Areas of Practice

• State and Federal Criminal Defense
• DUI/DWI and Traffic Violations
• Drug Offenses
• Theft and Property Crimes
• White Collar Crimes, Including Identity Theft
• Sex Offenses
• Stalking and Domestic Violence
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
• Family Law and Divorce
• Marital Property Division
• Parenting Time, Child Custody and Visitation
• Child Support and Spousal Support
• Fathers' Rights
• Adoption
• Wills

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of Coif
  
  
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Sociology
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Legal Writing
• Appellate Advocacy

Honors and Awards

• Included in Kentucky Super Lawyers List, Kentucky Monthly magazine, 2009
• Elected to the Order of the Coif, a legal honorary society, 1978

Past Employment Positions

• Supreme Court of Kentucky, Law Clerk, 1978 - 1979
• United States District Judge Edward H. Johnstone, Law Clerk, 1979 - 1980
• Moore & Moore, 1980 - 1982
• Shuffert, Kenton, Curry & Karem

Birth Information

• Frankfort, Kentucky