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In August 2019, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), in order to make small business bankruptcies faster and less expensive.  The new subchapter to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code was enacted specifically for “small business debtors” which are defined to include individuals and entities such corporations or limited liability companies engaged in business or commercial…

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) (H.R. 6201)—a bill which broadens the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and creates an emergency paid leave program in direct response to the coronavirus. Here’s what employers need to…

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…

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…

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…