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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.
• Tony Anderson, Plaintiff v. Kim Watson, Defendant, Fayette Circuit Court, Civil Action No. 01-CI-4885. Ms. Cochran assisted Hon. Timothy Feld in this action. She argued all Motions and applicable case law at trial, and examined all nine of the Plaintiff's physicians, including a Neurologist from the Cleveland Clinic. The jury heard evidence that Ms. Watson rear ended another vehicle, causing it to hit the Plaintiff's vehicle, and causing him to suffer a number of injures, including a herniated disk requiring lumbar surgery, and a knee injury requiring surgery. Additionally, the Plaintiff claimed that the accident caused him to become permanently disabled from his employer and forced him to retire from the Army Reserves. The jury determined that the Plaintiff had incurred only $5,000 in medical expenses due to Ms. Watson's conduct. The Plaintiff was awarded nothing for pain and suffering, lost wages, permanent impairment, or future medical expenses.
• Mark Leblanc, Plaintiff v. Joseph Dorten, Defendant, Fayette Circuit Court, Civil Action No. 07-CI-4919. Ms. Cochran defended this case in just her third year of practice. After hearing evidence that the Plaintiff's snow-cone trolley rear ended the Defendant, causing the Plaintiff total loss of his vehicle used for business purposes, the jury returned a unanimous verdict for the defense.
• Cara Cranfill, Plaintiff v. John R. Collins, Defendant, Fayette Circuit Court, Civil Action No. 07-CI-4873. Ms. Cochran defended this case in which the Plaintiff was rear ended after applying her brakes, to avoid hitting a dog which had ran into the roadway. The Plaintiff sought $5,350 in diminished value to her vehicle, plus economic expenses in attempts to sell the vehicle and loss of use. The jury found that the Plaintiff was 50% at fault for the accident, and awarded zero dollars in damages on all counts.
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 |
