Michael J Schmitt

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Michael J Schmitt: Attorney with Porter, Banks, Baldwin & Shaw, PLLC
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Order of the Coif. Member, Kentucky Law Journal, 1970-1971. Co-Author: "The Dilemma of Adoptees in the Class Gift Structure — The Kentucky Approach: A Rule Without Reason," 59 Kentucky Law Journal 921, 1971. Member, 1971-1975 and Chairman, 1972-1975, Paintsville Planning and Zoning Commission. Member, Kentucky Oil and Gas Association, 1980—.

American College of Trial Lawyers; Counsel of School Board Attorneys.

Areas of Practice (8)

  • Civil Trial
  • Coal, Oil and Gas Law
  • School Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Environmental and Natural Resources
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Medical Negligence
  • Legal Negligence

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Kentucky, B.A., Political Science, 1968
Law School Attended:
University of Kentucky, J.D., 1971
Year of First Admission:
1971
Admission:
1971, Kentucky; 1971, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Johnson County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Kentucky Defense Council (Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2007); Defense Research Institute.
Birth Information:
Paintsville, Kentucky
Reported Cases:
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Rodgers, 179 S.W. 3d 815 (KY. 2005);
Phoenix Healthcare of Kentucky, LLC v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, 120 S.W. 3d 726 (KY. App. October 3, 2003) (2003);
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc v. Coleman, 239 S.W. 3d 49 (KY. 2007);
Paintsville Hospital v. Rose, 683 S.W. 2d 255 (KY. 1985);
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Wright, 136 S.W. 3d 455 (KY. 2004);
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. v. Stallard, 294 S.W. 3d 29 (KY. 2008);
Whitaker v. Wallace , 170 F. 3d 541 (6th Cir (Ky.) 1999);
Cline v. Johnson County Board of Education, 548 S.W. 2d 507, 87 A.L.R. 3d 1007 (KY. 1977);
Volvo of America Corp. v. Wells, 551 S.W. 2d 826, 21 UCC Rep. Serv. 988 (Ky. App. 1977);
Galigher Trucks, Inc v. McKenzie, 553 S.W. 2d 294, 21 UCC Rep.Serv. 996 (Ky. App. 1977);
ISLN:
903964072

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