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Kentucky Employment Law Alliance Representative

Our Representative

Stephen L. Barker
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Office Address

333 W. Vine Street, Suite 1400
Lexington
Kentucky
40507
United States

Phone Number

(859) 255-8581

Fax Number

(859) 231-0851

Email

sbarker@sturgillturner.com
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Firm

Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney

Main Office Address

333 W. Vine Street, Suite 1400
Lexington, KY 40507
United States

Office Locations

Lexington

Firm Phone Number

(859) 255-8581

Firm Fax Number

(859) 231-0851

Firm Website

www.sturgillturner.com

Personal Background

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Civil Litigation: Constitutional Law and Civil Rights; Education Law; Employment and Labor Law; Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice Defense; Public Entity and Governmental Defense; State and Federal Court Appellate Practice; Wills, Trusts and Estates.

EDUCATION: University of Tennessee (B.S. with honors 1972); University of Kentucky (J.D. with distinction 1975); Order of the Coif; Member, Kentucky Law Journal .

BAR ADMISSION: Kentucky , 1975; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP: American Bar Association ( ABA ), Sections of Employment Law and Torts and Insurance Practice; Defense Research Institute; Kentucky Bar Association (KBA), KBA House of Delegates Member (1986-92); National Association of College and University Attorneys (Co-Chair, Section of Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1998-2000); President, Fayette County Bar Association (FCBA) 2003-04.

PROFESSIONAL: Trained Mediator; Member, Lexington-Urban County Government Ethics Commission, 1999-2003 ; Editorial Board, Kentucky Labor Letter, 1999-2001; Special Prosecutor, Office of Fayette County Attorney, 1993; Assistant Fayette County Attorney, 1975-81; Director, Fayette County Legal Aid, 1984-; CLE lecturer and author on litigation, employment law and education topics; Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2003-2004.

BACKGROUND: Steve is a native of Lexington . His primary focus is litigation in the employment, education law and civil rights areas and mediation in all areas. He is married with two children.

Firm Background

Established in 1957, Sturgill, Turner first became prominent in equine, commercial and bankruptcy law. Over the last decade, we have augmented our reputation with a busy litigation practice in employment, education, public sector and insurance matters. With a strong nucleus of respected trial lawyers and mediators, we are an outstanding trial and mediation firm. Maintaining the high ethical tradition of our founders, firm lawyers are community volunteers and bar leaders. Hard work and experience account for our firm’s proven track record of providing first quality legal services for a reasonable fee.

Firm Practice Areas

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Litigation and Creditor Representation, Business Law, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Education and School Law, Equine Law, Federal Court Practice, Fidelity & Surety Law, Financial and Fiduciary Litigation, Franchise Litigation, Health Care Law, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Regulatory Practice, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mediation and Arbitration, Personal Injury, Probate Law, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Defense, Public Entity Defense, Wills & Trusts

 
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Employment Law Alliance Success Stories

Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is the world's largest technology distributor, providing sales, marketing, and logistics services for the IT industry around the globe. With over 13,000 employees working throughout the U.S. and in 35 international countries, we need employment lawyers who we can count on to ensure global legal compliance. Our experience with many multi-state and multi-national law firms is that their employment law services are not always a high priority for them, and many do not have experts in many of their offices. The ELA has assembled an excellent team of highly skilled employment lawyers, wherever and whenever I need them, and they have proven to be an invaluable resource to our company.
Mark Okey
Director and Senior Corporate Counsel
Ingram Micro
Santa Ana, California

Roberts-Gordon LLC

Our affiliated companies have used the Employment Law Alliance in connection with numerous acquisitions, and have always been extremely pleased with our ability to obtain the highest quality legal advice on due diligence issues from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. We have found the Employment Law Alliance firms to be not only first rate with respect to their legal advice but also responsive and timely in assisting us with federal and state law issues critical to our due diligence efforts. We consider the Employment Law Alliance to be an important part of our team.
Paul Dines
Chairman
Roberts-Gordon LLC
Buffalo, NY and London, UK

