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MEGAN ARNOLD

(Kentucky)
  • 502-875-0081

  • 113 W. Main StreetFrankfortKY40601

Clients:

1) ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE

2) ADVANTAGE CAPITAL

3) AL J. SCHNEIDER COMPANY (THE)

4) BAR K RANCH

5) BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

6) BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS

7) BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

8) BULLITT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

9) CARVANA

10) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

11) CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF KENTUCKY

12) CHRISTIAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

13) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED

14) CONDUENT INCORPORATED & ITS AFFILIATES

15) CORDATA HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS, INC.

16) CRH AMERICAS

17) CRITICAL RESPONSE GROUP

18) DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS

19) DAVITA INC.

20) DOORDASH, INC.

21) EAGLE VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

22) EAN HOLDINGS, LLC DBA ENTERPRISE MOBILITY

23) EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES (ETS)

24) FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE

25) FORD MOTOR COMPANY

26) FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

27) FRANCIS ENERGY

28) GENENTECH, INC.

29) GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

30) GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT

31) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.

32) HERSCHEND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC

33) HEUSER HEARING INSTITUTE

34) HOLLENBACH-OAKLEY, LLC

35) HOME BUILDERS ASSN. OF KY

36) IMPETUS, INC.

37) INGRAM EDUCATION SERVICES

38) KIDZ CLUB (THE)

39) KY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION

40) KY AMERICAN WATER COMPANY

41) KY APARTMENT ASSOCIATION

42) KY ASSN. FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

43) KY ASSN. OF CIRCUIT COURT CLERKS

44) KY ASSN. OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

45) KY ASSN. OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

46) KY ASSN. OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS & NURSE MIDWIVES

47) KY ASSN. OF REGIONAL MH-MR PROGRAMS, INC.

48) KY ASSN. OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS, INC.

49) KY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

50) KY COAL ASSOCIATION

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Bar K Ranch

5) Beargrass Creek Conservatory

6) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

7) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

8) Brown-Forman Corporation

9) Bullitt County Public Schools

10) Carvana

11) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

12) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

13) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

14) Churchill Downs Incorporated

15) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

16) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

17) CRH Americas

18) Critical Response Group

19) Danny Wimmer Presents

20) DaVita Inc.

21) DoorDash, Inc.

22) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

23) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

24) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

25) Family Scholar House

26) Ford Motor Company

27) Foundation for Government Accountability

28) Francis Energy

29) Franklin County Fiscal Court

30) Genentech, Inc.

31) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

32) Glenview Trust Co. (The)

33) Global Laser Enrichment

34) Global Medical Response, Inc.

35) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

36) Heuser Hearing Institute

37) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

38) Home Builders Assn. of KY

39) Impetus, Inc.

40) Ingram Education Services

41) JVCKENWOOD USA Corp.

42) Kidz Club (The)

43) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

44) KY American Water Company

45) KY Apartment Association

46) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

47) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

48) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

49) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

50) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

51) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

52) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

53) KY Chamber of Commerce

54) KY Coal Association

55) KY Dental Association

56) KY Educational Development Corp. (KEDC)

57) KY Employers Mutual Insurance

58) KY Financial Services Assn., Inc.

59) KY Group Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund

60) KY Industrial Alliance, LLC

61) KY Land Title Assn.

62) KY League of Cities, Inc.

63) KY Marina Association

64) KY Optometric Association

65) KY Realtors

66) KY State University

67) Louisville Apartment Assn.

68) Louisville Tourism

69) Louisville Zoo Foundation

70) Marian Group (The)

71) Marsy's Law for All

72) Meta Platforms, Inc.

73) Michter's Distillery, LLC

74) Myriad Genetics

75) National Mentor Holdings, LLC

76) National Stem Cell Foundation

77) Norfolk Southern Corporation

78) Ohio Valley Education Cooperative

79) Operation UNITE

80) Owensboro Grain, a Cargill Company

81) Pfizer Inc.

82) Plantmix Asphalt Industry of KY, Inc.

83) Poe Companies, LLC

84) Publix

85) Reliable Partners, LLC

86) Robert Alexander Center for Recovery

87) Saint Joseph Health System

88) Secure Democracy USA & Affilliated Organizations

89) Soccer Holdings, LLC

90) Special Olympics of Kentucky

91) Speed Art Museum

92) Spero Health

93) State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

94) Tata America International Corp. (TCS)

95) University of Louisville

96) University of Louisville Health, Inc.

97) Vitronic Machine Vistion, Inc.

98) Vivera Senior Living, LLC

99) Volunteers of America Mid-States

100) Waterfront Development Corp.

101) WeLead CS

102) Whitney/Strong Legislative Fund

103) Wilkinson Builders, Inc.

104) Workday, Inc.

105) Youth Villages

106) Yum! Brands, Inc.

