Bench & Bar September/October 2026

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President’s Page2
FEATURE: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE6
SB 50 – Big changes to the Estate and Trust laws of the Commonwealth6
Care to Predict? Kentucky’s New Prediction Markets Tax10
Strengthening Consumer Protection: The Kentucky Attorney General and the 2026 Legislative Session14
COLUMNS18
Young Lawyers Division18
Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law20
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law22
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law24
Effective Legal Writing26
Law Practice Management28
Lawyer Wellbeing30
Ethics Corner32
BAR NEWS36
Portrait of a Justice: William “Bill” Graves Shares History, Discusses Court Unification36
KBA Welcomes New Chief Bar Counsel40
Lawyer Wellbeing Study42
Who, What, When and Where60
DEPARTMENTS44
Kentucky Bar Foundation44
KYLAP50
Continuing Legal Education52
ADVERTISERSIFC
SelmanCo Insurance for Kentucky LawyersIFC
Lawyers Mutual of Kentucky3
Melia Hord, CDRE12
KY Justice21
KBA Solo & Small Firm Conference23
William F. McMurry & Associates, PLLC27
NADN29
Houston Auto Appraisers33
LawPay35
Baldwin CPAs41
Conley Salyer, Attorney, J.D., LL.M.47
New Partners for Justice Society48
10th Annual Judge Edward H. Johnstone Award Dinner49
28th Annual Family Law Seminar55
KBA Women in Law Summit56
KBA Learn & Earn56
Kentucky Law Update On-Demand 202657
Carrithers Law Office64
Charles R. Meers64
Kentucky Law Summary64
Veritext64
Summit Investigative Services64
Saviñón Mediation & Arbitration Services64
Landex Research Inc.64
Solution Lending64
Anthem64
Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr.64
Smokeball65
2027 KBA Annual Convention66

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