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“Oh, Yay, the Holidays!” Maintaining Your Competence in Stressful Seasons

For our Lexington insureds, we are speaking, today, to the Fayette County Bar Association Women Lawyers Association at noon at the FCBA classroom! Join Courtney Risk, Yvette Hourigan and Dr. Heather Risk as they discuss maintaining competence during stressful seasons. For more information, click here.

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Cybersecurity 101: Ethical Duties and Practical Tips for Kentucky Lawyers
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 at 12:00 EST
1.25 hours of Kentucky Ethics Credit

Join us virtually during lunch for a panel session aimed at easing some of the frustration we all have with technology and cybersecurity. Attendees will receive practical tips from industry experts to enhance the security of their practice. Click here for more information and to register!

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Kentucky Supreme Court Addresses Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitation

The Kentucky Supreme Court recently held that in a “non-litigation legal malpractice claim” the one-year statute of limitations clock starts “when the claimant is reasonably certain that damages will indeed flow from the defendant’s negligent act.” This opinion overturns prior case law that created uncertainty and did not start the clock on non-litigation legal malpractice claims until the claimant knew the exact dollar amount of damages due to the malpractice. Read the full opinion here.

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Hot Off the (Digital) Press: Everything You Need to Know About Client Trust Accounts

Kentucky lawyers handling client funds will want to check out our latest publication, created in collaboration with the Kentucky IOLTA Fund: Client Trust Account Basics: A Handbook for Kentucky Lawyers.This third edition has been completely redesigned with the goal of being your go-to digital reference for client trust account issues. The Handbook is designed for practitioners of all experience levels: whether you want to read it cover-to-cover to gain a foundational knowledge or click through to a topic of interest as questions arise.

We want to thank Guion Johnstone, Executive Director of the Kentucky Bar Foundation & Kentucky IOLTA Fund, and Madelyn Day, Legal Intern for the KBF/Kentucky IOLTA Fund, for their hard work on this project.

For more information about the book or client trust account issues, contact Courtney (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and plan to attend the in-person KBA Kentucky Law Update in your city this fall for the session on the Handbook.

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eFiling Required for Domestic Relations Cases Beginning August 1, 2023

Under Kentucky Supreme Court Administrative Order 2023-21, lawyers must use electronic filing for domestic relations cases beginning August 1, 2023.

Lawyers still needing training on eFiling can register here for live virtual trainings on either July 21st or August 28th. On-demand eFiling trainings are also available through the courts. If you need immediate assistance with filing, you can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 502-573-2350 ext. 50109.