Partners

J. Warren Keller  Born Niagara Falls, New York, August 6, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kentucky; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Education: Rider University (B.A., 1976); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1979). REPORTED CASES: McCollum v. Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, 799 SW2d 15 (1990); Rees v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 715 SW2d 904 (Ky Ct App 1986); Milby v. Wright & Elam, 952 SW2d 202 (Ky., 1997). Member: Laurel County (President, 1992-1993), Kentucky (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Vice Chair, Committee on Property Insurance Law, 1992-1997) Bar Associations; Access to Justice Foundation (President); International Association of Arson Investigators; National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators (Board Member, 1997-; Kentucky Chapter President, 1997-); Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention; Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. PRACTICE AREAS: Property Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Litigation; Insurance; Arson and Insurance Fraud.

Email: wkeller@tkdlaw.com

 



R. William Tooms Born Louisville, KY, 1945; Graduated University of Kentucky, J.D., 1974; admitted to Bar, 1974, Kentucky; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court—Member American and Kentucky Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Counsel (President, 1992-1993); Defense Research Institute (Board of Directors, 1997-2000; State Representative, 1995-1997; State Chair, 1993-1995); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; American Board of Trial Advocates; Kentucky Bar Foundation Board of  Directors, 1986-1997, President 1995-1996).

Email: btooms@tkdlaw.com

 

Bridget L. Dunaway  Born Laurel County, Kentucky, September 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.. Education: Eastern Kentucky University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1989).  Insurance Claims Adjuster, Kentucky, 1985-1989. REPORTED CASES:  Welch v. American Publishing, 724 3 SW3d 724 (Ky. 1999)   Member: Laurel County (President, 1997) and Kentucky Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1995-1999); London-Laurel County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2004-present). PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense;  Insurance Coverage & Property Insurance; Employment & Consumer  Litigation; Premises Liability, Wills & Estates.

Email: bdunaway@tkdlaw.com

 

OF Counsel

Boyd F. Taylor  Born London, Kentucky, August 27, 1924; admitted to bar, 1951 Kentucky; 1954, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; 1957, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Sue Bennett College and Berea College; University of Kentucky (LL.B., 1951). REPORTED CASES: J.I. Case Co. v. Borg-Warner Acceptance Corp., 669 SW2d 543 (Ky Ct App 1984); Oliver v. Wyatt, 418 SW2d 403 (Ky 1967); Jackson County Rural Elec. Coop. Corp. v. Massey, 346 SW2d 484 (Ky 1960); Tyler-Couch Constr. Co. v. Elmore, 264 SW2d 56 (Ky 1954). Phi A1pha Delta. Member: Laurel County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills.

 

 Associates

Clayton Oswald  Born in Danville, Kentucky and graduated Cum Laude from Eastern Kentucky University with a B.A. in Political Science in 1997.  He received his Juris Doctor from University of Kentucky in 2004.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Laurel County Bar Association as well as the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators and Bluegrass Claims Association

Email: coswald@tkdlaw.com

 

Amanda Hill   Born in Pikeville, Kentucky.  She received a B.A. degree in English from Transylvania  University in 2001 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky in 2004.  Ms. Hill is a member of the America, Kentucky and Laurel County Bar Association and  The National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators

Email: ahill@tkdlaw.com

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