Bench & Bar May/June 2026

vol. 90 no. 3 THIS ISSUE OF THE KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION’S B&B-BENCH & BAR WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MONTH OF MAY. COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE EILEEN M. O’BRIEN chair , lexington PAUL ALLEY florence ELIZABETH M. BASS hendersonville , tenn . JENN L. BRINKLEY pensacola , fla . KYLE R. BUNNELL lexington FRANCES E. CATRON CADLE lexington ALLISON I. CONNELLY lexington JAMES P. DADY bellevue JOHN M. GHAELIAN lexington P. FRANKLIN HEABERLIN prestonsburg JESSICA R. C. MALLOY louisville SANDRA J. REEVES corbin JOHN SCHAAF georgetown GERALD R. TONER louisville ZACHARY M. VAN VACTOR louisville SAMUEL W. WARDLE louisville LITANY L. WEBSTER cincinnati , ohio MICHELE M. WHITTINGTON lexington

CONTENTS 2 President’s Page BY TODD V. MCMURTRY

2026 ANNUAL CONVENTION OVERVIEW

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12 The Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law A Kentucky Ethics Perspective BY ANGELA LOGAN EDWARDS 16 Tech and Trust: Applying an IT Mindset to AI in Estate Planning and Elder Law BY SHELLY ANN KAMEI 20 What is a Reasonable Fee? The Obsolescence of Rule 1.5 in the Age of AI BY SHELDON G. GILMAN FEATURE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE NEW LEGAL FRONTIER

KATHRYN D. WILLIAMS louisville MARK A. WINSOR lawrenceburg

PUBLISHER JOHN D. MEYERS EDITOR EILEEN M. O’BRIEN

COLUMNS

30 Law Practice Management BY STEPHEN EMBRY

26 Effective Legal Writing

MANAGING EDITOR SHANNON H. ROBERTS DESIGN & LAYOUT JESI L. EBELHAR

BY PROFESSOR MICHEAL D. MURRAY

32 Lawyer Wellbeing BY DR. ERIC Y. DROGIN

38 University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law 34 Young Lawyers Division BY KYLE R. BUNNELL

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Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

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40 University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law

42 BOG Minutes 46 Pro Hac Vice Reminder BAR NEWS

50 Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program 52 Continuing Legal Education 48 Kentucky Bar Foundation DEPARTMENTS

58 Who, What, When and Where

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