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Meet Our Leadership Team

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Robert V. Sartin

Chairman

Nashville, TN

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Adam P. Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Cincinnati, OH

Executive Committee

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Jill B. Burton

Chief Operating Officer

Louisville, KY

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James Charles Frooman

Partner

Cincinnati, OH

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Colleen M. Haas

Partner

Cincinnati, OH

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Barry A. Hines

Partner

Louisville, KY

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Noel C. Shepard

Partner

Columbus, OH

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Nicholas C. Pappas

Partner

Indianapolis, IN

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Adam P. Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Cincinnati, OH

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Robert V. Sartin

Chairman

Nashville, TN

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Geoffrey M. White

Industry Team Leader

Louisville, KY

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Jason C. Williams

Partner

Louisville, KY

C-Suite

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Cindy Thurston Bare

Chief Data & Innovation Officer 

Washington, D.C.

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Robert M. Bolton

Chief Financial Officer

Dallas, TX

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Jill B. Burton

Chief Operating Officer

Louisville, KY

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Kristin J. Hibbard

Chief Human Resources Officer

Indianapolis, IN

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Michael Severini, CISSP, CISM

Chief Information Officer

Cincinnati, OH

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Morgan L. Smith

Chief Legal Talent Officer

Indianapolis, IN

Department Chairs

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Theresa A. Canaday

Litigation Department Chair

Louisville, KY

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Jeffrey L. Hallos

Business Department Chair

Lexington, KY

Office Partners-in-Charge

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Yazan S. Ashrawi

Office Partner-in-Charge

Columbus, OH

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Theodore E. Bacon

Office Partner-in-Charge

San Francisco, CA

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Jennifer Y. Barber

Office Partner-in-Charge

Louisville, KY

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Kenneth Wayne Bullock, II

Office Partner-in-Charge

Houston, TX

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Carte P. Goodwin

Office Partner-in-Charge

Charleston, WV

Washington, D.C.

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Christopher S. Habel

Office Partner-in-Charge

Cincinnati, OH

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Jan de Beer

Office Partner-in-Charge

Lexington, KY

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Edward W. Moore, Jr.

Office Partner-in-Charge

Dallas, TX

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Charles B. Galvin

Office Partner-in-Charge

West Chester, OH

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Gregory S. Shumate

Office Partner-in-Charge

Florence, KY

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Kandi Kilkelly Hidde

Office Partner-in-Charge

Indianapolis, IN

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Jonathan S. Miller

Office Partner-in-Charge

Washington, D.C.

Lexington, KY

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Jordan S. Blask

Office Partner-in-Charge

Pittsburgh, PA

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Scott D. Phillips

Practice Group Leader

West Chester, OH

Cincinnati, OH

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Mekesha H. Montgomery

Industry Team Leader

Nashville, TN

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Raúl F. Salinas

Office Partner-in-Charge

Los Angeles, CA

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Ruben A. Smith

Office Partner-in-Charge

Santa Ana, CA

Industry Team Leads

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Patricia Kirkwood Burgess

Partner

Nashville, TN

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Chad N. Eckhardt

Industry Team Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Mekesha H. Montgomery

Industry Team Leader

Nashville, TN

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Edward W. Moore, Jr.

Office Partner-in-Charge

Dallas, TX

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Patrick R. Northam

Industry Team Leader

Louisville, KY

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John S. Wagster

Industry Team Leader

Nashville, TN

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Geoffrey M. White

Industry Team Leader

Louisville, KY

Practice Group Leaders

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Denise (Barkdull) Lund

Practice Group Leader

Indianapolis, IN

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Jeremiah A. Byrne

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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James A. Giesel

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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John S. Higgins

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Chandler N. Hodge

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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Jeffrey N. Lindemann

Practice Group Leader

Columbus, OH

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Kevin N. McMurray

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Rebecca M. Moore

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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Christina M. Sprecher

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

Florence, KY

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Douglas L. Lutz

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Scott D. Phillips

Practice Group Leader

West Chester, OH

Cincinnati, OH

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Mark F. Sommer

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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William O. Williams II

Practice Group Leader

Indianapolis, IN

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Barry M. Visconte

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Matthew C. Blickensderfer

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

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Peter M. Cummins

Practice Group Leader

Louisville, KY

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Nilesh (Neal) Patel

Practice Group Leader

Cincinnati, OH

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Belonging

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C. Alyse Bender Hoffer

Women's Initiative Committee Chair

Cincinnati, OH

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Miles R. Harrison

Partner

Louisville, KY

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Ruben A. Smith

Office Partner-in-Charge

Santa Ana, CA