Areas of Practice

Real Estate, Zoning and Construction

We have decades of experience representing real estate developers, sponsors, investors, lenders and contractors in all Kentucky and Ohio real estate matters. In fact, most of our attorneys are commercial real estate investors themselves. We include one of only 17 attorneys certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Specialist in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property, the general counsel to the local building industry association and a planning commission chairperson, and an experienced real estate developer, contractor and property manager. This offers us a better understanding of the challenges you face and and practical ways to address them.

Business Formations, Transactions and Litigation

We have represented business owners and management across a broad spectrum of industries our entire careers. Our representation includes serving as outside general counsel, where we are an ongoing partner with ownership and senior management on legal and business issues. It also includes being brought in by in-house counsel or the client’s CPA to assist on an as-needed basis with litigation and important transactions, such as acquisitions and divestitures and business succession planning, or serving as local counsel. Our attorneys include a former chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Business Law Section, author of amendments to Kentucky’s Business Corporation Act and frequent presenter at attorney continuing education seminars on LLCs and other business law matters, as well as former in-house senior corporate counsel to a public company, and two CEOs.

Banking and Finance 

Our lawyers have represented community and regional banks and private money lenders making commercial loans for over 30 years, including taxable bond issues, working capital lines of credit, equipment loans and leasing, mezzanine, asset-based lending, and construction and real estate development loans, as well as collections and foreclosures. In addition, we have unique expertise in community bank formation and governance. Similarly, we represent borrowers with traditional commercial lending and life insurance company and government-backed loans, and companies financing operations through the issuance of debt and equity. We also represent sponsors and accredited investors in private placement offerings of securities issued under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. 

Asset Protection and Estate Planning and Administration  

An important component of our practice representing successful business owners, banks and professionals is also assisting clients with their personal asset protection and estate planning and administration. We have developed a particular expertise in partnering with clients’ CPAs and financial planners on business succession plans. Our attorneys include a co-author of the chapter on “Wealth Transfer Planning Using Family Partnerships and LLCs” in the premier Kentucky legal publisher’s Business Succession Planning monograph.