Expert Details
Basic Legal Issues
ID: 725539
Kentucky, USA
Having served on the Kentucky Bar Association Ethics Committee since 1996, she has developed wide knowledge of legal ethics. Experience on the KBA Board of Governors deciding lawyer disciplinary actions since 1998 has caused her to be very knowledgeable of the requirements of the lawyer rules of professional responsibility.
She has been in private law practice since 1995 and has worked with dozens of clients. Many are small business owners.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1995 | Degree: Juris Doctor | Subject: Law | Institution: University of Kentucky |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Management and Family Economics | Institution: University of Kentucky |
| Year: 1977 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Home Economics Education | Institution: University of Kentucky |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1997 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Lawyer | Department: |
Responsibilities:She is a small town legal practitioner also Currently serving as Master Commissioner of Laurel County, charged with conducting court ordered sales of property. Formerly served as an assistant county attorney. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2006 | Agency: Prosecutors Advisory Council | Role: Assistant Laurel County Attorney | Description: She served as an assistant county attorney with primary responsibility for prosecuting juvenile offenders and status offenders. Also prosecuted charges of dependency, neglect and abuse against parents. |
| Years: 2004 to Present | Agency: Laurel Circuit Court | Role: Master Commissioner | Description: She is responsible for the court ordered sales of property. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Kentucky Bar Association |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Lawyer |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Immediate Past President, Kentucky Bar Association. Served on various committees of that organization. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| As a lawyer she has hired several and questioned even more, but has not had to testify as an expert witness. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Completed annual continuing legal education of 12.5 hours every year since 1995. Wide variety of topics. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| She has several clients who are own and operate businesses. |