W. Brent Rice

Mr. Rice is a founding partner of the firm's Lexington office and has spent more than twenty years developing its telecommunications group into one of the largest practices of its kind in Kentucky. He is a native of Richmond, Kentucky, and a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville School of Law. He practices in virtually every aspect of communications law, including regulatory, transactional, legislative and land use.

Mr. Rice has guided three Federal Communications Commission licensed wireless carriers in their initial build-outs and expansion of their networks throughout Kentucky. His group has obtained approvals before the Kentucky Public Service Commission and numerous local planning commissions for well over 2000 site locations. Brent has appeared before numerous legislative committees on behalf of wireless clients and helped shape crucial statutory provisions and regulations relating to site locating and construction of telecommunications facilities. In 2003, while maintaining his partnership at the firm, Brent was one of the founders of Lightyear Network Solutions, LLC, and currently serves on its successor, Lightyear Network Solutions, LLC's Board of Directors. Brent helped guide the Company from startup to its acquisition of Southeast Telecom, one of Kentucky's largest competitive local service providers in 2010.

Mr. Rice has served in numerous public service roles, including pro bono representation of various non-profit entities as well as serving as Co-Chairman of the Capital Campaign for the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. In 2011, Mr. Rice was appointed by Lexington Mayor, Jim Gray to serve as Chairman of the Rupp Arena, Arts & Entertainment District Task Force. Brent is a board member and present Vice-Chairman of the Lexington Center Corporation, an agency of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government responsible for management and operations of Rupp Arena and the Lexington Convention Center. He also serves as an advisory director to Central Bank & Trust Company.