Bench & Bar

JUL 2015

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the University of Kentucky College of Law. He is a business owner and has four years' experience in estate and financial planning. McKinley's practice will focus on commercial law, business sales and acquisitions, secured lend- ing, business exit planning, elder law and estate planning. Durrett & Kersting announces that Casey S. Kimball has joined the firm as an associate. Kimball received her B.A. in political science from the University of Louisville in 2003 and her J.D. from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase college of Law in 2006. In 2009 Kimball was the recipi- ent of the Louisville Bar Association's "Frank Haddad Young Lawyer Award." She is an acting board member for C- Fair. Kimball focuses primarily on civil plaintiff's work and criminal defense. Nick Volk is the fiduciary officer at First Kentucky Trust with a focus on estate plan- ning, trust and estate administration, and tax planning. Prior to joining First Kentucky Trust, Volk served as a trust officer with a regional bank and an associate in the corporate and estate planning sections at the local law firm of Goldberg Simpson, LLC. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky, a law degree from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, and a Masters of Law degree in taxation from Southern Methodist University. He is a member of the Kentucky, Louisville, and Texas Bar associations, the Southern Indiana Estate Planning Council, and recently served as the chairman of the Louisville Bar Association's Probate & Estate Planning Section. Will Matthews recently opened a new office at 113 East Main Street across from the Carter County Justice Center in Grayson, Ky.I Matthews is engaged in the general practice of law and is licensed in Kentucky and Ohio. Matthews can be reached at willjared@gmail.com or at (606) 474-0087.I Fogle Keller Purdy PLLC announces that Richard W. Hartsock has joined the Bowling Green office to practice workers' compensation defense and family law. Hartsock is active in the business and legal com- munity through his work with the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, Hotel Inc. and Bowling Green Bar Associations. He is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and Western Kentucky University. Ferreri Partners PLLC announces that David H. Cooper has joined the firm as being of counsel.I Cooper focuses his practice primarily on corporate contracts and organization, commercial transactions and trademark law.I He received is undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, cum laude, and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.I Steptoe & Johnson PLLC announces the addition of Roger L. Nicholson to its energy transactional team. Nicholson is a 25-year veteran of the legal profession who works closely with energy industry clients on commercial and transactional matters. He will prac- tice in the firm's Charleston, W.Va., office. Nicholson's experience includes serving as both general counsel and outside counsel to major publicly traded energy producing companies nationally.I He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Kentucky and West Virginia. Nicholson earned his law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law and his bachelor's degree from Georgetown College.I He is a trustee-at-large of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation and serves on the Boards of Directors for the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia and the Kentucky Coal Association.III Frost Brown Todd (FBT) announces the addition of Melanie McCoy to its Louisville office. McCoy joins the firm's estates, trusts and wills team, which is comprised of more than 30 legal pro- fessionals. McCoy will concentrate her practice on estate and gift planning for individuals and families, focusing on business succession and charitable gift planning. She actively serves the Louisville community as a director of the Louisville Free Public Library Foundation and as a commissioner for the Library Advisory Commission. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Volunteers of America of Kentucky. McCoy was part of the Ignite Louisville Leadership Louisville Center Class of 2006 and was recognized in the 2008 Class of Forty Under 40 by Louisville Business First. She earnedIher bache- lor's degree from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law. Dinsmore & Shohl wel- comes Wil R. Schroder II to the firm's Covington office. Schroder will practice part-time with the finance department and the public finance group to balance his responsibilities as a Kentucky State Senator. Schroder joined the Kentucky Senate in January after being elected to represent the 24th District made up of Campbell, Pendleton and Bracken Counties.I He has been assigned by leadership to the Judiciary Committee where he serves as the vice-chairman to the Appropriations and Revenue Committee and to the Economic Development Committee. A member of the Republican Majority, Schroder was also one of five senators assigned to a conference committee to negotiate with House Democrats on key heroin legislation. Prior to winning the Kentucky Senate seat, Schroder was an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Campbell County where he prosecuted felony cases, served as the lead attor- ney in a number of trials and was appointed special assistant Attorney General on a case.I He also served as an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Boone County. Schroder earned his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and received his B.A. from the University of Kentucky. Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC , announces that Michelle E. James has joined the firm as an associate attorney. She will practice in the firm's business law and commercial banking and real estate practice groups. Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2013, she has legal experi- ence representing lenders in multiple HUD-insured mortgage loan closings. James received her B.A. from the University of Louisville in 2010, summa cum laude, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2013, magna cum laude. IWhile in law school, she was a member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review and was the recipient of the Tyler Short Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence. Fogle Keller Purdy PLLC (FKP) announces that Stephanie M. Carr and Derek S. Monzon have joined the firm's Louisville office.I Monzon will focus his prac- tice in the areas of work- ers' compensa- tion defense and subroga- tion. He is a 2014 graduate of the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He is a mem- ber of the Kentucky Bar Association and a candidate for the Indiana State Bar Association. Carr will focus her practice in the areas of workers' compensation and federal black lung defense, in addition to practicing general civil liti- gation. She graduated cum laude from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and is licensed in both Kentucky and Indiana. She also holds a Master of Library Science from the University of Kentucky. 55 B&B; • 7.15

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