John has once again been named to the 2016 list of Kentucky Super Lawyers in the area of Personal Injury General: Plaintiff. John is honored to be recognized as one of the top lawyers not just in Louisville, but in all of Kentucky. Super Lawyers are...
It is a question that we get every year: Should I wait until after Christmas until I file for divorce? The answer, of course, depends on the unique circumstance of the client’s family. In an article in the Huffington Post Divorce Section, family law attorney Susan...
In the famed frozen embryo case, a California Judge has ruled that a contract controls. This ruling will result in the destruction of the frozen embryos that were created by the couple in an IVF procedure. The couple separated following the procedure and have been...
It is a question we are asked routinely. Unfortunately, for many clients they ask us when it is too late – after the injury. So we are giving you the skinny on it now. Please take our advice on it. Not only is it free, it...
What happens when your spouse leaves you right after you settle a personal injury suit? Who gets the money? Is it yours? Or do have split it with your ex-wife (or ex-husband)? Or to make things worse, does the new lover get to have a share? The answer,...
Family law attorneys need to be prepared for everything. Though family court is usually confined to divorce, maintenance, child support, and custody, the family home can often become the focal point of a divorce, as well. Divorce & mortgage debt are generally fairly straightforward issues, but...
So you think that you are just doing the right thing. Doing what your doctor tells you to do following an accident. Following the advice of your physical therapist. Well, not always. Increasingly, insurance company lawyers are using clients' good intentions against them. If you testify that...
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same sex marriage in the landmark Obergefell case, Kentucky law has shifted to permit same sex adoptions. The change is a long-awaited one for many families in Kentucky. Previously, Kentucky law only allowed adoptions between married persons. As the...
Many clients ask us, “What is the minimum insurance that I need to have?” While well-intentioned, the question itself is wrong. The better question is, “What insurance should I have?” Unfortunately, too many clients wait until after the car or motorcycle accident to ask it....
In over twenty years of practicing family law, rarely has a new client not said, “I just want what’s fair.” However, the details on a just result differ wildly in family court. When it comes to divorce, fairness - like beauty - is in the...
