Donald K. Brown Jr. >> Sr. Partner Educational Background University of Tennessee School of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee. Awarded degree of Juris Doctor, 1979. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Awarded degree of Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1972. Professional Background Founding Partner, O'Bryan, Brown & Toner, Louisville, Kentucky, January 1991-present. Primary practice areas include insurance defense litigation cases involving matters of medical malpractice, negligence and tort claims, product liability and insurance coverage. Partner, Boehl, Stopher, Graves & Deindoerfer, Louisville, Kentucky, July 1983-January 1991, specializing in insurance defense with emphasis on medical malpractice. Attorney at law, Boehl, Stopher, Graves, & Deindoerfer, Paducah, Kentucky, 1980-1982. Attorney at law, Ayres, Parkey, Skaggs, & Ware, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1979-1980. Court Admissions Supreme Court of Tennessee Supreme Court of Kentucky United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky United States District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit United States Supreme Court Presentations Guest Lecturer at University of Colorado School of Law, December 6, 2006; Seminar: "Failure to Diagnose - A Continuing Challenge" Risk Management Seminar, October 5, 2006; Seminar: American Pediatric Project - Romania "Medical Malpractice: Perceptions and Realities"; Physician Survival Seminar: "Finding Your Way Through the Malpractice Maze" Baptist Hospital East, April 26, 2005; Seminar: "Avoiding Malpractice in the Emergency Room" Risk Management Roundtable at Baptist Hospital East, March 19, 2004; Seminar: Panel Discussion regarding Medical Malpractice, Grand Rounds at University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Surgery "Unintended Consequences of Surgery: The Surgeon and the Lawyers", November 7, 2003; KATA Trial Demonstration, "Learn How You Can Handle a Complex Case by Kentucky’s Best", September 12, 2003; Seminar: Kentucky Medical Association, "Tort Reform", November 13, 2002; Seminar for Lorman Education Services at the Brown Hotel, "Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination in Kentucky", January 29, 2002; University of Louisville, School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky "Avoiding Malpractice", March, 2000; Fifth Romanian-American Pediatric Symposium, Brasov, Romania, "Medical Malpractice in the United States", October, 1998; Seminar: Louisville Bar Association, Louisville, Kentucky, "Winning Strategies in the Trial of a High Damage Medical Malpractice Case", December, 1994; Seminar: Fayette County Medical Association, Lexington, Kentucky, "Managing Risks: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You", June, 1994; Defense Research Institute Medical Malpractice Seminar, Washington, D.C., "Ex Parte Conferences, An Update", May, 1991; Defense Research Institute Medical Malpractice Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, "Ex Parte Conference and Ostensible Agency", March, 1989; Seminar: Western Kentucky Nurse's Association, Paducah, Kentucky, "Legal Effect of Medical Records", September, 1987. Professional Memberships American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. Honors and Awards Louisville Magazine: Top Lawyers (litigation and medical malpractice), March, 2008; Kentucky Super Lawyer 2007 and 2008; Martindale-Hubbell: Rating AV; Kentucky Monthly: Kentucky's Best Attorneys, May, 2003; Outstanding Lawyers of America, Best Lawyers in America.