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Todd joined Landrum & Shouse in 2011 and represents clients on a variety of civil matters in federal and state courts throughout Kentucky.  In the community, Todd partnered with the United Way of the Bluegrass and the UK College of Law to train volunteers throughout Lexington for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.  He also works with LexArts to coordinate the firm's annual workplace giving campaign to support art programs throughout central Kentucky.

Todd is an experienced civil trial attorney focusing on serious personal injury cases involving trucking collisions, car wrecks, nursing home abuse and neglect, and fatal accidents and wrongful death. He has been lead counsel in numerous complex civil cases, trials, and appeals for his clients across the state of Kentucky, resulting in many settlements including settlements for six and seven figures, and in favorable jury verdicts and judgments for six and seven figures.. Todd was recognized by Super Lawyers as a top rated personal injury attorney in Kentucky for 2023. Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Kentucky as selected through a peer nomination process and based on the results of independent research. The lawyers selected are those who received the highest point totals during the annual nomination, research and peer review process. Super Lawyers also previously named Todd a Rising Star, when he was a younger attorney. These lists recognize attorneys in each state "who exhibit excellence in the practice of law." The Super Lawyers lists recognize no more than 5% of attorneys in the state. For Rising Stars for younger attorneys, it recognizes no more than 2.5% of younger attorneys in the state.. Todd was also selected in 2012 by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, as one of the top 40 trial lawyers under the age of 40 practicing in Kentucky. Membership in the Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to 40 attorneys in each state who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership as a lawyer under the age of 40 as of January 1. Attorneys selected for membership must also focus their practice in the areas of civil plaintiff or criminal defense law and they must be in good standing with the state bar association.. After becoming a lawyer and before joining Varellas & Varellas, Todd clerked on the Supreme Court of Kentucky, completing a clerkship for Justice Mary C. Noble. Todd previously also worked in the areas of civil litigation in Lexington and trial defense in Washington, D.C.. Todd attended law school after being awarded a full academic scholarship for law school, including the top fellowship awarded by the Graduate School, the Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Fellowship, and a multi-year scholarship awarded by the College of Law. While in law school, he took advantage of opportunities to develop his litigation and trial skills and his understanding of the litigation process.. A native of Kentucky, Todd is dedicated to serving our clients and representing people across Kentucky in claims for wrongful death or for serious injuries, and he seeks to find the best remedy to their legal issues.

My grandfather was a dentist and took great pride in his work, and his patients (including me) always trusted they were in good hands when they went to see him. He worked hard and approached his profession as a craft. Seeing how my grandfather worked has sparked the same attitude in me. I treat litigation as a craft and take pride in my work on behalf of each client.. Practice AreasCommercial LitigationReal Estate LitigationTrust and Estate LitigationConstruction Litigation. Representing businesses and individuals in commercial disputes. Represented energy, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, and equine businesses and individual owners, directors, or officers in contract, fiduciary duty, employment, construction, and regulatory disputes or litigation, including recently obtaining dismissal of all derivative action claims asserted against a company’s member and manger in breach of fiduciary duty litigation.. Representing parties in estate litigation. Prosecuted and defended actions involving estate, trust, and guardianship litigation, including obtaining trust reformation on behalf of clients mistakenly excluded from a multi-million dollar trust.. Litigating real estate disputes. Represented business and individual landowners in variety of real estate disputes, including quite title actions, boundary disputes, and easement disputes.. Appellate cases: McNees v. RC Nassar, LLC, 2020 WL 1074795 (Ky. Ct. App. 2020) (breach of fiduciary duties); Scott v. First Southern National Bank, 936 F.3d 509 (6th Cir. 2019) (bank liability); Stephen D. Prater Builder, Inc. v. Larmar Lodging Corp., 441 S.W.3d 133, 134 (Ky. Ct. App. 2014) (arbitration appeal); Rozeboom v. Hugh Jass Burgers, LLC, 2013 WL 3332245 (Ky. Ct. App. June 28, 2013) (premises liability); Ahlan Wa Sahlan Hospitality Co. v. United Citizens Bank of S. Kentucky, Inc., 2013 WL 275636, (Ky. Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2013) (bank liability)

Langdon’s experience in civil litigation has taken her to over 60 Kentucky counties where she has defended a litany of cases, ranging from motor vehicle accidents and premises liability matters to commercial trucking, products liability, employment, and blasting cases. She has attended trial, taken extensive discovery and evidentiary depositions, and handled numerous mediations. Her practice has taken her to the appellate level where she has filed successful briefs before both the Kentucky Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Kentucky. Most importantly, Langdon’s litigation experience has taken her to courtrooms across the Commonwealth where she has successfully handled dispositive issues, discovery matters, summary judgment, and evidentiary disputes before our Kentucky judges and attorneys.

I graduated Georgetown Universitry Law Center in May, 1989.  After completing a one-year clerkship with the Hon. James F. Queenan, Jr., United States Bankrutpcy Judge for the District of Massachusetts, I joined the Boston office of the international firm of Hale and Dorr n/k/a WilmerHale.  I spent six years with that firm, practicing bankruptcy law and litigation and received excellent training by some of the best attorneys I have ever met.  I have litigated at least 750 cases in 28 years of private practice and been involved in scores of appeals.  I am passionate about the practice of law, always striving to achieve excellent results for all my clients.  I have been married for 22 years and have two children, a son who is 17 and a daughter who is 15.  We have lived in Central Kentucky since October, 2005.

Douglas L. Hoots is a partner in the law firm of Landrum & Shouse LLP in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky .  His main practice areas are Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation, Employment Discrimination – Employer, and State and Federal Trial/Appellate Practice.  He is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum,  Member of Kentucky Defense Counsel,  Defense Research Institute (DRI) member,  Member of Insurance Institute of Kentucky, Top Attorney in Kentucky, AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America, Former Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies at EKU, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and has had dozens of speaking engagements to Insurance Professionals and attorneys.   He is admitted to practice before all Kentucky State and Federal Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.  He has also had numerous published cases in the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit primarily in the areas of insurance litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.Mr. Hoots is also a Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter.