ATTORNEYS
ATTORNEYS
MILLER GRUMLEY
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Transportation Defense
- Legal and Professional Malpractice Defense
- Education Law and Administration
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Advocacy
- Employment Litigation and Counseling
Background
Experience
Miller has served as President of the McCracken County Bar Association, co-founded Common Defense (semi-annual member publication of Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc.), and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® (Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence).
Professional Membership & Civic Involvement
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- McCracken County Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2010-11; Vice-President, 2015-16; President, 2016-17)
- Defense Research Institute (DRITM)
- Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2012-17; Co-Chair, Publications Committee, 2013-17; Co-Editor, Common Defense, 2013-17)
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
DAVID T. RILEY
Practice Areas
- Transportation Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Education Law and Administration
- Products Liability Defense
- Estate Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Criminal Defense
Background
Experience
After graduating from law school, David completed a two-year clerkship with Judge Thomas B. Russell in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. He has practiced at the firm since September 2013, and is admitted in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
David’s primary practice areas focus on civil litigation defense. He frequently defends hospitals, medical professionals, railroads, and other businesses in state and federal litigation. Outside of litigation, David assists these same clients with quality improvement, safety enhancement, and liability investigations, and represents them in proceedings before state and federal agencies. David is also versed in Kentucky education law and assists school boards and other administrators in operating their districts.
In 2018, Super Lawyers recognized David as a Kentucky Rising Star in the area of Civil Litigation Defense.
Super Lawyers has recognized David as a Rising Star in the area of Civil Litigation Defense in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, an honor reserved for no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40 years old.
Professional Membership & Civic Involvement
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- McCracken County Bar Association, president-elect 2021-2022
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Kentucky Boards of Education Council of School Board Attorneys
- The Federalist Society
- Leadership Paducah Class 30
- St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Parish Council 2018-2021
- Police Foundation of Paducah-McCracken County, Board Chair 2020
BEN E. STEWART
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Railroad Defense
- Legal and Professional Malpractice Defense
- Education Law and Administration
- Personal Injury
- Construction Law
- Civil Litigation
- Employment Litigation and Counseling
- Domestic Relations
Background
A native of Ballard County, Ben received his bachelor’s degree in Government from Centre College in 2008, where he was named valedictorian. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2011, where he was a staff member of the Kentucky Law Journal and graduated first in his class. Ben is admitted to practice in all Kentucky state courts and the United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky.
Experience
After completing his education, Ben returned home to begin his legal career. He joined Bradley, Freed & Grumley, P.S.C., in 2014 and became a Member of the firm in 2017. Ben has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation. Ben currently concentrates his practice on the defense of hospitals, medical professionals, and railroads from liability claims in state and federal courts. He also assists clients in construction disputes, automobile personal injury claims, and professional liability defense. Ben has represented corporate, individual, and government clients and continues to apply his knowledge and experience to a variety of litigated claims.
In 2018, Super Lawyers recognized Ben as a Kentucky Rising Star in the area of Civil Litigation Defense.
Professional Membership & Civic Involvement
- Kentucky Bar Association
- McCracken County Bar Association
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Kentucky Boards of Education Council of School Board Attorneys
WHITNEY ENGLERT RILEY
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Probate, Estate & Trust Administration
- Estate, Gift & Inheritance Tax Law
- Business & Corporate Law
- Real Estate & Property Law
Background
Whitney and her family moved to Paducah from Maysville, Kentucky in 2007. Whitney received bachelor’s degrees in History and International Studies from Centre College in 2009. She graduated cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in May 2012.
Experience
Whitney has practiced law in Paducah since 2012. Whitney is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Whitney has many years of experience assisting clients with their estate planning needs, including the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Will Directives, Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements, and other estate planning documents. Whitney also advises business owners and farmers on succession plans.
Whitney has represented executors, administrators, trustees, and beneficiaries in probate, estate, and trust administration matters. She has also represented guardians, conservators, and wards in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.
From business formation to dissolution, Whitney has assisted a wide range of business clients, including limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships, professional service entities, and non-profit entities. Whitney advises on operating agreements, buy-sale agreements, stock restriction agreements, employment agreements, and miscellaneous contract matters. She has also represented buyers and sellers in business acquisitions and mergers.
Whitney’s real estate experience includes assisting clients with real estate closings, real estate contracts, promissory notes, mortgages, leases, landlord-tenant issues, quiet title actions, partition actions, eminent domain and condemnation proceedings, and zoning, variance, and subdivision/development applications with Planning and Zoning Administrators.
In 2017, Super Lawyers recognized Whitney as a Kentucky Rising Star in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate.
Professional Membership & Civic Involvement
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- McCracken County Bar Association, Member
- Baptist Health Paducah Patient Advisory Council, Member
- Leadership Paducah Class 28
GORMAN “BUTCH” BRADLEY
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Education Law and Administration
- Personal Injury
Background
Experience
Professional Membership & Civic Involvment
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- McCracken County Bar Association (President 2002-03)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer
- Kentucky Boards of Education Council of School Board Attorney
- AV Preeminent ® Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review Rated for Legal Ability and General Ethical Standards
- Recognized by Super Lawyers in Criminal Defense
JONATHAN FREED
Practice Areas
- Legal Malpractice Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Professional Liability
- Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) Defense
- Products Liability
- Civil Rights
- Employment Discrimination
- General Liability
- Dram Shop
Background
Experience
Professional Membership & Civic Involvement
- American College of Trial Lawyers (2015)
- American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA)
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association (Board of Governors 2008-2014)
- McCracken County Bar Association (President 1990-1991)
- AV Preeminent ® Martindale Hubbell® Peer Review Rated for Legal Ability and
- General Ethical Standards ™
- Recognized by Super Lawyers in Medical Malpractice Defense
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