R. Kent Westberry
220 West Main Street, Suite 1900, Louisville, KY 40202
About R. Kent Westberry
Practice Areas
- Business Law
Education
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1980J.D.
- Centre College of Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky, 1977B.A.
- Major: Government
Languages
- English
Classes and Seminars
- The Criminal Trial: Voir Dire to Closing, National Business Institute, 2009 - 2011
- Election Laws in Kentucky, Louisville Bar Association, 1998 - Present
- White Collar Crime, Louisville Bar Association, 1997 - Present
- Preparing Witnesses to Testify in a Criminal Case, Louisville Bar Association, 1997 - Present
- Ethics in Kentucky, Ethics in Kentucky, 1997 - Present
- Litigation Ethics (Pretrial Investigation and Rule 11), Louisville Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- Criminal RICO Seminar, Louisville Bar Association, 1986 - Present
- Comprehensive Crime Control Act, Salmon P. Chase, College of Law, 1986 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1981
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1982
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1992
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Other Affiliations
- Kentucky Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (President)
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Fellow)
- U.S. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member)
- Uniform Law Commission, 2017 - Present (Commissioner)
- Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission, 2015 - 2018 (Alternate Chair)
- Kentucky Bar Association Rules Committee, 2015 - Present (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member)
- Federal Defenders Corporation, Western District of Kentucky, 2001 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
- U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee, 2018
- U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, WDKY (Chairman, 2011)
- Western District of Kentucky, 1981 - 1987 (Assistant United States Attorney)
Past Positions
- Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Associate, 1987 - 1989
- United States Attorney's Office Western Dist of KY, Assistant United States Attorney, 1981 - 1987
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Chi
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 44 years of experienceCar Accidents, Property, Federal, State, Local & Municipal, Animal Bites, Assault & Battery, Defamation, Premises Liability, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, DUI & DWI
- Insurance
Nearby Lawyers
- Business Law
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