Amy D. Cubbage
Amy D. Cubbage practices litigation in the areas of complex tort and commercial litigation, including class actions, toxic torts and mass torts. She also litigates and counsels clients in the area of general constitutional and governmental law, with an emphasis on First Amendment, campaign finance, elections, and other constitutional issues, including the commerce clause, public contracts, governmental ethics, and eminent domain. She also has experience in litigating and counseling clients with respect to energy and environmental matters, including cases involving CERCLA, RCRA, OSHA, and related state regulatory programs.
Within the area of government relations, Ms. Cubbage primarily counsels clients on campaign finance compliance, including formation and administration of political action committees. She lobbies state and local governments on behalf of the Firm's clients and advises clients on compliance with lobbying and other ethics restrictions. She also assists clients in preparing and analyzing legislative proposals.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Energy Law
- Insurance Defense
- Internet & Media Law
- Internet Defamation
- Government Relations
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1998
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1997
- Honors: Order of Coif (1997)
- Honors: Member of Honor Council (1995-1997)
- Honors: Graduated first in class of over 140 students
- Honors: First Recipient of Bert Combs Scholarship (three-year full tuition scholarship plus living stipend)
- Honors: Awarded Colvin P. Rouse Award for best writing by a third-year member of KENTUCKY LAW JOURNAL for note entitled The Interaction of the Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations and Ambiguity in Drafting: The Development of the Kentucky Formulation, published at 85 KY.L.J. 435 (1996-1997)
- Law Review: Kentucky Law Journal, Article Editor, 1995 - 1997
- Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky
- B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1994
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Awarded Highest Departmental Awards in History and Philosophy
- Major: History
- Major: Philosophy
Published Works
- Working with State Government Contracts, Navigating the Government Contracts Process, Aspatore Publishing, 2008
Representative Cases
- Hampton v. Jefferson County Board of Education (Western District of Ky 2000)
- Kentucky Registry of Election Finance v. Blevins (Kentucky Supreme Court 2001)
- Martin v. Commonwealth (Kentucky Supreme Court 2003)
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth v. Rivenburgh (United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit 2003)
- Aristotle Publishing v. Brown (United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 2003)
- Hoffman v. Conliffe (Kentucky Court of Appeals 2004)
- McFarland v. Jefferson County Public Schools (United States District for Western District of Kentucky 2004)
- Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education (United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 2005)
- Wilson v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 2006)
- Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (2007)
- Grange Mut. Cas. Co. v. Mack (United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 2008)
- Grant Mut. Cas. Co. v. Mack (United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 2008)
Classes/Seminars
- Using Tax Increment Financing/Eminent Domain
- Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and All the Rest: The Pros and Cons of Using the Social Network in Litigation, Kentucky Bar Association Convention, 2011
Honors and Awards
- Leadership Louisville 2007 Bingham Fellow (Focusing on Math and Science Education), 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member, 1997 - Present
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member, 1997 - Present
- Kentucky Bar Association Attorney Advertising Commission, 2005 - Present
- Kentucky Bar Association Attorney Advertising Commission, Chair, 2009 - Present
- Louisville Bar Association, Member
- Kentucky Democratic Party, Special Campaign Finance Counsel, 2007 - Present
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, 2007 - Present
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Member, Executive Committee, 2010 - Present
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Chair, General Counsel Search Committee, 2010 - Present
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Chair, Personnel Committee
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Member, Staff Attorney Search Committee, 2007
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Member, Litigation Review Committee, 2007 - Present
- American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Board of Directors, Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2007 - 2008
Past Employment Positions
- Frost Brown Todd LLC, Member, 1997 - 2011
Pro Bono Activities
- Grace & Hope for Children Guilin Volunteer Coordinator, 2010 - Present