Sanmina-SCI

Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world. Our customers expect that we will provide them with the highest quality and most sophisticated services in the marketplace. We have that same expectation for the lawyers with whom we do business. With operations in 17 countries, we need to be certain that we have a team of lawyers working together to address our employment law needs worldwide. The ELA has delivered exactly what it promised-- seamless and consistent high quality services delivered in each locale around the globe. It has quickly become a key asset for our human resources department.
Phil Alarid
Vice President, Human Resources
Sanmina-SCI
San Jose, California

Hollywood Entertainment Corporation

As the Vice President for Litigation & Associate General Counsel for my company, I need to ensure that we have a team of top-notch employment lawyers in place in every jurisdiction where we do business. And I want to be confident that those lawyers know our business so they don't have to reinvent the wheel when a new legal matter arises. With more than 3400 stores and 35,000 employees operating in all 50 U.S. states and across Canada, we rely on the ELA to partner with us to help accomplish our objectives. I have been delighted with the consistent high quality of the work performed by ELA lawyers. I encourage other in-house counsel to use their services, as well.

E. Barry Parker
Vice President – Litigation & Assistant General Counsel
Movie Gallery US, LLC
Movie Gallery Canada, Inc.
Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
Dothan, AL

Nikkiso Cryo, Inc.

Until recently, I was unaware of the ELA's existence. We have subsidiaries and affiliates throughout the United States, as well as in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. When a recent legal issue arose in Texas, our long-time Nevada counsel, who is a member of the ELA, suggested that this matter be handled by his ELA colleague in Dallas. We are very pleased with the quality and timeliness of services provided by that firm, and we are excited to now have the ELA as an important asset to help us address employment law issues worldwide.
Charles Molina
President
Nikkiso Cryo, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

American University in Bulgaria

In my career I have been a practicing attorney, counsel to the Governor of Maine, and CEO of a major public utility. I have worked with many lawyers in many settings. When the American University in Bulgaria needed help with employment litigation in federal court in Syracuse, New York, we turned to Pierce Atwood, the ELA member we knew and trusted in Maine, for a referral. We were extremely pleased with the responsiveness and high quality of service we received from Bond Schoeneck & King, the ELA's firm in upstate New York. I would not hesitate to recommend the ELA to any employer.

David Flanagan
Chair of the Board of Trustees
American University in Bulgaria
Manchester, ME

Konami Gaming

Our company, Konami Gaming, Inc., is growing rapidly in a very diverse and highly regulated industry. We are aggressively entering new markets outside the domestic U.S., including Canada and South America. I have had the recent opportunity to utilize the services provided by the ELA. The legal advice was both responsive and professional. Most of all, the entire process was seamless since our Nevada attorney coordinated the services and legal advice requested. I look forward to working with the ELA in the future, as it serves as a great resource to the legal community.

Jennifer Martinez
Senior Director, Human Resources
Konami Gaming, Inc.
Las Vegas, NV

Palm, Inc.

The ELA network has been immensely important to our company in helping us address an array of human resources challenges around the world. I strongly encourage H.R. executives who have employees located in many different jurisdictions to utilize the ELA's unparalleled expertise and geographic coverage.
Stacy Murphy
Director of Human Resources
Palm, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA

Wilmington Trust Corporation

Wilmington Trust has used the ELA to locate firms in California, Washington State, Georgia, and Europe. Our experience with the ELA lawyers with whom we have worked has always been one of complete satisfaction and prompt, practical advice.

Michael A. DiGregorio
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
WilmingtonTrust Corporation
Wilmington, DE

Starwood

We own, manage, and franchise hotels throughout the U.S. and in more than 90 countries. With more than 145,000 employees worldwide, ensuring that we comply with the complex web of local labor and employment laws in every one of these jurisdictions is a daunting task. The Employment Law Alliance has served as an important resource for us and we have benefited greatly from its expertise and long reach. When a legal dispute or issue has arisen in some far-flung place, Employment Law Alliance lawyers have always provided responsive, practical, and cost-effective assistance.
Keith Grossman
Senior Vice-President, Deputy General Counsel
Starwood Hotels And Resorts Worldwide Inc.
White Plains, NY
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