Top Adoption Lawyers in Louisville | 2 available

Firm: Howell & Kidd Attorneys

4010 Dupont Cir Ste L30 , Louisville , Kentucky 40207

Practice Areas: Adoption

Courtney grew up in Louisville and graduated from Kentucky Country Day School. She earned her Bachelor of Science decree at the School of Foreign Service from Georgetown University and her Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. During law school, she served as Notes Editor for the Journal of Family Law (Law Review), on the Journal of Law and Education, and on the Moot Court Board, all while working full-time.. Courtney learned her legal skills under some of the country’s top attorneys at Arnold & Porter and Fulbright & Jaworski in Washington, D.C., and then at Barnett & Alagia, Alagia, Day, Marshall, Mintmire & Chauvin as well as Woodward, Hobson & Fulton in Louisville.. She started her career doing insurance defense with John M. Bush at the Bush Law Office and opened her legal practice with her brother in the fall of 2001.. Courtney concentrates her practice primarily in the areas of adoption and probate law. Courtney is a Guardian Ad Litem in private custody and divorce cases, and represents abused and neglected children weekly on the dependency, neglect and abuse docket in Jefferson Family Court Division Three.. Courtney is a member of the Brandeis Inn of Court, having been asked to join by Judge Paula Sherlock.  She has served on the Boards of Junior League of Louisville, Kentucky Country Day School, and the Shelby County Humane Society, where she still serves as legal counsel. Courtney has been involved with the Fillies, Inc., an organization that does volunteer work surrounding the Derby Festival. Courtney is a member of Greater Louisville Outstanding Women ("GLOW").  Courtney has done a great deal of work representing domestic violence victims pro bono through the Legal Aid Society and Center for Women and Families.

Firm: Kruger & Schwartz

3339 Taylorsville Rd. , Louisville , Kentucky 40205

Practice Areas: Administrative , Adoption, Animal Bites, Arbitration & Mediation, Assault & Battery, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Constitutional , Construction , Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Divorce, Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Landlord & Tenant, Premises Liability, Probate , Real Estate , Traffic Violations, Wills, Wrongful Death, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt

Richard A. Schwartz has been practicing law in the Bankruptcy and Debt Reorganization field for over 30 years.. Mr. Schwartz concentrates his practice in Consumer and Commercial Bankruptcy Law and related matters, including debt negotiation, reorganization, work-outs and debtor-creditor relations. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Schwartz has represented debtors, creditors and trustees in bankruptcy cases in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and California.. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. In 2004, Mr. Schwartz is serving as Chairman of the Bankruptcy Section of the Louisville Bar Association.. Mr. Schwartz is a Member in good standing of numerous State and Federal Bars, including the State Bars of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western District of Kentucky, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.. Mr. Schwartz received his B.A. Degree from Vanderbilt University and his Law Degree from the Ohio State University College of Law.. Mr. Schwartz is married with three children. His wife is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist.