2024 Judges Forum
Kentucky Judges are invited to attend the 2024 Judges' Forum held in conjunction with the Kentucky Justice Association's Annual Convention/Seminar at the Lexington Hilton Downtown September 25 - 27, 2024.
KJA is making the program available to judges for a total of $100 (program, social events, and hotel room at Lexington Hilton Downtown for the nights of September 25 and 26, 2024). Judges may seek reimbursement from AOC for this administrative expense. This event is limited to the first 30 judges who register.
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KJA staff will reserve your hotel room. If you need a room, please select which night(s) you need a room during registration.
​​Wednesday, September 25
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Tee times)
KJA Golf Scramble - University of Kentucky Club (4850 Leestown Road, Lexington)
Sponsored by Brain Mapping Solutions, Inc.
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception - LexLive (301 South Broadway, Lexington)
Sponsored by Paul A. Casi, II, P.S.C.
Thursday, September 26
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10:00 a.m.
Registration​​
10:30 a.m.
Trial Court’s Role in Changing the Law - Bluegrass Room
Chief Judge David Barber, 21st Judicial Circuit, Morehead, Kentucky
Justice Michelle Keller, Supreme Court of Kentucky,Covington, Kentucky
Moderated by Jay Prather, Lexington, Kentucky
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11:15 a.m.
What About Those Claims You Don’t See Every Day?
Abby Green, Louisville, Kentucky
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12:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch Provided - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Elder Law Lawyers
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12:00 p.m.
Women Lawyers' Caucus Meeting and Lunch - Magnolia Room
Sponsored by The Bigler Group—Settlement Planning
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1:00 p.m.
Considerations Regarding Effective Evidence on Liability, Its Discovery and Admissibility
Lisa Circeo, Lexington, Kentucky
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1:30 p.m.
Considerations Regarding Effective Evidence on Damages, Its Discovery and Admissibility
Chuck Adams, Lexington, Kentucky​​
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2:00 p.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by Mory & Colliersmith, PLLC
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Puppy Pit from Animal Care Society - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Becker Law Office, a subsidiary of Bubalo Law PLC
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2:30 p.m.
Building Discovery Through Tech & AI* - Grand Kentucky Ballroom
Jon Lomurro, Freehold, New Jersey
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3:00 p.m.
Big Data and How to Implement It*
John Campbell, Madrid, Spain
Sean Claggett, Las Vegas, Nevada
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4:00 p.m.
Judges Panel: Meet the Bench*
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4:30 p.m.
Education Sessions Conclude
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
President’s Reception - Limestone Hall (215 West Main Street, Third Floor, Lexington)
Sponsored by RINGLER Associates - Brad Cecil, Cindy Chanley and Ryan Christen Oliphant
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Friday, September 27
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9:30 a.m.
My List of Top Ten Cases to Have Near at Hand: A Judicial View
Judge Audra Jean Eckerle, Kentucky Court of Appeals, Louisville, Kentucky
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10:00 a.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by Morgan & Morgan
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Puppy Pit from Animal Care Society - Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Circeo Law Firm, PLLC and Varellas & Varellas, Attorneys at Law
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10:30 a.m.
My List of Top Ten Cases to Have Near at Hand: An Advocates View
Sarah Hay Knight, Somerset, Kentucky
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11:00 a.m.
So You Got the Big Case—What Now??
Chief Regional Judge Kimberly Bunnell, 22nd Judicial Circuit, Lexington, Kentucky
Judge Charlie Cunningham (Ret.), Louisville, Kentucky
Judge Paul Isaacs (Ret.), Sadieville, Kentucky
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12:00 p.m.
Awards Luncheon - Magnolia Room
Join us as we recognize the recipients of the Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer and Outstanding Trial Judge Awards.
Sponsored by Hendy, Johnson, Vaughn, PSC
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1:30 p.m.
Consortium Damages: ‘For Better or Worse... Flesh of my Flesh’* - Grand Kentucky Ballroom
Chad Gardner, Prospect, Kentucky​​
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2:00 p.m.
The Art of Cross Examination*
Todd Tracy, Dallas, Texas
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3:00 p.m.
Lessons Learned from a Recent Complex Medical Negligence Trial*
Lloyd Bell, Atlanta, Georgia
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3:45 p.m.
Convention Concludes
See you in French Lick for the 2025 Annual Convention - September 17 - 19!
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*Joint Meeting with Judges and Attorneys