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Nahavandi practices out o f the Louisville office's labor a nd employ- ment depart- ment. Prior to j oining Dinsmore, Nahavandi was an extern with Jim B eam's in-house counsel, where he worked closely with the assistant gen- eral counsel. He also worked as a law c lerk with an employment firm and as the deputy development director for a 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organization. Nahavandi earned his J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, where he was a member of the University of Louisville Law Review. He received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The law firm of O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, PLLC announces that Cecilia Weihe and Robert Veldman have joined their Louisville office as associ- ate attorneys. Weihe attended Hanover College, where she served as student body president and as a represen- tative to the board of trustees. After college, she obtained her law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law where she graduated magna cum laude. At the University of Kentucky, she was a mem- ber of the Trial Advocacy Board and, during the summers, worked for the former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman. Her primary area of practice includes insurance defense litigation with a focus on medical malpractice. Veldman attended Centre College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in history, cum laude. While at Centre, he spent a semester abroad in Shanghai, China. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Kentucky School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude. H e spent two summers working as a summer law clerk for O'Bryan, Brown & Toner. His primary area of practice is i nsurance defense litigation with a focus in medical malpractice. Goldberg Simpson announces that Lindsey H oward h as joined the firm as an associate. Her practice primarily includes tort defense, insurance coverage and bad faith, and general civil litigation. Howard received her B.A. and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky. She later earned her J.D., graduating magna cum laude from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. While in law school, she served as a summer intern for the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky for the Honorable John G. Heyburn II. She was also selected to serve on the executive board of the law school's Moot Court Board, a pupil member of the Brandeis Inn of Court, and as a member of the Brandeis Honor Society. She received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Advocacy Award in 2014, the Outstanding Oral Advocate Award in 2013, and she currently coaches the Brandeis School of Law Intrastate Mock Trial Team. Johnson Newcomb, LLP , announces that William Steven Middleton has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Middleton's practice will primarily focus on family law, criminal law, civil law, estates (probate and planning) and administrative law. Middleton graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2014. He also received a B.A. in political science from the University of Kentucky in 2011. Middleton is a member of the American, Kentucky, and Franklin County Bar associations. I N THE NEWS Dinsmore & Shohl's Julie A. S choepf received the "Outstanding Alumna of the Past Decade Award" from Northern Kentucky University's (NKU) Chase College of Law. She was honored at the alumni luncheon on Oct. 3, 2014. Schoepf earned her J.D. from the Chase College o f Law in 2005, where she graduated magna cum laude. She has also served as president of the board of governors of the Chase College of Law Alumni Association. Schoepf practices in the area of commercial lending, real estate and mergers and acquisitions. She rep- resents numerous banking institutions and life insurance companies in con- nection with negotiating and closing commercial, multi-state loans secured by real estate and personal property. She has significant experienced in the area of commercial construction lend- ing. Schoepf's corporate practice includes stock/asset purchases of diverse operating entities, including all related due diligence. She is an adjunct professor teaching a class on legal issues of real estate investments for the University of Cincinnati's College of Business. The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Anne Gorham as a fellow of this peer- selected and invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society. Attorneys named as fellows have been vigorously vetted for effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation as well as ethical reputation. Membership in LCA is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one- half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellows in LCA represent the highest standards among American liti- gation and trial counsel across all seg- ments of the bar. Gorham is a member (partner) of Stites & Harbison, PLLC, based in the Lexington office. As a member of the construction service group, her practice focuses on construc- tion law and litigation and sustainabil- ity and emerging technologies. She is also a fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, serves on their board of governors and will chair their annual meeting in 2016. A melia Martin A dams , an attorney with DelCotto Law Group PLLC , has been selected as a 2014 Rising Star by the Lexington Young Professionals Association. This award is given to young professionals in Fayette County and surrounding areas who are under the age of 40 and are emerging as leader by demonstrat- ing a strong commitment to impacting the community in a positive manner through professional and non-profes- sional service and achievement. J. Stephen Smith , of Graydon Head in Ft. Mitchell, was appointed to chair the 2014 KBA Rules Committee by KBA President William E. Johnson of Frankfort. He is unopposed and re-elected to a third and final term as a KBA Bar Governor for the Kentucky Supreme Court's 6th District. The term will run from July 2015 through June 2017. Smith prac- tices in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana focusing on corporate clients in areas including employment, construction, and compliance. Throughout his career, Smith has been active with the Kentucky Bar Association and its board of governors. From 2005 through June 2011, Smith served on the KBA Ethics Committee and Ethics Hotline. As a hot- line member, he provided ethics guid- ance to Kentucky attorneys in the 21 counties of the 6th Appellate District. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he teaches ethics. Reminger Co., LPA , announces that John Dunn has been elected to serve as the vice president of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Board. Dunn will serve a one-year term in which he will assist with alumni efforts on behalf of the school. In 2013, he 43 B&B; • 1.15 Amir J. Nahavandi Cecilia Weihe Robert Veldman