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WHO... WHAT... WHEN... Driscoll & Associates announces that Joshua "Erik" Abell has joined the firm as an attorney. Abell is a 2008 graduate of the University of Kentucky (B.A. in psychology and a B.A. in political science) and a 2012 graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. Abell's practice will focus on plaintiff's personal injury and long-term disability ("LTD") insurance claims, appeals and lawsuits. 44 Anthony (Tony) J. Burba recently joined Barnes and Thornburg as an associate in the Chicago and Washington D.C., offices where he is a member of the healthcare department and the white collar criminal defense group. Burba is a former federal health care fraud prosecutor with experience conducting complex criminal and civil investigations of a variety of healthcare providers and suppliers. Burba's practice focuses on representing a variety of clients in the healthcare industry in matters related to regulatory counseling, internal investigations and representation in civil and criminal matters against the government and private whistleblowers. He is an active member of the American Bar Association's Health Law Section and the American Health Lawyers Association. He earned his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law, Order of Coif. Burba received his master's degree from Marquette University and a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Murray State University. Dilbeck Myers & Harris, PLLC announces that Aletha Thomas has joined the firm as an associate. Thomas received her B.A. from the University of Louisville in 2005 and her J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2008. She was the managing editor of the University of Louisville Law Review. Thomas joins Dilbeck Myers & Harris after a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Brian C. Edwards of B&B; • 1.14 WHERE... Jefferson County Circuit Court. Prior to that, she was a staff attorney at the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office. Thomas will concentrate her practice in the areas of defense and civil litigation. The Louisville office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. (QPWB) welcomes their newest lawyer, Matthew R. McCubbins. McCubbins will focus his practice in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. He will work with Jenni Adams in the defense of Walmart claims statewide in Kentucky.H In 2012, the National Trial Lawyers Association named McCubbins to the "Top 40 under 40" trial lawyers in Kentucky. Prior to joining QPWB, he was an associate attorney at a Louisville law firm where he practiced in a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters. Previously, as a solo practitioner, he represented clients in over 10 counties throughout Kentucky in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, business disputes, criminal defense, traffic violations, and probate and estate matters.H McCubbins received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, in 2007 and his Bachelor of Arts from Bellarmine University in Louisville in 2000, graduating with an economics major. While in law school, he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in ERISA and Legal Research and Writing. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to a Kentucky circuit court judge. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, and the National Trial Lawyers Association. Fowler Bell PLLC is excited to share that attorney Matthew D. Ellison has become a member of the firm joining members Guy R. Colson, John E. Hinkel, Jr., Barry M. Miller, Casey C. Stansbury and managing member, Taft A. McKinstry. Ellison joined Fowler Bell's litigation, bankruptcy and creditors' rights groups in 2005 and since has gained significant experience in his employment law and workers' compensation litigation practice representing local, regional and national clients. Kirby Ifland has joined Frost Brown Todd as a corporate lawyer and appellate litigator. His practice is principally concentrated on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions. He also practices appellate litigation before state and federal courts of appeals. Ifland is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was a member of Harvard Defenders and the Harvard Association for Law and Business. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and business from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. James Levin is pleased to announce the relocation of his law practice. His new location is: 222 First Jefferson Centre, 222 South First Street, Suite 307, Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 583-4441. McClain DeWees, PLLC welcomes three attorneys aboard their team: Emily Farrar-Crockett, Michael McClain and Wendy Groce-Smith. Farrar-Crockett formerly worked as a public defender and is experienced in immigration and criminal law. McClain, formerly with Ballinger McClain, handles civil litigation and bankruptcy law. Groce-Smith, previously with the O'Bryan Law Office, has ample bankruptcy experience and will continue to use her skills and knowledge in her new position. FOREMAN WATSON HOLTREY, LLP, announces that Arthur F. Cook has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Cook received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Western Kentucky University in 2010 and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2013. He joins the firm's civil litigation team, focusing on personal injury and employment law. He will also work in areas of real estate and estate planning. Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP announces that Aleksandr "Sasha" Litvinov, Reza A. Rabiee, Bailey Roese and April A. Wimberg have joined the firm's Louisville office. Litvinov will practice in the labor and employment practice group. Rabiee will practice in the corporate and transactional practice group. Roese will join the tax and finance practice group, and Wimberg will practice with the litigation practice group. Litvinov joins the firm's labor and employment practice group as a graduate of George Washington University Law School, where he served as a member of the G.W. International Law Review. Prior to obtaining his law degree, Litvinov was chosen to serve as a student attorney with the District of Columbia Law Students in Court. While he was there, he represented indigent clients in the Superior Court of Washington, D.C., handling small claims matters, landlord and tenant disputes, and a wrongful eviction jury trial. Rabiee joins the firm as a graduate of Emory University School of Law, where he received the Emory Law Transactional Law Certificate in 2013. He joins the firm's corporate and transactional practice group, where he will focus his practice on corporate law, economic development and incentives for business, finance and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate development and construction.