Bench & Bar January/February 2025

2024 Kentucky Law Update The CLE Commission and Staff are proud to report the success of the KBA’s 2024 Kentucky Law Update programs. Between the In-Person and On-Demand programs offered this year, over 7,000 KBA members were able to meet their annual CLE requirements. We would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time and expertise to either produce written materials or present. We appreciate your continued dedication in helping to produce a successful Kentucky Law Update each year.

Written Material Authors

Program Presenters Sean Dennis Amy E. Dougherty

Judge Glenn E. Acree Jennifer Bailey-Woods Ruth Baxter Nicole S. Bearse Justice Angela McCormick Bisig

Justice Christopher Shea Nickell Michael Pack Mary Ellis Patton Shari Polur Jason Cosmo Reynolds Jeffery L. Sallee Madison Sewell Dennis Shepherd Bruce Simpson Henry L. Stephens, Jr. Judge Jeff S. Taylor Justice Kelly Thompson Chief Judge Larry E. Thompson Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter B. Scott West

Nicole S. Bearse Robbie O. Clements Larry C. Deener Laura Day DelCotto Haley Dennis Sean Dennis Laurel S. Doheny Angela Logan Edwards Yvette Hourigan Kentucky Court of Appeals

Damon L. Preston Lori J. Reed Jeffery L. Sallee Jordyn Smith

Judge Kelly Mark Easton Angela Logan Edwards

Marisa J. Ford Nathan Goins Eva Hager Michael W. Hawkins Yvette Hourigan Judge Allison Jones Judge Lisa P. Jones Shelly Ann Kamei

Bruce Simpson Rebecca Adams Simpson Henry L. Stephens, Jr. Robert P. Stith

Rhonda Jennings Blackburn Judge Jacqueline M. Caldwell Judge Susanne M. Cetrulo Robbie O. Clements Don H. Combs III Judge Sara Walter Combs Justice Robert B. Conley Lou Anna Red Corn

Eleanore Stoess Supreme Court of Kentucky Judge Thomas Lee Travis B. Scott West

James K. Murphy Mary Ellis Patton Shari Polur

Judge Annette C. Karem Justice Michelle M. Keller Deputy Chief Justice Debra Hembree Lambert Judge J. Christopher McNeill

Melissa Crump Larry C. Deener Laura Day DelCotto

cle staff

CLE Commission

Cassie H. Cooper, Director Caroline J. Carter Laura Cole Coleen Kilgore

Terri Marksbury Lori J. Reed Clifford Timberlake

Jennifer S. Nelson First Supreme Court District Colton W. Givens Second Supreme Court District Kelly K. Ridings Third Supreme Court District

Eric M. Weihe, Chair Fourth Supreme Court District Nealy R. Wiliams Fifth Supreme Court District Frank K. Tremper Sixth Supreme Court District

Robert Stephen McGinnis Seventh Supreme Court District Justice Robert B. Conley Supreme Court Liaison Cassie H. Cooper Director for CLE

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