Lynn Sowards Zellen

Lynn Sowards Zellen, an Associate in the Lexington office, has been with Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC since 2006. A member of the Business Litigation Practice Group, she focuses her practice on medical negligence and eminent domain and condemnation. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zellen was a law clerk in the United States District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Ms. Zellen is a graduate of Washington University Law School in St. Louis, where she served as a Primary Notes Editor for the Washington University Law Quarterly. Upon graduation, Ms. Zellen was elected to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Zellen is a member of the Fayette County, Kentucky, Illinois and American Bar Associations, as well as the Fayette County Women Lawyers Association, where she is the Development Committee Chair. A former youth soccer coach in Lexington, Ms. Zellen volunteers with Hospice of the Bluegrass and with Junior Achievement. Ms. Zellen is married and enjoys running marathons and scuba diving in her free time.

Bar & Court Admissions Fayette Circuit Court Fayette District Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Kentucky Supreme Court Illinois Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

Professional Activities

Illinois State Bar Association, 2005 to present

American Bar Association, 2006 to present

Kentucky Bar Association, 2006 to present

Fayette County Bar Association, 2006 to present

Fayette County Women Lawyers Association, 2006 to present, Development Committee Chair 2009 to present

Civic Involvement

Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2009 to present

Junior Achievement, classroom volunteer, 2007 to present

LYSA, youth soccer coach, 2005 to 2008

Seminars

Beyond Zubulake: Are the Risks of Sanctions Worth It When Dealing With E-Discovery Issues? (June 10, 2009, Kentucky Bar Association Convention) (Panelist)

Handling Difficult Clients: Preparing Clients for Mediation (July 8, 2009, Women Lawyers Association of the Fayette County Bar) (authored written materials)

Achievements

Order of the Coif