Michael J. Schmitt
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Education
327 Main Street, P.O. Drawer 1767, Paintsville, KY 41240
About Michael J. Schmitt
Practice Areas
- Education
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1971J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Journal: Kentucky Law Journal, Staff, 1968 - 1971
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Rodgers, 179 S.W. 3d 815 (KY, September 22, 2005) (2005)
- Phoenix Healthcare of Kentucky, LLC v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, 120 S.W. 3d 726 (ky. App. October 3, 2003) (2003)
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc v. Coleman, 239 S.W. 3d 49 (ky. November 21, 2007) (2007)
- Paintsville Hospital v. Rose, 683 S.W. 2d 255 (Ky. January 17, 1985) (1985)
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Wright, 136 S.W. 3d 455 (Ky. June 17, 2004) (2004)
- Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. v. Stallard, 294 S.W. 3d 29 (Ky. App. December 19, 2008) (2008)
- Whitaker v. Wallace , 170 F. 3d 541 (6th Cir (Ky.) January 27, 1999) (1999)
- Cline v. Johnson County Board of Education, 548 S.W. 2d 507, 87 A.L.R. 3d 1007 (Ky. March 11, 1977) (1977)
- Volvo of America Corp. v. Wells, 551 S.W. 2d 826, 21 UCC Rep. Serv. 988 (Ky. App. May 27, 1977) (1977)
- Galigher Trucks, Inc v. McKenzie, 553 S.W. 2d 294, 21 UCC Rep.Serv. 996 (ky. App. May 13, 1977) (1977)
Classes and Seminars
- Legal Duties of School Districts & Their Employees to Protect Children While In School, Kentucky Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1971
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Johnson County Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Kentucky Defense Counsel (Member)
- Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Council of School Board Attorneys (Member)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2007 - Present (Fellow)
- Litigation Counsel of America, 2008 - Present (Fellow)
Articles
Published Works
- The Dilemma of Adoptees in the Class Gift Structure -- The Kentucky Approach: A Rule Without Reason, Kentucky Law Journal 921, 591, 1971
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Product Liability, Civil Rights, Education
Nearby Lawyers
- Education
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