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.

Attorney with Pike Legal Group, PLLC, in ShepherdsvilleMr. Brown focuses his practice on all aspects of land use law and associated litigation representing both private and local government clients. His practice also includes real estate and other business transactions, regulatory law, telecommunications law, telecommunications regulation, wireless communications, and annexation. Mr. Brown is admitted to the practice of law in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and West Virginia. He is a sought after speaker and course materials author for more than 25 continuing education seminar programs on planning, zoning, annexation, and real estate transactions topics.

Attorney with Stites & Harbison
Mr. Early’s work with industry includes advice on compliance, permitting, transactions, response to enforcement actions, participation in regulatory development, and related administrative and civil litigation. He has extensive experience with matters involving the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, CERCLA, RCRA, mining and reclamation, sustainability, and agriculture. He is former chair of the American Bar Association’s Water Quality and Wetlands Committee of the Section of Environment, Energy & Resources, and he is a past chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Environmental Section. Before law, Mr. Early was a professor of Biology and chair of the Biology Department at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Louisville, and a J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky.

Jackson Kelly PLLC
John W. Hays is a Member in the Lexington, Kentucky office of Jackson Kelly PLLC.  Mr. Hays’ practice is primarily focused on construction litigation, contracts, and commercial litigation.  He also has extensive training and experience as a mediator in construction, commercial, employment and personal injury disputes.  He is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and is arbitrator and mediator on the Commercial Arbitration Panel for the American Arbitration Association.  He is a frequent author and lecturer on topics related to construction and alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Hays is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and all state and federal courts within the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  He is a member of the Fayette, Kentucky and American Bar Associations and is active in the ABA Forum for the Construction Industry and KBA Section on Construction and Public Contract Law.  Mr. Hays is also a member of the ADR Section of the KBA, is a past chair of the Mediation Center of Kentucky and is a past president of the Mediation Association of Kentucky.

Mr. Hays received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1985 and his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the University of Kentucky in 1988.  He was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal and graduated Order of the Coif. Mr. Hays has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named Kentucky Super Lawyers® list since 2009 and in Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Construction Law since 2013.  He was named Best Lawyers’ 2021, 2018, and 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Lexington for Construction Law.

Attorney with Stites & Harbison, PLLC, in LexingtonMs. Wichard is an attorney in the firm’s Lexington office and is a member of the Construction and Litigation & Appeals Service Groups. Her practice focuses on advising clients throughout all phases of construction projects including planning, contract drafting and negotiation, project administration, and disputes. She represents owners, contractors and subcontractors in construction disputes and litigation. She has also handled a variety of business and litigation matters for insurance companies medical providers, corporations and local businesses. Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, Ms. Wichard was an attorney for a large Kentucky law firm, where she gained extensive experience in complex commercial litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law, cum laude and Order of the Coif, and was production editor for the Kentucky Law Journal.