Account Executive, The Underwriters GroupMr. Busick is a commercial property and casualty account executive with The Underwriters Group in Louisville, Kentucky, where he designs and manages risk management and insurance programs for large commercial clients. He works with an array of industries from heavy manufacturing, technology and life sciences, to commercial construction, education, financial institutions and nonprofit human services for commercial and municipal organizations, many with national scope. Mr. Busick’s expertise and areas of specialty include liability, unique workers compensation solutions, risk management strategies, loss control solutions, and alternative loss funding, including captives, large deductibles and self-insurance.

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.

Architect & Attorney in Private PracticeMr. Hoffman is an architect and attorney admitted to practice in Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Kentucky. He has given talks and conducted seminars and other training programs on topics including Kentucky building codes and professional responsibility. In his practice he provides consultation and services to clients in construction matters.

Attorney with RemingerMr. Jones is an experienced litigator and a leader in the firm’s construction law practice group. He has represented construction contractors and design professionals such as architects and engineers in a variety of errors and omissions claims where the claimed damages have included catastrophic bodily injury and death, property damage, construction delay damages, liquidated damages and other economic losses arising from design errors or omissions. He has tried numerous bench and jury trials and has participated in binding and non-binding arbitrations. After obtaining successful judgments for his clients, Mr. Jones has successfully argued appeals before Appellate Courts and the Ohio Supreme Court. He was recognized as a Rising Star in Kentucky Super Lawyers Magazine in 2013 and 2014.

Mr. Lipcius practices in construction, construction litigation, litigation, real estate, business, complex business litigation, consumer and commercial litigation, employment and labor law and green business practice. Mr. Lipcius received his undergraduate degree from George Mason University and a J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

Attorney with Kinkead & Stilz, PLLCMr. Trevey graduated, cum laude, from the University ofKentucky College of Business with a BBA degree in Finance andManagement in 2000, and he then received his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky in 2004, the same year that he was admitted to practice in Kentucky. He is also admitted to practicein the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, the Sixth CircuitCourt of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. While attending the University of Kentucky, Mr. Trevey was a member of the Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law, and the Trial Advocacy Board, where he was named best advocateduring the 2003 Kentucky Mock Trial Tournament. He is amember of the Fayette County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Kentucky Defense Counsel. Since graduation, Mr. Trevey has focused his practice almost entirely on the defense of professionals.He has defended physicians, nurses, dentists, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, land surveyors and real estate professionals. He also has experience in large-scale cases such as class actions, increasingly popular multi-district litigation (MDL) cases such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Phen-Fen, as well as large-scale disaster consolidation cases such as the Comair Flight 5191litigation.