If you need legal help with appeals & appellate matters in Kentucky, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Kentucky attorneys handle cases involving post-trial motions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, standards of review, and preservation of error, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for appeals & appellate matters in Kentucky is generally 1 year (one of the shortest in the US), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Kentucky's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Kentucky Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on appeals & appellate in Kentucky bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The appeals & appellate attorneys listed here practice throughout Kentucky and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to appeals & appellate law in Kentucky for an in-depth look at Kentucky's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

J. Eric Rottinghaus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent
 25 Town Center Boulevard Suite 201 Crestview Hills KY 41017
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1998)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
M. Kevin Lett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 324 20th Street Ashland KY 41101-7722
(606) 329-2461
University of Louisville (1976)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
David Randolph Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DRS Law Personal Injury Lawyers
 943 College St Bowling Green KY 42101
(615) 742-1223
University of Texas - Austin (1975)
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Health Care Law
Breck Norment - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of W. Breckinridge Norment III, P.S.C.
 277 E. High St. Suite 301 Lexington KY 40507
(859) 303-6007
University of Kentucky College of Law (2010)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Construction Law
Charlotte A. Nickerson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nickerson Watts, PLLC
 148 South Main Street Lawrenceburg KY 40342
(502) 839-0004
University of Kentucky College of Law (2004)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Ronald L. Green - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 201 East Main Street, Suite 1250 Lexington KY 40507
8594751471101
University of Kentucky College of Law (1978)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
John Sampson Brooking - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 909 Wright s Summit Parkway Suite 220 Ft. Wright KY 41011
(859) 581-5898
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1987)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Bart Loveman Greenwald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC
 9750 Ormsby Station Road Louisville KY 40223
(502) 614-6974
University of Louisville
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Employment Law
Will Slusher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Slusher Law Office
 841 Corporate Dr #202 Lexington KY 40503
(859) 201-4100
University of Virginia School of Law (2017)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Immigration Law
Zachary Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taylor Couch, PLLC
 130 St Matthews Ave #301 Louisville KY 40207
(502) 625-5000
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (2005)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Foreclosure Defense
Marcus Hayes Herbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marcus Herbert & Associates
 416 S 5th St PO Box 2693 Paducah KY 42003
(270) 443-0303
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1988)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Estate Planning
Ron Aslam - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ron Aslam Law Office
 214 South 8th Street Suite 201 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 581-1675
University of Kentucky College of Law (2006)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Terry M Cannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cannon Law PLLC
 50 E RiverCenter Blvd Suite 421 Covington KY 41011
(859) 415-1319
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2013)
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Intellectual Property
Brent Cox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cox Lawyer PLLC
 2402 Greatstone Point Lexington KY 40504-3274
(859) 258-2269
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (2008)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Collections Criminal Law
Dorothy L. Watts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nickerson Watts, PLLC
 148 South Main Street Lawrenceburg KY 40342
(502) 839-0004
University of Kentucky College of Law
English
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Brendan Joseph McLeod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1801 Huckleberry Lane Prospect KY 40059
(502) 386-1414
University of Louisville (2001)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jack Scott Gatlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gatlin Voelker PLLC
 50 E Rivercenter Blvd Suite 1275 Covington KY 41011
(859) 781-9100
University of Kentucky College of Law (1998)
English
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Eric Eberwine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stein Whatley Lawyers, PLLC
 2525 Bardstown Road, Suite 101 Louisville KY 40205
(502) 553-4750
New York Law School (2000)
English
Indiana Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Bryan Keith Underwood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bryan Keith Underwood
 132 West Third Street STE B Maysville KY 41056
(606) 584-0274
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1996)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Liz Darling Edmondson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Liz Edmondson Law, PLLC
 201 West Short Street, Suite 310 Lexington KY 40507
(859) 379-5529
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Energy, Oil & Gas Law Environmental Law
F. Todd Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lewis Law, PLLC
 111 W. Washington Street Suite 400 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 855-7599
Spanish
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Gov & Administrative Law
Joshua Farley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2413 Branning Rd Louisville KY 40222
(859) 816-5671
University of Louisville (2003)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Gov & Administrative Law Medical Malpractice
Christopher H. Morris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 231 Breckenridge Lane Suite 201 Louisville KY 40207
(502) 583-9701
University of Louisville (1997)
English, Spanish
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Donald Wes Sullenger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullenger Law Office, PLLC
 629 Washington Street Paducah KY 42003
(270) 443-9401
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1998)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Kenneth Stephenson Stepp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
KENNETH S. STEPP, PSC
 7750 North U.S. Hwy. 421 P. O. Box 1271 Manchester KY 40962
(606) 596-0360
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia (1973)
English
Georgia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Melinda Ann Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murphy Law, PLLC
 200 E. Main Street Suite 207 Richmond KY 40475
(859) 625-0400
University of Akron
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
Lajuana Wilcher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP
 1101 College Ave. Bowling Green KY 42101
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1980)
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Environmental Law
Krsna Tibbs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 401 W. Main Street Suite 1710 BB & T Building Louisville KY 40202
(502) 390-2999
Brandeis School of Law
English, Spanish
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Scott Edward Warnick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1101 Beaumont Centre Lane Apt 23102 Lexington KY 40513
University of Minnesota Law School
Oregon Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Adrian L. Del Valle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 444 E Main St Suite 201 Lexington KY 40507
85922600571217
University of Kentucky College of Law (2020)
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Environmental Law Gov & Administrative Law
Anne Stith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2525 Harrodsburg Rd Lexington KY 40504
(859) 219-9833
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Noah R. Friend - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO Box 610 Pikeville KY 41502
(859) 455-9482
University of Kentucky College of Law (2004)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Civil Rights
John A. Combs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 322 North Main Street London KY 40741
(606) 767-1279
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1993)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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