I graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Cum Laude as a Brandeis Scholar in the top 10% of my law school class, receiving Book Awards (top grade in the class) for Legal Research/Writing/Arguments and Criminal Procedure, along with many other scholastic awards. I have been a practicing lawyer since 1990, focusing on Auto Accidents, Speeding Tickets, and Criminal Law, as well as Probate and Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Corporate and Tax and IRS (Internal Revenue Service) matters for my clients, with a general practice in civil and criminal law. I strive to be the best attorney and to provide personal, confidential and expedient services that effectively address each of my client’s legal needs. Following graduation from law school, I practiced law at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in Louisville, Kentucky.

Prior to opening my own law firm, I served five (5) years of public service for state government as Regional Manager for the Family and Social Services Administration, managing over 400 employees in 15 counties in southeastern Indiana, and I served as attorney representing the State in matters of child abuse allegations and protecting children from harm.

I graduated from Indiana University Southeast, and went on to practice as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in both the public and corporate office sectors. I traveled to clients/offices all over the world performing audits and reporting to the corporate board of directors, and I served on the corporate executive staff of a fortune 50 company, BATUS, Inc. preparing and reviewing Federal and State tax returns, and developing International and Domestic tax planning strategies for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Field Department Stores, Kohl’s Department Stores, Gimbel Brothers Department Stores, Germaine Monteil Cosmetics, Appleton Papers, Inc., and Farmer’s Insurance Group.

Courts in New Albany, Floyd County; Clarksville & Jeffersonville, Clark County; Corydon, Harrison County; Salem, Washington County; English, Crawford County; Jasper, Dubois County, Rockport, Spencer County, Tell City, Perry County, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and other courts in Indiana and Kentucky.

Areas of Practice

• Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury
• Criminal Defense
• Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Trusts & Guardianships
• Traffic Violations, CDL Speeding Tickets
• Corporate, Limited Liability Company, Tax & IRS

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1990
• Indiana, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2005

Education

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky

J.D. cum laude
Honors: Book Awards: Legal Writing and Criminal Procedure
Honors: Brandeis Honor Society
Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum Award for the Most Significant Legal Scholarship
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellent Achievement
Honors: West Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

Indiana University, New Albany, Indiana

Honors: Dean’s List

Classes/Seminars

• Estate Planning, Grace Lutheran Church
• Wills and Probate, Westminster Village Elder Care Nursing Home

Honors and Awards

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Indiana
• Eagle Scout
• School Board For Parish-Elected Secretary
• Brandeis Scholar-University of Louisville School of Law
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Volunteer Home of Innocence
• AARP Tax Preparation
• Volunteer Cancer Society
• U.S. Supreme Court Admission 2005
• Who’s Who Among U.S. Law Students
• American Bar Association
• Indiana CPA Society
• Kentucky Colonel
• Pro Bono Service Awards Kentucky Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Member
• Indiana State Bar Association, Member
• Kentucky Bar Association, Member
• Louisville Bar Association, Member
• Kentucky Justice Association, Member
• Indiana CPA Society

Past Employment Positions

• State of Indiana (Child Welfare, Child Abuse and Medicaid), (Indianapolis, Indiana) Regional Manager – Attorney, 1995 – 2001
• Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC, and Boone, Treitz (Louisville, Kentucky), Attorney, 1991 – 1994
• Batus Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky), Tax Executive, 1980 – 1990
• Reliance Universal, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky), CPA, 1978 – 1980
• Sheppard & Company, CPA (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 1974 – 1978

Pro Bono Activities

• American Cancer Society-Volunteer
• AARP Tax Preparer Public Service
• Home of Innocence-Donate Legal Services
• Kentucky Bar Association-Pro Bono Awards

Ancillary Businesses

McCullum & Beickman CPA’s, LLC