Accomplished. Ethical. Experienced.
Thomas L. Rouse
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Practice Areas:
- General Civil Litigation
- Wills
- Estate Planning Probate and Trusts Administration
- Elder Law
- Powers of Attorney
- Personal Injury
- Trucking Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Workers Compensation
- Wrongful Death
- Dog Bites
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Spousal Support
- Domestic Partnerships
- Domestic Relations
- Adoption
- Visitation Rights
- Small Business Law
- Employment Issues
- Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1978
- University of Virginia
- B.S. - 1975
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Civil Engineering
- Lloyd Memorial High School, Erlanger, KY
- Diploma - 1970
Bar Admission
- Kentucky, 1978
- Ohio, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Honors
- Recipient of the ‘Richard Lawrence Lifetime Achievement Award’ in 2012 for service to clients, profession and community
- Northern Kentucky’s Distinguished Attorney, 2004, Northern KY Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Foundation Life Fellow
- NKBA Lawyer of the Month, March 1990
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Northern Kentucky University, College of Business, Accountancy Department, Business Ethics
- Adjunct Professor, Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Applied Ethics
- Guest Lecturer, University of Cincinnati College of Law and Thomas More College
- KBA Annual Convention, the NKBA
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- KJA
- Chase College of Law Alumni Assn.
- Cincinnati Paralegal Association
- ABA Young Lawyers’ Section
Pro-Bono Activities
- Kentucky Bar Foundation
- City of Erlanger, KY: Mayor 2007- present (in 2nd term). City Council Member 1989-2002. Board of Adjustments.
- Erlanger Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): Elder, Deacon, Board Chairman
- Lloyd Memorial High School: Site-Based Council member; assistant football coach (1991-2006.), Member of Lloyd Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame
Professional Associations
- Cincinnati, Kenton County, Past President
- Northern Kentucky (Past President and Member, Board of Directors Co-Founder)
- Kentucky (Vice President, 2011-2012 and President-Elect, 2013-2014, Board of Governors
- Ethics and Professionalism Committee, Member
- American Bar Association
- KBA Ethics Hotline, 6th KY Supreme Court District, Original Member
- Kentucky Justice Association
- American Association for Justice
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Member
- Supreme Court of Kentucky, Supreme Court Rules Committee, 2009-present.
- Kentucky Bar Association, Vice President, 2011-2012
- Kentucky Bar Association, President-Elect, 2012-2013
- Kentucky Bar Association, Ethics Committee, Professionalism Committee, Rules Committee
- Cincinnati Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association (Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, 2011-2012)
Current Employment Position
- Member