107) ZeroV

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Bar K Ranch

4) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

5) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

6) Brown-Forman Corporation

7) Bullitt County Public Schools

8) Carvana

9) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

10) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

11) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

12) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

13) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

14) CRH Americas

15) Critical Response Group

16) Danny Wimmer Presents

17) DaVita Inc.

18) DoorDash, Inc.

19) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

20) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

21) Family Scholar House

22) Ford Motor Company

23) Foundation for Government Accountability

24) Francis Energy

25) Genentech, Inc.

26) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

27) Glenview Trust Co. (The)

28) Global Laser Enrichment

29) Global Medical Response, Inc.

30) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

31) Heuser Hearing Institute

32) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

33) Home Builders Assn. of KY

34) Impetus, Inc.

35) Ingram Education Services

36) JVCKENWOOD USA Corp.

37) Kidz Club (The)

38) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

39) KY American Water Company

40) KY Apartment Association

41) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

42) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

43) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

44) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

45) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

46) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

47) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

48) KY Chamber of Commerce

49) KY Coal Association

50) KY Dental Association

MATTHEW DAVIS

(Ohio)
Clients:

JEFF HARPER

(Kentucky)
  • 502-875-0081

  • 113 W. Main St.P. O. Box 20700FrankfortKY40601

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Altria Client Services LLC

5) Bar K Ranch

6) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

7) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

8) Brown-Forman Corporation

9) Bullitt County Public Schools

10) Carvana

11) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

12) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

13) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

14) Churchill Downs Incorporated

15) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

16) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

17) CRH Americas

18) Critical Response Group

19) Danny Wimmer Presents

20) DaVita Inc.

21) DoorDash, Inc.

22) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

23) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

24) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

25) Family Scholar House

26) Ford Motor Company

27) Foundation for Government Accountability

28) Francis Energy

29) Franklin County Fiscal Court

30) Genentech, Inc.

31) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

32) Global Laser Enrichment

33) Global Medical Response, Inc.

34) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

35) Heuser Hearing Institute

36) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

37) Home Builders Assn. of KY

38) Impetus, Inc.

39) Ingram Education Services

40) Kidz Club (The)

41) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

42) KY American Water Company

43) KY Apartment Association

44) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

45) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

46) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

47) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

48) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

49) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

50) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

51) KY Chamber of Commerce

SCOTT JONES

(Kentucky)
  • 502-875-0081

  • 113 W. Main St.FrankfortKY40601

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Bar K Ranch

5) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

6) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

7) Brown-Forman Corporation

8) Bullitt County Public Schools

9) Carvana

10) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

11) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

12) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

13) Churchill Downs Incorporated

14) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

15) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

16) CRH Americas

17) Critical Response Group

18) Danny Wimmer Presents

19) DaVita Inc.

20) DoorDash, Inc.

21) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

22) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

23) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

24) Family Scholar House

25) Ford Motor Company

26) Foundation for Government Accountability

27) Francis Energy

28) Franklin County Fiscal Court

29) Genentech, Inc.

30) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

31) Global Laser Enrichment

32) Global Medical Response, Inc.

33) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

34) Heuser Hearing Institute

35) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

36) Home Builders Assn. of KY

37) Impetus, Inc.

38) Ingram Education Services

39) Kidz Club (The)

40) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

41) KY American Water Company

42) KY Apartment Association

43) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

44) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

45) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

46) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

47) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

48) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

49) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

50) KY Chamber of Commerce

51) KY Coal Association

52) KY Dental Association

SARA MASSEY

(Kentucky)
  • 502-875-0081

  • 10416 Worthington Ln.ProspectKY40059

Clients:
Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Altria Client Services LLC

5) Bar K Ranch

6) Beargrass Creek Conservatory

7) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

8) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

9) Brown-Forman Corporation

10) Bullitt County Public Schools

11) Carvana

12) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

13) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

14) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

15) Churchill Downs Incorporated

16) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

17) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

18) CRH Americas

19) Critical Response Group

20) Danny Wimmer Presents

21) DaVita Inc.

22) DoorDash, Inc.

23) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

24) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

25) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

26) Family Scholar House

27) First Southern Funding, LLC

28) Ford Motor Company

29) Foundation for Government Accountability

30) Francis Energy

31) Franklin County Fiscal Court

32) Genentech, Inc.

33) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

34) Glenview Trust Co. (The)

35) Global Laser Enrichment

36) Global Medical Response, Inc.

37) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

38) Heuser Hearing Institute

39) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

40) Home Builders Assn. of KY

41) Impetus, Inc.

42) Ingram Education Services

43) JVCKENWOOD USA Corp.

