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ON THE MOVE Lewis, Babcock & Griffin LLP announces the expansion of its law prac- tice with the addition of partner Badge Humphries and the opening of an office in the Charleston, S.C. area. The office is located at 2113 Middle Street on Sullivan's Island. Humphries litigates cases involving Ponzi schemes, business disputes, wage-and-hour, whistleblower claims, and land-use and eminent domain/condemnation issues. He also handles legal and medical malpractice, defective drugs, harmful medical devices, and other personal injury mat- ters. He earned a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and a B.A. summa cum laude from Tulane University. Admitted to practice in South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, and West Virginia, Humphries currently serves on the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) as the Consumer and Securities Law Section Chair. Humphries is the partner-in- charge of the new Lewis, Babcock & Griffin Charleston office and can be reached directly at (843) 883-7444. Allen C. Platt III has recently taken the position of legal counsel with Samtec, Inc. Platt is a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law (magna cum laude, 1995). Licensed in the states of Indiana and Kentucky, he was previously with the firm Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, where he focused his practice in the areas of corporate law, real estate and litigation. Samtec is the service leader in the electronic interconnect industry. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in New Albany, Ind., Samtec is a privately held global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnects, including high speed, micro pitch, rugged/power, and flexible board stacking systems, cable assemblies and c omponents. The Fowler Bell law firm welcomes Scott M. Brown and Johanna F. Ellison to the firm where they will both be of counsel in the firm's litiga- tion group. Ellison's focus will be within the firm's workers' compensation, litigation and employment law groups by representing employers, insurance adjusters, small businesses and national corporations. Ellison's practice specializes in assisting and representing employers in all phases of the workers' compensation process and brings a fresh, creative approach to a sometimes confusing process for busi- nesses. Brown's focus will be within the firm's workers' com- pensation, liti- gation and commercial & business law groups. Brown's prac- tice specializes in evaluating, litigating, and settling workers' compensation claims, medical disputes and subrogation mat- ters for employers and their insurers. Hannah Hodges has been named manager of governmental affairs for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) and will serve as a part of its system office staff in Versailles. Before joining KCTCS, Hodges was a legal writer for McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC, and served as an attor- ney at the Peter Perlman Law Office. The London native earned a bachelor's degree in political science and commu- nication at the University of Louisville a nd a juris doctorate at the University of Kentucky. Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP , announces that Lee Weatherly has accepted a client nomination to join the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). CLM is an alliance of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys. CLM's goal is to promote and further the highest standards of litiga- tion management in pursuit of client defense. Attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows, in-house claims professionals. Weatherly has served as lead counsel in over 70 jury trials and is an active member of both the South Carolina and Kentucky Bars. Weatherly's current practice focuses on cases involving general liability, automobile and motor carrier accidents, commercial litigation, employment contracts, correctional health care, medical malpractice, and premises liability. In 2013 and 2014, he was named to the South Carolina Rising Stars list as one of the best young lawyers in the state. Less than three percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list. Gatherwright Freeman & Associates (GFA) is pleased to announce that Jennifer T. Leonard has joined the firm. GFA is a boutique law firm with practice areas limited to busi- ness, tax, and estate planning. Leonard concentrates her practice in estate plan- ning, probate, charitable giving, busi- ness law, and taxation. Leonard has extensive experience in assisting busi- ness owners and other high net worth individuals with tax and succession p lanning designed to maintain and protect their personal wealth, including strategizing for payment and deferral of estate tax utilizing irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts and generation skip- ping trusts. Leonard also handles con- tested wills, claims against probate estates, and preparation of gift tax and estate tax returns. She earned her B.B.A. with honors from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law. She is admitted to prac- tice in both Kentucky and Ohio. Reminger Co., LPA , announces that Benjamin A. Bellamy joined their Louisville office, where he works on a diverse caseload of litigation matters in federal and state courts. His areas of practice include long-term care liability, medical malpractice, products liability, appellate advocacy, insurance cover- age/bad faith, trucking and commercial transportation and general casualty/excess and surplus lines. Bellamy received his J.D. from the University of Louisville. Bellamy can be reached by calling (502) 625-7296 or by emailing bbellamy@reminger.com. Stites & Harbison, PLLC , announces the addition of five new attorneys to the firm. Two of the attorneys are based in the Louisville office and one is based in the Lexington office. The new addi- tions to the Louisville office are Lucas Nelson and Zachary M. VanVactor . Taylor J. Stuckey has joined the Lexington office. Lucas Nelson joins the real estate & bank- ing service group. He graduated cum laude in 2014 from Indiana University 40 B&B; • 1.15 Have an item for WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE? T he Bench & Bar welcomes brief a nnouncements about member placements, promotions, relocations and honors. N otices are printed at no cost and must be submitted in writing to: Managing Edi- t or, 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 ap- pearing with announcements. Paid professional announcements are also available. P lease make checks payable to the Kentucky Bar Association. WWWW Scott M. Brown Johanna F. Ellison Lucas Nelson