Barbara A. Kriz

Crystal Moore has over 12 years of legal experience in a variety of areas including litigation, administrative law, workers' compensation, federal black lung, real estate, landlord-tenant disputes, and collections. Her primary focus has been on the defense of employers in litigation, where her passion lies. Crystal has also spent time as a stay-at-home mother to her two boys. She enjoys time with her family, running, and baking.

Christopher R. Jenkins has over 30 years of handling complex litigation and castastrophic losses, including wrongful death and multi-fatality cases. He has handled product liability, medical malpractice, truck and automobile accidents, fire-related fatalities, cases involving elevators and escalators, employment law, domestic relations, immigration, SSD/SSI and Chapter 13B administrative and workers' compensation proceedings. He enjoys playing bluegrass music in his spare time and spending time with his family.

Barbara A. Kriz has been litigating cases for over 33 years in both state and federal courts. She has extensive experience in employment, civil rights, school and general tort law. She has conducted independent investigations into allegations of workplace discrimination on behalf of employers and government agencies. She has been sought as a lecturer in the areas of worker' compensation, civil rights and employment law.

Caywood Prewitt has over 25 years of litigating cases involving bodily injury, insurance disputes, bad faith, and contract law. He has tried cases in a large number of jurisdictions from the coal fields in Eastern Kentucky to the Commonwealth’s urban areas in Lexington, Northern Kentucky and Louisville. He has extensive legal knowledge in the areas of automobile accidents and insurance, trucking accidents, premises liability and unfair claims settlement practices. Prior to practicing law, Caywood taught college level English literature and composition. In his spare time, he enjoys restoring a Victorian era home in downtown Lexington, travel, University of Kentucky Basketball, listening to a wide variety of music (Messiaen to Iggy Pop), reading obituaries, and cooking.

David Jones has over 35 years of litigation experience in the areas of business, construction law, personal injury defense, motor vehicle/ heavy truck/ school bus litigation, premises liability, and school board defense. David has tried cases on a wide variety of claims in Federal and State courts from the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky to the urban areas of Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, and Northern Kentucky.

David was born in Harlan, Kentucky and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. He lives in Georgetown with his wife Tracey. He enjoys boating and outdoor recreation when not attending UK football, basketball, and baseball games.

For the last 15 years, Christopher S. Turner has developed a wide array of civil-litigation experience: auto and truck accident litigation, bodily injury, insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith, products liability, construction defects, employment law, education law (including IDEA administrative hearings), probate, and property disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Chris clerked for former Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Rick A. Johnson. He has won jury trials and appeals in several venues. In law school he was a member of the first Kentucky Innocence Project. Chris was instrumental in overturnung a rape conviction of a man who was wrongly convicted. Chris is a former college football player who now finds himself coaching youth soccer. He is happiest hiking with his family, watching his beloved Cincinnati Reds, fishing with his son, or stargazing. Chris’ wife, Dr. Lisa Turner, is an associate professor at Berea College.

Christ Church Cathedral,

Verger: 2015 to present

Member of Vestry: 2015-2017 Junior Warden: 2016 Senior Warden: 2017 Finance Committee: 2018 Special Projects Committee: 2019 to present

Church Under the Bridge, Board Member for homeless ministry, 2015 to 2017

Moveable Feast, Volunteer for homeless food ministry, 2016 to 2019

Lafayette Senior High School Choir Boosters Board of Directors: 2015 to 2018 Chair: Committee to Redraft Bylaws

Doe v. Logan, 602 S.W 3d 177 (Ky. App. 2020)

Furtula v. University of Kentucky, 438 S.W. 3d 303 (Ky. 2014)

Mitchell v. University of Kentucky, 366 S.W. 3d 895 (Ky. 2012)

Prater v. Catt, 443 S.W. 3d 6 (Ky. App. 2014)

Lindsey v. Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky, 552 S.W. 3d 77 (Ky. App. 2018)

Mendez v. UK, 357 S.W. 3d 534, (Ky. App. 2011)

Mitchell v. UK, 366 S.W. 3d 895 (Ky. 2012)

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Massarone, 326 F. 3d 813 (6th Cir. 2003)

Thompson v. Budd Company, 199 F. 3d 799 (6th Cir. 1999)

Morrow v. Stivers, Ky. App. 836 S.W.2d 424 (1992)

Estep v. B.F. Saul, Ky. App. 843 S.W.2d 911 (1992)

Sallee v. GTE South, Inc., Ky. 839 S.W.2d 277 (1992)

Edmonson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 725 S.W.2d 595 (1987)

Caudill v. Commonwealth, Ky. App. 723 S.W.2d 881 (1986)

McKee v. Commonwealth, Ky. App. 720 S.W.2d 343 (1986)

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Barbara A. Kriz

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