Bench & Bar July/August 2025

WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE

Stites & Harbison, PLLC , recently appointed attorney Robin E. McGuffin , chair of the firm’s employment law service group. McGuffin suc ceeds Shannon Antle Hamilton who has led the group for more than 20 years. Both Ham ilton and McGuffin will continue their diverse legal practices in employment law. McGuffin is a member (partner) of Stites & Harbison based in the firm’s Lexington, Ky., office. Her practice

focuses on defending and counseling employers on a wide vari ety of employment matters. In addition to defending employers against litigation asserted under state and federal anti-discrimina tion and wage-and-hour statutes, she regularly conducts workplace investigations, counsels employers on compliance issues, drafts employment and restrictive covenant agreements, and assists with drafting and implementing employment policies and procedures. She is president-elect of the Lexington Forum’s Board of Directors. McGuffin is also a graduate of Leadership Lexington, Class of 2022 23. McGuffin graduated first in her class and Order of the Coif from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2015. She also earned her B.S. from Vanderbilt University, summa cum laude , in 2012. In addition, GreenHouse17 recently elected McGuffin as president of its board of directors. She will serve a two-year term. GreenHouse17 is an advocacy agency committed to ending intimate partner abuse in families and the community.

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Moore Law Group, PLLC , is pleased to announce that Emily A. DeVuono and Ashton Rose Smith were recently named partner. DeVuono, a Louisville native, concentrates her practice in representing people who have been injured as a result of medical negligence; nurs ing home neglect and abuse; and automobile and truck wrecks. DeVuono graduated magna cum laud e from the University of Louisville in 2006 with a B.A. in English and humanities. She received her Master of Art in humanities from the University of Louisville in 2010. DeVuono graduated magna cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2015 and has practiced law with Moore Law Group for 10 years. Smith, originally from Knott County, focuses much of her practice on mass tort liti

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has developed a significant practice in equine, racing, and gaming law. She has represented horse show and competition organizers, racetracks, riders, owners, trainers, breeders, trade associations, commercial lenders, and private equity firms and provided advice on every aspect of the horse business, including purchases and sales, formation of syndicates and partnerships, licensing of United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) competitions and resolution of USEF competition date disputes, establishment of nonprofits, real estate transactions, and issues involving the operations of commercial horse farms of all sizes. D’Angleo is also an accomplished corporate attorney who advises clients on a range of issues across industries. She regularly represents multinational corporations, privately held companies, and high-net-worth individuals and family offices across the United States and internationally, helping them identify and maximize opportunities while addressing ever-evolving areas of risk. She also has more than two decades of experience serving as lender’s counsel for national and regional banks and private equity funds. James Evans has been appointed the Herbert E. Markley Visiting

gation involving harmful pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs and defective medical devices. Smith received her B.A. and graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky with a major in inte grated strategic communications and a minor in psychology. She graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and has been practicing law since 2015, the last seven with Moore Law Group. Moore Law Group, PLLC, is a boutique personal injury law firm based in Louisville and represents individuals and families all over the country. Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Laura D’Angelo as a part ner in the corporate practice group and a member of the gaming industry team based in Lexington. Over the course of her career, she

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