Kentucky Law Firm

Richard S. Cleary (Full bio) is a partner at Frost Brown Todd LLC firm in the Louisville office. Rich practices in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on representing employers exclusively, including collective bargaining, the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums, the defense of employment and wage/hour actions, and counseling concerning the labor and employment law implications of corporate restructuring. Mr. Cleary is a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the first tier in every edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Cleary is also listed as one of the top 10 lawyers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Kentucky Super Lawyers. Mr. Cleary has also authored several articles and publications such as the Kentucky Employment Law Letter and those on the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Cleary graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center and received his undergraduate degree in economics from Washington and Lee University. Email: rcleary@fbtlaw.com

John T. Lovett (Full bio) chairs Frost Brown Todd's labor and employment law practice group. He is a Charter Member of the American Employment Law Council. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, and has been named to Kentucky Super Lawyers®. John is former chairperson and one of 24 lawyers in the U.S. serving on the Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee for CUE: An Organization for Positive Employee Relations, founded by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The Labor Relations Institute (LRI) annually lists John as one of the "Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the U.S." Email: jlovett@fbtlaw.com

David L. Hoskins (Full bio)has been recognized as a leading management side labor and employment lawyer in Kentucky. He handles both traditional labor law and employment law matters. He has successful first-chair jury and administrative trial experience, and has represented one of Kentucky’s largest employers in over 75 arbitration hearings. He is a frequent educational speaker on topics including, for example, maintaining union-free status, best human resource practices, avoiding employment litigation, and wage and hour disputes. Email: dhoskins@fbtlaw.com

Keith Moorman (Full bio) has represented numerous clients in cases filed in the state and federal courts of Kentucky, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and has tried cases in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee. In the area of employment law, Keith has defended public and private employers in actions alleging FMLA violations, ADA violations, gender discrimination, race discrimination, whistle-blower violations, retaliation for filing workers compensation claims, retaliation for reporting suspected discrimination, retaliation for engaging in speech protected by the First Amendment, and termination in violation of public policy. Email: kmoorman@fbtlaw.com

Firm Practice Areas: Labor and Employment, General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts, Corporation, Bankruptcy, Banking, Equine, Health Care, Products Liability, Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial Lending, Franchising, Economic Development, Administrative Law, Environmental, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Real Property, Mining, Oil and Gas, Tax and Probate Law, Antitrust, Federal and State Securities Law, Patent, Trademark and Copyright

Number of Attorneys: 475

Office Locations: Charleston, WV; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Florence, KY; Indianpolis,IN; Lexington, KY; Louisville, KY; Nashville, TN; West Chester, OH

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Member firms of the Employers Counsel Network practice law independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of the law.