Member Jon A. Woodall has been elected to the board of directors of Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms that serves the legal needs of companies across major jurisdictions and global markets. Woodall was elected to the position from the more than 9,200 attorneys in the Meritas member network and will serve a three-year term with six other lawyers from around the world.

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management, has recognized McBrayer PLLC once again as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky, specifically in the small-sized employer category.

On December 3, 2024, a Federal District Court in Texas held on a preliminary basis that the Corporate Transparency Act and the related regulations are unconstitutional.

McBrayer Member Mari-Elise Paul has been recognized in the 2025 edition of WTR 1000 as one of the world's leading trademark practitioners.

What we saw in 2024:

2024 was the year of data privacy enforcement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought at least four enforcement actions in 2024 that addressed sensitive location data.

On December 6, 2024, Lexington's Urban County Council signed an agreement to support a new regional economic development initiative called the Central Kentucky Business Park Authority.

As we welcome the new year, we are excited to share that a record number of McBrayer attorneys have earned distinguished recognition in the 2025 edition of Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers. An impressive total of 38 McBrayer attorneys are celebrated among Kentucky Super Lawyers and Kentucky Rising Stars this year, showcasing our firm’s commitment to excellence and leadership in the legal field.

Featured in the December issue of BARbriefs by the Louisville Bar Association, intellectual property attorneys Bruce Paul and Mari-Elise Paul have recently published the article "Generative Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes Prompt a Need for Expanded Right of Publicity Protection in Kentucky."

McBrayer Louisville Member Jack Wheat was featured in the recent YouTube documentary Theft and the Crazy History of the Cabbage Patch Kids.

McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham recently won two cases before the Kentucky Supreme Court—Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government v. Moore, -- S.W.3d --, 2024 WL 3930410 (Ky. 2024) and Hardin v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, -- S.W. --, 2024 WL 3929570 (Ky. 2024). Both cases involved former Louisville Metro Police Department officers who appealed their terminations.  In both cases, the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board upheld the former officers’ terminations.

McBrayer Member Rob Maclin has been quoted in the November 2024 issue of BloodHorse.

Once again, McBrayer has been ranked among the nation’s top law firms by Best Lawyers®, achieving recognition in their 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm continues to cement this status through continual growth, adding three new attorneys to its now largest-ever roster.

McBrayer has once again been distinguished as one of the leading law firms in the nation by Best Lawyers®, as recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®.

McBrayer PLLC is proud to announce that Member Mari-Elise Paul has been selected to lead the firm’s formidable Intellectual Property practice. Paul takes the helm of a practice that has seen extensive, innovative growth in recent years, and operates at the highest level within the Commonwealth.

In a total victory for the client, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a client in Knox Circuit Court in T&J Land Co., LLC v. Miller.

McBrayer PLLC Economic Development Chair Anne-Tyler Morgan was delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for American Welding & Gas's (“AWG”) new fill plant facility in Georgetown/Scott County on August 28, 2024. McBrayer's economic development team was honored to assist AWG in securing vital Kentucky tax incentives to bring this new facility to life.

In July, McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham was appointed by Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to serve as a member of the Louisville Economic Development Alliance (LEDA). LEDA, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, is tasked with leading business expansion, retention, and attraction initiatives. Its objectives include the development of a new citywide brand, and the facilitation of partnerships focused on talent development, small business and entrepreneur development, finance, and bonding, as well as policy analysis, research, and advocacy.

McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham has been re-appointed by Governor Andy Beshear for a second four-year term with the Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA).

McBrayer PLLC once again celebrates another year of growth and excellence in serving clients, with a record-breaking 50 attorneys recognized in the 2025 editions of Best Lawyers® in America and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch.

McBrayer Associate Valerie Michael has been named to the Leadership Lexington's Class of 2024-2025. 

McBrayer’s expansion continues with the addition of two Associate attorneys and a Chief Human Resources Officer in the Lexington and Louisville offices, further expanding the firm’s litigation and intellectual property groups and adding a trusted HR professional to firm administration.