Theresa Gilbert - Lexington, KY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1990
    Juris Doctorate
    Honors: Massie Scholarship
    Honors: Academic Excellence Scholarship
    Honors: Professional Women's Forum Scholarship
    Honors: Robert Hughes Scholarship
    Law Journal: Journal of Mineral Law & Policy, Articles Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1979
    Master of Arts
    Major: English
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975
    Bachelor of General Studies

Current Employment Position(s)

• Owner, since 2015

Past Positions

• Denney, Morgan, Rather and Gilbert, Partner, 1997 - 2015
• Denney, Morgan and Rather Law Firm, Associate, 1990 - 1997
• Denney, Morgan and Rather Law Firm, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1990
• Varellas, Pratt and Cooley, Attorneys at Law, Lexington, Kentucky, Legal Assistant, 1987
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Assistant Director (Writing Program of the Department of English), 1986 - 1987
• Carole Pettit Public Relations Associates, Lexington, Kentucky, Writer, 1985 - 1986
• GTE Service Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky, Technical Editor/Writer, 1981 - 1985

Classes and Seminars

• Legal Writing Instructor, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1991 - 1998
  
• Instructor, Department of English, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975 - 1981
  
• Faculty, University of Kentucky College of Law, Biennial Workers Compensation Institute

Published Works

Articles

• Editor, Fayette County Bar Association, Lexington, Kentucky, Landlord-Tenant Booklet
  
• "The Write Design", (Co-Author), GTE Service Corporation
  

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1990

Other Affiliations

• Fayette County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (President)
• Fayette County Bar Association, 1997 - 2006 (Board of Directors)
• Fayette County Bar Association (Member)
• Kentucky Bar Association (Member)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Member)
• University of Kentucky College of Law, Biennial Workers Compensation Institute (Member, Planning Committee)
• University of Kentucky College of Law, Orientation on Professionalism (Group Leader)