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in exercise physiology, summa cum laude , from the University of Louisville in 2011. Outside of the firm, she is active in the Kentucky and Louisville Bar associations.

investigations, audits, or other legal actions. In addition to her exten sive experience as a litigation partner at a major regional law firm, she is also a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She is chair-elect of the Kentucky Bar Associa tion Education Law Section, and a member of the National School Attorneys Association and the Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys. She served for four years as an appointee to the Ken tucky Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

Christopher L. Rhoads , a partner at Rhoads & Rhoads, PSC , in Owensboro, Ky., has been elected as president of the Kentucky Justice Association (“KJA”).

Stites & Harbison, PLLC , welcomes Erica Miller to the Louisville, Ky., office. She joins the firm as an attorney in the torts & insurance practice service group. Miller’s practice focuses on medical malpractice, nursing home and long term care cases, premises liability, professional liability, automotive injury, and other claims alleging personal injury. Prior to joining Stites FBT Gibbons LLP is pleased to announce that Frost Brown Todd LLP (FBT) and Gibbons P.C. have finalized their combination, which became effective Jan. 1, 2026. This transformational combina tion creates a mid-market legal powerhouse, with approximately 800 attorneys across 25 offices, serving clients from Fortune 500 compa nies to high-growth and mid-market businesses. FBT Gibbons offers expanded depth and reach across practices, from enhanced national litigation capabilities to a robust transactional platform with direct access to the country’s leading finance, energy, manufacturing and innovation centers and court systems. The new firm’s geographic footprint extends from New York to California and everywhere in between. The combination leverages the strengths of both legacy firms to deliver unparalleled client service and value in the markets and industries that matter most. HOUSTON AUTO APPRAISERS IACP Certified Auto Appraisal Services - Nationwide & Harbison, Miller worked for eight years at a personal injury law firm in Louisville, serving in a variety of roles from paralegal to law clerk to attorney. She gained experience in medical malprac tice, nursing home litigation, and a wide variety of personal injury cases. She also served as a legal extern for Judge Annie O’Connell, Jefferson Circuit Court, Division II, in 2023. Miller earned her J.D., magna cum laude , from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2024. She also earned a Master of Science

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