44) Kidz Club (The)

45) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

46) KY American Water Company

47) KY Apartment Association

48) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

49) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

50) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

51) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

52) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

53) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

54) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

55) KY Chamber of Commerce

56) KY Coal Association

57) KY Dental Association

58) KY Educational Development Corp. (KEDC)

59) KY Employers Mutual Insurance

60) KY Financial Services Assn., Inc.

61) KY Group Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund

62) KY Industrial Alliance, LLC

63) KY Land Title Assn.

64) KY League of Cities, Inc.

65) KY Marina Association

66) KY Optometric Association

67) KY Realtors

68) KY State University

69) Louisville Apartment Assn.

70) Louisville Tourism

71) Louisville Zoo Foundation

72) Marian Group (The)

73) Marsy's Law for All

74) Meta Platforms, Inc.

75) Michter's Distillery, LLC

76) Myriad Genetics

77) National Mentor Holdings, LLC

78) National Stem Cell Foundation

79) Netsmart

80) Norfolk Southern Corporation

81) Ohio Valley Education Cooperative

82) Operation UNITE

83) Owensboro Grain, a Cargill Company

84) Pfizer Inc.

85) Plantmix Asphalt Industry of KY, Inc.

86) Poe Companies, LLC

87) Publix

88) Reliable Partners, LLC

89) Robert Alexander Center for Recovery

90) Saint Joseph Health System

91) Secure Democracy USA & Affilliated Organizations

92) Soccer Holdings, LLC

93) Special Olympics of Kentucky

94) Speed Art Museum

95) Spero Health

96) State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company

97) Stride, Inc.

98) Tata America International Corp. (TCS)

99) Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Co.

100) University of Louisville

101) University of Louisville Health, Inc.

102) Vitronic Machine Vistion, Inc.

103) Vivera Senior Living, LLC

104) Volunteers of America Mid-States

105) Waterfront Development Corp.

106) WeLead CS

107) Whitney/Strong Legislative Fund

108) Wilkinson Builders, Inc.

109) Workday, Inc.

110) Youth Villages

111) Yum! Brands, Inc.

112) ZeroV

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Bar K Ranch

5) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

6) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

7) Brown-Forman Corporation

8) Bullitt County Public Schools

9) Carvana

10) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

11) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

12) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

13) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

14) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

15) CRH Americas

16) Critical Response Group

17) Danny Wimmer Presents

18) DaVita Inc.

19) DoorDash, Inc.

20) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

21) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

22) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

23) Family Scholar House

24) Ford Motor Company

25) Foundation for Government Accountability

26) Francis Energy

27) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

28) Global Laser Enrichment

29) Global Medical Response, Inc.

30) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

31) Heuser Hearing Institute

32) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

33) Home Builders Assn. of KY

34) Impetus, Inc.

35) Ingram Education Services

36) Kidz Club (The)

37) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

38) KY American Water Company

39) KY Apartment Association

40) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

41) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

42) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

43) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

44) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

45) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

46) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

47) KY Chamber of Commerce

48) KY Coal Association

  • 502-875-0081

  • 113 W. Main St.FrankfortKY40601

Clients:

1) Actors Theatre of Louisville

2) Advantage Capital

3) Al J. Schneider Company (The)

4) Bar K Ranch

5) Bluegrass Community Bankers Association, Inc.

6) Boardwalk Pipeline Partners

7) Brown-Forman Corporation

8) Bullitt County Public Schools

9) Carvana

10) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

11) Children's Advocacy Centers of Kentucky

12) Christian County Chamber of Commerce

13) Churchill Downs Incorporated

14) Conduent Incorporated & Its Affiliates

15) Cordata Healthcare Innovations, Inc.

16) CRH Americas

17) Critical Response Group

18) Danny Wimmer Presents

19) DaVita Inc.

20) DoorDash, Inc.

21) Eagle View Technologies, Inc.

22) EAN Holdings, LLC DBA Enterprise Mobility

23) Educational Testing Services (ETS)

24) Family Scholar House

25) First Southern Funding, LLC

26) Ford Motor Company

27) Foundation for Government Accountability

28) Francis Energy

29) Genentech, Inc.

30) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

31) Global Laser Enrichment

32) Global Medical Response, Inc.

33) Herschend Entertainment Company, LLC

34) Heuser Hearing Institute

35) Hollenbach-Oakley, LLC

36) Home Builders Assn. of KY

37) Impetus, Inc.

38) Ingram Education Services

39) Kidz Club (The)

40) KY Affordable Housing Coalition

41) KY American Water Company

42) KY Apartment Association

43) KY Assn. for Career and Technical Education

44) KY Assn. of Circuit Court Clerks

45) KY Assn. of Health Care Facilities

46) KY Assn. of Nurse Anesthetists

47) KY Assn. of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse Midwives

48) KY Assn. of Regional MH-MR Programs, Inc.

49) KY Assn. of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.

50) KY Chamber of Commerce