William R. Garmer
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Personal Injury
141 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40507
About William R. Garmer
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975J.D.
- Honors: Visiting Committee, Member
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968B.A.
Representative Cases
- Saint Joseph Hospital v. Larry O’Neil Thomas (Administrator of the Estate of James “Milford” Gray), 2014–SC-00008-DG (2016)
- Hilen v. Hays, 673 S.W.2d 713 (Ky. 1984)
- Williams v. St. Claire Medical Center, 657 S.W.2d 590 (Ky.App. 1983)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Litigation Skills, University of Kentucky, 1981 - Present
- Adjunct Professor, Healthcare Law, University of Kentucky, 2003 - Present
- Guest Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Programs
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Association for Justice, 1998 - 2010 (Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice (Past Chair)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 2017 - 2018 (President)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 2016 - 2017 (President Elect)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 2015 - 2016 (Vice President)
- Kentucky Justice Association (Past President)
- Kentucky Justice Association (Board of Governors)
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member)
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Kentucky Democratic Party, 2004 (Chairman)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Kentucky Justice Association (Vice President)
- Kentucky Justice Association (Secretary/Treasurer)
- American Association for Justice (Vice Chair of the Council of State Presidents)
Past Positions
- Chief Judge Bernard T. Moynahan, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1977
- United States Air force, Staff Sergeant, 1969 - 1973
- Hon. B.T. Moynahan, Jr., Law Clerk
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Sigma Chi
Articles
Published Works
- Design Defect Cases in Kentucky
- Fayette County Bar News, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1980
- Post Sales Duties/Continuing Duty to Warn
- Fayette County Bar News, July-August, 1994
- Monograph on Medical Malpractice, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1991
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 17 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Insurance, Wage & Hour
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 0.1 mile away
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