The KDC Diplomat award is given to a senior member of the Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. who has made significant contributions to KDC or to the defense bar. To be eligible for this award, the recipient must be a member of KDC and sixty-five (65) years of age or older. Jim began practicing in Alabama in 1967. He moved to…
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How Long Does a Bank Have to Bring a Collection Action Against a Debtor in Default
How Long Does a Bank Have to Bring a Collection Action Against a Debtor in Default? f you asked most lawyers in Kentucky how long they have to file a collections suit against a debtor in default on a promissory note, they’d tell you “fifteen years.” After all, a note...
Attorney Matthew P. Cook Re-Elected to KBA Board of Governors
Kerrick Bachert Attorney Matthew P. Cook has been re-elected for a second two-year term on the Kentucky Bar Association’s Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is the governing body of the KBA; two lawyers from each of the seven Supreme Court districts in Kentucky are elected to represent their fellow attorneys on the Board. The Board hears attorney discipline…
Kentucky’s Adverse Possession Law
Kentucky’s Adverse Possession Law Kentucky law allows people who trespass or encroach on the property of another for a minimum period of time to develop an ownership claim to the property. A successful adverse possession claim satisfies five elements: the trespasser’s...
Attorney Spotlight – Laura Hagan
Laura Hagan grew up in New Haven, located in central Kentucky. She graduated from Nelson County High School and later attend the University of Kentucky where she received a Bachelor of Health Science in 1987. After graduation, Laura spent three years working in the hematology and blood bank laboratories at the UK Medical Center and also worked as a research…
Kentucky’s Fairness in Construction Act: Rights and Remedies
Kentucky’s Fairness in Construction Act: Rights and Remedies In 2007, the Fairness in Construction Act (KFCA) revolutionized construction law in Kentucky. First, the KFCA voids some common provisions in construction contracts. Second, it creates new regulations to...
Kentucky General Assembly Passes Senate Bill 7
Kentucky General Assembly Passes Senate Bill 7 During its 2019 session, Kentucky’s General Assembly passed a number of new laws affecting the relationship between employers and employees. One such law was Senate Bill 7, which amended portions of KRS 336.700. Senate...
KENTUCKY COURTS WEIGHING SCOPE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
KENTUCKY COURTS WEIGHING SCOPE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY On January 18, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that the doctrine of sovereign immunity did not shield a county-created water district from a resident’s negligence claim. ...
Opportunity Zones – Unique Investment Vehicle and Opportunity to Defer Capital Gains Tax
Opportunity Zones – Unique Investment Vehicle and Opportunity to Defer Capital Gains Tax As part of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017, the Act allowed for the creation of “opportunity zones” in certain designated low income census tracts. Kentucky has designated 144...