Bench & Bar March/April 2026

2026 ANNUAL CONVENTION OVERVIEW ON PAGE 6

• 2025 Diplomat Award: Keith Bond, Lochmiller Bond Attorneys • 2025 Defense Lawyer of the Year: Jamie W. Dittert, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney • 2025 New Lawyer of the Year: Madeleine Loeffler, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney The Kentucky Defense Counsel held a Spring Seminar on March 13, 2026, in Louisville at the Marriot East Hotel. The 2026 Annual

and is a member of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals. Sowell’s professional excellence has been con sistently recognized by his peers; he has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list since 2021 for his work in corporate law and personal injury litigation (both plaintiffs and defendants). He maintains active memberships in the American, Kentucky, and Bowling Green-Warren County Bar associations, as well as the Ken tucky Justice Association and the Defense Research Institute. The Kentucky Defense Counsel (KDC) has elected new members to its board of directors, which became effective September 2025: • District 1: James Landry, Keuler Kelly Hutchins Blanken ship & Sigler, LLP • District 3: Orrin Stivers, Williams & Towe Law Group • District 6: Olivia Amlung, Adams Law, PLLC • Philanthropy Committee Chair and 2026 Spring Seminar Chair: Taylor Shepherd, Ward Hocker Thornton Brown, PLLC The new Executive Committee includes: • President: Jarad Key, Goldberg Simpson LLC • President-Elect: Tia Combs, Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP • Vice-President: Megan Jordan, Brown & Breeding, PSC • Secretary-Treasurer: Adam Towe, Williams & Towe Law Group • Immediate Past President: Andrew DeSimone, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney PLLC The following members were recognized for outstanding achievements:

Meeting and Fall Semi nar will be held jointly with the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Asso ciation September 23-25 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Details regarding these and other KDC events may be found at https:// www.ky-def.org

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