William R. Garmer

William R. Garmer

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Garmer & Prather, PLLC

Personal Injury -- Plaintiff Lawyers in Lexington, KY in Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY859-475-1568
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Visiting Committee, Member

Non Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968
  • B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Member

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

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

Representative Cases

  • Saint Joseph Hospital v. Larry O’Neil Thomas (Administrator of the Estate of James “Milford” Gray)
  • Citation: 2014–SC-00008-DG
  • Year: 2016
  • Hilen v. Hays
  • Citation: 673 S.W.2d 713
  • Court: Ky.
  • Year: 1984
  • Serial Number: 1984133112
  • Williams v. St. Claire Medical Center
  • Citation: 657 S.W.2d 590
  • Court: Ky.App.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983146061

Pro Bono Activities

  • University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association, Board Member
  • Kentucky Bar Foundation
  • Melvin Belli Society
  • Opportunity Workshop in Lexington, Board Member
  • Diaconate, Deacon
  • Diaconate, Moderator
  • First Presbyterian Church of Lexington, Kentucky, Elder
  • Second Presbyterian Church, Member
  • Kentucky Democratic Party, Chairman, 2004 - Present
  • Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Member, Board of Governors
  • Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Member

Published Works

Articles

  • 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

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)
  • Fraternities and Sororities
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Sigma Chi

Attorney Details

Full NameWilliam R. Garmer
FirmGarmer & Prather, PLLC
Address141 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40507
Phone859-475-1568
Websitewww.garmerprather.com
Websitewww.garmerprather.com/blog
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