J. DALE GOLDEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mr. Golden is nationally certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, which is accredited by the American Bar Association. Mr. Golden has appeared as lead counsel in dozens of jury trials involving several areas of law. ::more
JOHN W. WALTERS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Handling all aspects of litigation, primarily in the area of insurance defense and all aspects of workers’ compensation claims for numerous insurance companies. ::more
TIMOTHY C. FELD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Management of cases, including personal injury defense, product liability litigation, bad faith and civil rights litigation. ::more
MICHAEL T. DAVIS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mr. Davis has managed and overseen complex civil litigation cases, including mold, construction, premises liability, landlord/tenant, contract law, professional negligence, defamation, civil rights, personal injury, and insurance and bad faith litigation. ::more
BRANDY N. BERRY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ms. Berry’s practice concentrates on personal injury defense, insurance law, coverage issues, premises liability, and workers’ compensation defense. ::more
B. ELLEN COCHRAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ms. Cochran is a litigation attorney with experience in drafting briefs and motions submitted to state and federal courts; aiding in discovery, investigation, and expert retention; preparing for and attending hearings, depositions, expert depositions, pre-trial conferences, mediations, and settlement negotiations. Ms. Cochran's concentration is in insurance law, construction law, property law, contract law, personal injury law, wrongful death law, and state and federal civil rights, including employment law, gender discrimination, race discrimination, and sexual harassment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GOLDEN & WALTERS, PLLC Lexington, KY
August 2005 – Present
KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT - JUSTICE JAMES KELLER Lexington and Frankfort, KY
January 2005 – May 2005
• Research and drafted bench briefs and court opinions; attended Supreme Court oral arguments and Justices' conferences.
TRIAL EXPERIENCE • Laura Bailey and William Bailey, Plaintiffs v. MCM Business Services, Inc., d/b/a MCM Signs, and Frank Patton, Defendants, Fayette Circuit Court, Civil Action No. 05-CI-2758. Ms. Cochran assisted John Walters in this action and argued all motions and applicable case law at trial. After hearing evidence that Mr. Patton crossed the center-lane of traffic, hitting the Plaintiff's vehicle and causing her to suffer a fractured tibia, the jury determined that the Defendant was not liable under the sudden emergency instruction, and awarded nothing to the Plaintiff.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW Lexington, KY
Juris Doctor, 2005
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude, 2001
HONORS • UK Intra-State Trial Team, 2004
• American Bar Association Representative, 2003 -2004
• Top Four Competitor, UK Trial Advocacy Board Competition, 2003
• CALI Award, Litigation Skills, 2004
DREW BYRON MEADOWS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mr. Meadows’ practice concentrations include: personal injury defense, insurance law, coverage issues, bad faith claims, product liability, and premises liability. ::more
KAELIN G. REED, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mr. Reed’s practice concentrations include: personal injury defense, insurance law, coverage issues, bad faith claims, product liability, employment law and premises liability. ::more
SHAYE J. PAGE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ms. Page’s practice concentrations include: personal injury defense, insurance law, coverage issues, bad faith claims, contract law, civil rights, employment law, wrongful death, product liability, and premises liability. ::more
LAUREN L. CROSBY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Litigation attorney with experience in drafting briefs and motions submitted to the state and federal courts; aiding in discovery, investigation; preparing for and attending hearings, depositions, pre-trial conferences, and settlement negotiations. ::more
JOSEPH C. ALLISON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Mr. Allison’s practice interests include: personal injury, insurance law, real estate, product liability, and corporate and stockholder litigation. ::more
MELISSA M. THOMPSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Ms. Thompson’s practice interests include: insurance law, personal injury defense, coverage issues, bad faith claims, civil rights issues, including gender discrimination, race discrimination, and sexual harassment. ::more
