17 www.loubar.org April 2024 Members on the move Judge David P. Bowles (Ret.) MEDIATION SERVICES • Probate • Estate JUDICIAL CONDUCT DEFENSE • 14 Years Judicial Experience • 9 Years Judicial Conduct Commission Vaughn Petitt Legal Group, PLLC [email protected] 502-243-9797 Did you know that Members on the Move announcements are Let us know what you’ve been up to! Send announcements to [email protected] FREE Miles The Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, founded in 1996 to foster profes- sionalism and civility among lawyers in the Louisville area, is accepting nominations for new members in the Barrister, Associate and Pupil categories. Nominees should be lawyers with 15 years or less litigation ex- perience. Membership is open to solo, small practice or large firm attorneys; members of the plaintiff and defense bar; prosecutors and public defenders. The first American Inn of Court was founded in 1980, and today there are more than 300 Inns with more than 18,000 state and federal judges, lawyers and legal scholars as mem- bers. Each Inn is run independently, but the structure is the same. The Brandeis Inn, with 84 active members, is comprised of Masters (senior litigation lawyers, members of the judiciary and law school faculty, all of whom have more than 15 years of legal experience); Barristers (lawyers with 6 to 15 years of experience); Associates (lawyers with 1 to 5 years of experience); and Pupils (3rd year law students). Member benefits include opportunities for mentor relationships, substantive law and skills training, interaction with legal scholars and judges, and networking with litigators in different types of trial practice, all of which are intended to facilitate communication among the bench, the bar and the law school for the betterment of local practice and the improvement of the profession. Meetings are held on a “semester” basis in September, October, November and Febru- ary, March, April, and include discussions that focus on issues that arise in litigation and other topics of interest to trial lawyers, ranging from ethical challenges and pro- fessionalism concerns to innovative trial techniques and new developments in the law. To nominate a litigation attorney in the Louisville area for membership,* or if you are interested in further information about the Brandeis Inn, please contact: Hon. Ann Bailey Smith, Chair Membership Committee of the Brandeis Inn c/o Jefferson Circuit Court, Div. 13 Jefferson County Judicial Center 700 West Jefferson Street Louisville, KY 40202 (or forward via e-mail to: [email protected] *Candidates may be nominated by a third party or may self-nominate. In either case, nominations should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than APRIL 19, 2024. Inn of Court Accepting Membership Nominations DBL Law is excited to announce that it recently elevated Derek Miles as its newest partner in its Louisville office. Miles joined the firm in 2022 and his practice focuses on litigation, dispute resolution and employment law. He is also a member of the firm’s government advocacy and economic development section. He serves on the board of directors for Maryhurst and KYSHRM. Sheffer Law Firm is proud to announce that Thomas Schifano has been named a partner with the firm. Schifano has been with the firm since 2019 and is a graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. His primary areas of practice include medical malpractice liability, short-term and long-term care facilities litigation, premises liability and product liability. Eddins Domine Law Group is pleased to announce that Gregory L. Taylor has been named a partner with the firm. Taylor received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law where he served as the Research Editor on the Kentucky Law Journal. He then clerked for the Hon. Boyce F. Martin, Jr., on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before gaining invaluable experience working at large regional and inter- national law firms. As part of Eddins Domine’s business law team, Taylor helps individuals and companies of all sizes to resolve disputes, both in and out of court, involving a range of business and employment-related issues. Steptoe & Johnson has been named to the 20th Annual “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” list by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management. This marks the seventh consecutive year that the firm has been named to this list. With offices in Lexington and Louisville, Steptoe & Johnson is listed in the “large compa- nies” category which includes employers with 500 or more U.S. employees. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Hu- man Resource Management have announced that McBrayer made the list of “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” for 2024 in the small-sized employer category. McBrayer is one of 43 companies to make the list in the “small” employers category, which covers those employing between 15 and 149 U.S. employees. n Schifano Taylor
