Mark E. Hammond >> Partner Educational Background University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky. Awarded degree of Juris Doctor, May 2000; Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal. Honors: CALI Book Award, 1999, Trusts & Estates. Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Awarded degree of Bachelor of Science in Economics and Government, 1997. Professional Background Attorney at law - O’Bryan, Brown & Toner, Louisville, Kentucky. Insurance defense litigation including cases involving matters of negligence and tort claims, worker’s compensation, product liability, general personal injury, medical malpractice and insurance coverage. Law Clerk - Landrum & Shouse Law Offices, Lexington, Kentucky, 1998- 2000. Judicial Intern - 50th Circuit Judge Stephen M Shewmaker, Danville, Kentucky, 1997. Publications “Substantial Proportionality Not Required: Achieving Title IX Compliance Without Reducing Participation in Collegiate Athletics,” Kentucky Law Journal, Volume 87:3, 1998-99. “Sailing Uncertain Seas - Developments in Workers’ Compensation Law,” (with Clay A. Edwards), Bench & Bar, March, 2000. Court Admissions The Supreme Court of Kentucky The Supreme Court of Indiana United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky United States District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Member Kentucky Bar Association Louisville Bar Association