Bench & Bar March/April 2025

PLATINUM SPONSORS LISA ENGLISH HINKLE &

GOLD SPONSORS American Bank & Trust Amy Chandler, Warren County Attorney Baird & Baird, PSC Baird – The Vitale Group Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore, P.S.C. Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association Builders by Design Cole & Moore Bruce K. Davis English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP Franklin Bank & Trust Company Gulfstream Commercial Services LLC Norman Harned Houchens Industries, Inc. Kerrick Bachert PSC Lawyers Mutual of Kentucky Med Center Health Reed Law Group Ridley and Hull Wealth Management Group Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center Summit Title Company Wealth Enhancement Group WKU College Heights Foundation

LLP, he has specialized in business law, han dling matters including banking, business litigation, estate planning, and business formation. His practice also encompassed work with universities, foundations, and probate cases. Throughout his career, English has handled several high-profile cases, including serving as corporate counsel in the establishment of a major ethanol manufacturing facility with a Fortune 500 company and successfully defending Fruit of the Loom Inc. in federal court. His connection to Bowling Green was strengthened when he returned after law school to teach at Western Kentucky Uni versity, where he remained on faculty until 1999 while simultaneously practicing law. His professional influence extends through numerous leadership roles, including ser vice on the American Bar Association Board of Governors and the Kentucky Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Com mittee. English's contributions to the legal field have earned him multiple accolades, including the Kentucky Bar Association's Outstanding Lawyer Award in 1999, induc tion into the University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame in 2004, and most recently, the William H. Natcher Award in August 2024.

CHARLES E. ENGLISH, JR. (“BUZZ”)

SILVER SPONSORS Denton Law Firm, PLLC William G. Fuqua & Patrick Kilgore Family Independence Bank Keller Williams First Choice Realty Kentucky ElderLaw

McGehee & Gerughty Presbyterian Friends US Bank Wealth Management R. Kent Westberry

A special thank you to the Kentucky Bar Association for providing the appetizers and Deemer’s Flowers for the beautiful arrangements!

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