David A. Cohen
Associate
Location:
Lexington, Kentucky
Phone:
859-554-4414
866-218-5040 (Toll Free)
866-218-5040 (Toll Free)
Fax:
859-231-6518
E-mail:
Recent successes:
- Participated in negotiating a settlement on a expedited basis between airport operator and airport concessionaire, containing litigation costs and crafting a solution favorable to all parties involved.
- Obtained a summary judgment in favor of central Kentucky horse farm owners against potential purchasers of farm property based on the failure of the purchaser to adhere to the express negotiated terms of the purchase contract.
- Negotiated settlement of civil rights and tort claims against a county government and its representatives based on the provision of contract services, thereby shielding the parties from potential liability and protracted and costly litigation.
- Participated in negotiating loss portfolio transfer of workers’ compensation claims from large national insurance carrier to self-insured trade association, minimizing exposure to the insurance carrier over the remaining life of the claims.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Law
- Bankruptcy
- Litigation
- Equine Law
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1999
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1999
- Honors: Recipient, Stoll, Keenon and Park Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1998
- Law Journal: Kentucky Law Journal, Member, 1997 - 1998
- Law Journal: Kentucky Law Journal, Articles Editor, 1998 - 1999
- University of Kentucky, Lexington
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1990
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: History
Published Works
- Shifting Burdens of Proof in Civil In Rem Forfeiture, 86 Ky. L. J. 711, Kentucky Law Journal, 1998
Representative Cases
- Coleman v. Rust-Oleum Corp. et al. (Western District of Kentucky 2005)
- Hall v. Spencer County, Kentucky et al (Sixth Circuit 2009)
- Eagle Cliff Resort, LLC et al v. KHBBJB, et al (Kentucky Court of Appeals 2009)
- Curtis D. Congleton, et al v. Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, et al (Fayette Circuit Court, Fourth Division 2003)
- LFUCG ex rel. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board v. Elkhorn Bend, LLC, et al (Fayette Circuit Court, Seventh Division 2008)
Honors and Awards
- Stoll Keenon and Park Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member, 1999 - Present
- American Bar Association, Member
- Fayette County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, Board of Directors, 2009 - Present
- Glendover School Site Based Decision Making Council, Member, 2008 - Present
- Fayette County Super Council, Member, 2008 - Present
- Historic Preservation Commission, Board Member , 2011 - Present
