Bench & Bar September/October 2026

KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION

Kentucky Bar Foundation Welcomes New Fellows

The Kentucky Bar Foundation (KBF) is proud to welcome 31 new Fellows from across the Commonwealth. Thanks in part to the generosity of these and hundreds of other KBF Fellows, the Foundation is able to support law-related nonprofit programs and projects throughout the Commonwealth through its annual grants.

served as past Chair of both organizations. A graduate of Thomas More University, the University of Louisville, and Northern Ken tucky University Chase College of Law, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1980 and is also a member of the Ohio Bar. Mr.

of the Illinois Bar. Ms. Clark was enrolled as a Life Fellow by her firm in conjunction with the 9th Annual Judge Edward H. John stone Award Dinner.

Carrie M. Cop pinger of Everson, Washington, is a prin cipal of the litigation firm of Coppinger Law P.S. Ms. Coppinger is an active EAGLE member of Washing

Baker is a Life Fellow. Seth T. Church of Lexington practices with the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. He previously served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Charles R. Simpson III in the

Scott C. Allan of Versailles is a Senior Associate with the Ren zulli Law Firm, LLP in White Plains, New York. Prior to joining Renzulli Law Firm, Mr. Allan served as a Con

ton State Association for Justice, formerly the Washington State Trial Lawyers Asso ciation, serving on its board for eight years. A graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of Law, she was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2023 and is also a member of the Washington Bar. Ms. Coppinger is a Life Fellow.

U.S. District Court for the Western Dis trict of Kentucky. Mr. Church is the current President of AVOL Kentucky, Inc. where he has organized the Lexington Name Change Clinic, which offers pro bono name change services. A graduate of Western Kentucky University and Emory University School of Law, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2018. Mr. Church is a Life Fellow.

fidential Law Clerk for the Honorable John T. Elfvin, Senior U.S. District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. A graduate of Manhattanville College and Pace University Law School, he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2007 and is also admitted to practice in Con necticut, the District of Columbia, and New York. Mr. Allan is a Life Fellow.

Harry L. Dadds of Georgetown is retired from Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC but continues to perform some Alternative Dis pute Resolution work mostly serving as an

Shelby L. Clark of Paducah practices with the law firm of Keuler, Kelly, Hutchins, Blan kenship & Sigler, LLP. She currently serves as Secretary of the Ken tucky Bar Association’s

Michael L. Baker of Wilder has practiced with Ziegler & Schnei der, PSC in Covington since September of 1995. Prior to that time, he formed his own practice with Bruce

arbitrator in health care, commercial and consumer disputes. Mr. Dadds is a former Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Health Law Section. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, and Emory University School of Law (LLM), he was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1975 and is also a member of the Tennessee Bar. Mr. Dadds is a Life Fellow.

Civil Litigation Section and as Social Media Coordinator for the University of Kentucky McCracken County Alumni Association. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, she was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2023 and is also a member

McClure for 10 years. He is a founding member of the Bankruptcy Section of both the Northern Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Bar Association and has

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