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Nathaniel is a defense attorney specializing in personal injury, property damage actions, and insurance claims. His practice covers a broad spectrum including product liability, business litigation, premises liability, landlord-tenant disputes, exposure and risk analysis, and insurance coverage disputes. Nathaniel has successfully defended a wide variety of claims, ranging from minor accidents involving minimal injuries and property damage to catastrophic losses and fatalities. He has extensive experience with every phase of a case from pre-litigation risk evaluation all the way through trial support and the appellate process. Nathaniel’s background in various areas of the law and categories of claims provides critical insights in several key industries, including Manufacturing, Mobility, and Supply Chain.

Nathaniel is an active member in the Louisville community, having served on multiple local charitable boards, committees, and initiatives. He is a member with the Defense Research Institute and the Kentucky Defense Counsel, amongst other professional organizations. With his Frost Brown Todd colleagues, Nathaniel co-authors the Kentucky Chapter of the Tort Law Desk Reference, an annual fifty-state compendium of tort laws and statutory frameworks. Multiple outlets have featured Nathaniel’s writings, including SCOTUSblog and the Louisville Bar Association.

Nathaniel graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law with honors, where he served as Senior Staff Editor for the Kentucky Law Journal as well as President of the University of Kentucky College of Law Moot Court Board. In his final year of law school, Nathaniel was awarded the Senior Staff Editor of the Year Award with the Kentucky Law Journal, as well as the Luke Woodward Award for Outstanding Moot Court Member.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Greenbank v. Great American Assurance Company, No. 3:18-cv-00239-SEB-MPB (S.D. Ind. 2021): Obtained summary judgment for defense in equine insurance coverage dispute seeking over $1.5 million in damages.

    • Greenbank v. Great American Assurance Company, 47 F.4th 618 (7th Cir. 2022): summary judgment affirmed on appeal.

Warren v. Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, et al., No. 0:21-085-DCR (E.D. Ky. 2024): Obtained summary judgment for manufacturer in product liability case involving allegations that broken light bulb shards penetrated mouth and nasal cavity.

Keisher Lanier v. Louisville Water Co., et al. No. 18-CI-003933 (Jefferson Cir. Ct. 2021): Obtained summary judgment in personal injury case involving fall through water meter hole.

Roten v. Willowbrook Contracting LLC, et al., No. 21-CI-372 (Carter Cir. Ct. 2022): Obtained dismissal of claims involving negligent residential construction dispute.

Megson Farms, LLC, et al. v. Elise Reed, et al., No. 20-CI-01115 (Fayette Cir. Ct. 2023): Obtained summary judgment for defense in multiple equine injury and death litigation seeking over $1 million in damages.

    • Megson Farms, LLC, et al. v. Elise Reed, et al., No. 2023-CA-0215-MR (Ky. App. 2023): dismissed on appeal.

Caudill v. Lincare Inc., et al., No. 16-CI-00151 (Clark Cir. Ct. 2018): Obtained summary judgment in product liability case involving massive apartment fire that caused multiple fatalities and injuries.

Steve Rich v. PPG Industries, Inc., No. 17-CI-00414 (Warren Cir. Ct. 2018): Obtained summary judgment for defense in breach of contract and breach of warranty case involving claims over paint product.

Leveline v. Schindler Elevator Corporation, 630 F.Supp.3d 874 (E.D. Ky. 2022): Obtained summary judgment in product liability case involving serious personal injuries resulting from fall down multiple escalator steps.

Education

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2016, cum laude

Undergraduate School

University of Kentucky, B.A., Political Science & History, 2013, cum laude

Bar Memberships

Nathaniel is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky, 2016

Courts

Nathaniel is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

Supreme Court of Kentucky

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2024; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2024

Senior Staff Editor of the Year Award, Kentucky Law Journal, 2016

Luke Woodward Award, Outstanding Moot Court Member, University of Kentucky College of Law Moot Court Board, 2016

Major Publications

Nathaniel is an author or contributor to the following publications:

“Tinker Tortured: The Scope of Student Off-Campus Viral Speech Rights in the Federal Circuits” Kentucky Law Journal Vol. 104

“Jiggery Pokery: What the Constitution Says about Selecting Justice Scalia’s Replacement, and What Republicans and Democrats Should be Saying Instead” Kentucky Law Journal Online, 2016

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