Attorney, Denton Law Firm
Alex has been practicing in Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois since his completion of law school in 2017. Alex received an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Louisville. Alex then attended the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of law where he received his law degree. Alex’s practice primarily focuses on civil litigation, corporate law, municipal law, representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Transportation in condemnation actions, and representing utility companies throughout the area in their various legal affairs.

Attorney, Stoll Keenon Ogden
Monica is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Lexington office and has been with the firm since 2009.  She serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee and currently serves as Chair of the firm’s Personnel Committee. Monica is an experienced Member that untangles the regulatory process for her clients, both in administrative proceedings and in the courtroom. With over a decade of experience in advising utilities, Monica understands the business of providing gas, electric, and water service and how to navigate legal challenges and regulatory requirements. Monica also represents clients in other heavily regulated industries, including the equine industry. Outside of the office, Monica is a board member for the KY Market of the March of Dimes and volunteers her services to Kentucky Refugee Ministries.

Mr. Helfrich has been principal land surveyor with Craig R. Knoche & Associates, P.C. and its successor Koru Group PLLC in the Chicago area for the last 30 years. Mr. Helfrich first picked up a plumb bob in 1971 for Webster & Associates. From tape-and-transit to GPS, mortgage surveys to shopping centers, he has his seal on billions of dollars of commercial, residential and institutional developments and transactions in 23 counties in Illinois together with consulting and managing projects in 15 other states. Mr. Helfrich has enjoyed working with countless prominent developers, attorneys and other professionals in the field and the office. His specialties include real estate law, boundaries and boundary law, easements, rights-of-way and other encumbrances and servitudes, statutory and common-law plats, ALTA surveys, topography, building and site layout, construction- and project-management as well as land development consulting. He has presented classes and co-written manuals with the Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education along with classes at the University of Illinois and HalfMoon Education. Mr. Helfrich is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association.

Attorney, Denton Law Firm
Paducah native, Ann Myre, graduated from Agnes Scott College, located in Atlanta, Georgia in 1982 with a B.A. in History. With a desire to practice law, she attended Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, and graduated with a J.D. in 1985. After obtaining her law degree, Ann returned to Paducah, Kentucky to begin her legal profession practicing law. In her early years, she entered into private practice, representing plaintiffs in negligence cases.

In November 1987, Ann took a job with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as the Staff Attorney in District One, which is comprised of the twelve western-most counties in Kentucky.

As Staff Attorney, Ann represented the Cabinet in all aspects of condemnation cases for the twelve counties in the district. She was responsible for and managed all condemnation acquisitions in the District. In addition, Ann served as counsel for in-house right-of-way Cabinet staff, and assisted right-of-way consultants in District acquisition legal issues. Her duties at the Cabinet also included handling permits and other highway legal issues, such as quiet title actions and suits against the Commonwealth. After 29 years of successful practice, Ann retired from the Transportation Cabinet in October 2016.

In November 2016, Ann joined Denton Law Firm bringing with her a vast experience of knowledge in the area of land matters for clients of the firm. Her practice areas encompass residential and commercial real estate transactions, title examinations, as well as assisting in other litigation matters in the firm.

Mr. Spalding is a Member at Stoll Keenon Ogden, joining the firm in 2019 and working out of the Louisville, Ky., office. He is highly skilled in zoning matters, including changes to district development plans, variances, conditional use permits, waivers, and other administrative approvals. Additionally, Mr. Spalding has appeared on behalf of clients before zoning authorities in multiple counties in Kentucky on a variety of real estate classes, including retail, educational, and residential. As a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Corporate Finance & Lending, and Business Services practice groups, he is experienced in a range of complex real estate transactions. Prior to joining Stoll Keenon Ogden, Mr. Spalding worked in private practice at a large regional law firm, where he assisted institutional lending clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan originations and warehouse line financings throughout the United States with interests of more than $250 million. He also served as in-house counsel for a regional real estate development and management firm.