW WW Have an item for WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE? The Bench & Bar welcomes brief announcements about member placements, promotions, relocations and honors. Notices are printed at no cost and must be submitted in writing to: Managing Editor, Bench & Bar, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601 or by email to sroberts@kybar.org. Digital photos must be a minimum of 300 dpi and two (2) inches tall from top of head to shoulders. There is a $10 fee per photograph appearing with announcements. Paid professional announcements are also available. Please make checks payable to the Kentucky Bar Association. The law firm of O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, PLLC, announces that Whitney Kramer and Chris Leopold have joined the firm's Louisville office as associate attorneys. Kramer attended Saint Louis University on a volleyball scholarship where she obtained a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She earned her law degree from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Kramer is licensed to practice law in Kentucky. Her primary areas of practice include insurance defense litigation with a focus on medical and legal malpractice and defense of general civil liability claims. Leopold obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky, where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of business management degree in management and marketing. He received his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal. Leopold is licensed to practice law in Kentucky. His primary areas of practice involve matters of insurance defense litigation, including medical malpractice, premises liability, and product liability. Zaring & Sullivan Law Office, PSC, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, announces the addition of Neil S. Hackworth to the firm as an "of counsel." Hackworth is a lifelong resident of Shelby County where he graduated from Shelbyville High School. He attended Kenyon College in Ohio, and graduated with a B.A. in political science. He then attended the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he served on the staff of the Kentucky Law Journal and clerked for the Kentucky Attorney General. He graduated in the top 10 percent of his class in 1973. He returned to Shelbyville and began his law career, practicing with two local firms before beginning a solo practice in 1980. His practice areas included civil litigation, family law, property, contracts, business and corporate law, and estate planning. In addition to practicing law, Hackworth managed his family's insurance agency (The Armstrong Agency) for 15 years. Hackworth served as mayor of Shelbyville from 19821995. In 1995, he began work as a staff attorney for the Kentucky League of Cities, and was then promoted to deputy director. During his 16 years at the league, he spent time as a lobbyist, assisting cities with legal issues, overseeing the insurance operations, and managing a staff of nearly 80 people. Hackworth retired from the league at the end of 2010. Dillingham & Traughber, Attorneys at Law, of Elkton announce that Elizabeth Teel has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Teel received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Lipscomb University in 2009 and her J.D. from Faulkner University, Jones School of Law in 2012. Teel joins the firm after having served as staff attorney for Tyler L. Gill, the circuit court judge for Todd and Logan counties. Her practice will focus mainly in the areas of criminal defense, domestic relations, and civil litigation. The Paducah firm of Denton & Keuler LLP announces that Lesley A. Stone has become associated with the firm. She graduated from Murray State University, summa cum laude, and the Southern Illinois University School of Law. She has been admitted to practice in Kentucky and will focus her practice in the areas of real estate and commercial transactions. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, announces that Jennifer R. Monarch and Hamid H. Sheikh, Jr., have joined the firm's Lexington office, and Brittany L. Hampton has joined the firm's Louisville office. Monarch is a member of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution service team. She was a former summer associate at Wyatt and law clerk for the Honorable Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Honorable John G. Heyburn II, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Monarch received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2011 and her B.A., with honors, in political science in 2008 from Transylvania University. Sheikh is a member of the firm's real estate and lending service team. He was a former summer associate at Wyatt in 2012. Sheikh received his J.D., summa cum laude, in May 2013, and his B.A., summa cum laude, in accounting and finance in 2010 from the University of Kentucky. Hampton is a member of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution service team. Before graduating from law school, she was a summer associate at Wyatt, clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Louisville, and was a judicial extern for Judge McKay Chauvin in Jefferson Circuit Court. Hampton received her B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from the University of Kentucky; her M.A. in elementary education from Marian University; and her J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, summa cum laude. She was a member of the Law Review; the National Moot Court Team; and was a First Year Oral Advocacy Competition winner. 43 ON THE MOVE B&B; • 1.14