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09.29.2023

Karen M. Kane-Roby Joins ELPO Law as Senior Counsel

Karen M. Kane-Roby has joined the law firm of English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP as Senior Counsel effective September 1, 2023. Roby is an accomplished attorney with over 15 years of dynamic legal experience and is licensed in both Kentucky and Maine. Karen will primarily practice in the areas… Read More

08.17.2023

Ten ELPO Law Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024; Five Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America© announced today that it has ranked ten ELPO Law attorneys for its upcoming commemorative 30th edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Based on peer review feedback and meticulous vetting, the Best Lawyers’… Read More

06.26.2023

ELPO Law Diversity Program Receives Statewide Recognition

The Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) held its Annual Convention last week in Lexington, KY. During the convention, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) awarded the 2023 Nathaniel R. Harper Award to English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP (ELPO Law) for its Legal Diversity Pipeline Project. The award seeks to recognize those… Read More

06.15.2023

ELPO Law Announces Expansion of Office Building

English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley, LLP (ELPO Law), the largest full-service law firm in south central Kentucky, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its current building located at 1101 College Street. The expansion, which coincides with the firm’s 50th anniversary, is significant for the company as it will bring… Read More

04.21.2023

ELPO LAW ATTORNEY LINDSAY TATE PORTER NAMED SECOND DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR KBA YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION

ELPO Law attorney Lindsay Tate Porter has been named the Second District Representative for the Kentucky Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Membership in the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) is open to all KBA members aged forty and under and all KBA members who have… Read More

04.17.2023

ELPO Law Attorney J.A. Sowell Joins ELEVATE Kentucky Class of 2023

Leadership Kentucky is proud to announce members of the ELEVATE Kentucky Class of 2023. ELEVATE Kentucky began in 2017 and has provided young professionals with an in-depth personal and professional development program that fosters a better understanding of challenges facing our Commonwealth. The class participates in three sessions, taking place… Read More

02.23.2023

Three ELPO Law Attorneys to Serve as Co-Counsel in Lawsuit Against the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and other associations announced Wednesday, February 22, 2023 that they have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers challenging their new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.  The lawsuit was filed… Read More

01.05.2023

English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP (ELPO Law) is celebrating a major milestone: its 50th anniversary. For five decades, ELPO Law has collaborated with clients across Kentucky to develop creative solutions to their most difficult legal problems. In January 1973 four attorneys, Charles E. English, James Lucas, Michael Owsley, and… Read More

01.03.2023

Leah A. Morrison Named Partner at English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP

Leah A. Morrison has been named partner at English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP effective January 1, 2023. Leah is an attorney who assists individuals and families in all matters related to estate planning and probate, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living will directives, and assisting clients… Read More

12.29.2022

Eight ELPO Law Attorneys Named 2023 Super Lawyers; One Named Rising Star

Eight attorneys at English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP (ELPO Law) have been named 2023 Super Lawyers, and one named as a Rising Star. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Candidates are nominated and chosen based on an evaluation of 12 eligibility requirements which… Read More