William R. Garmer - Lexington, KY

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1975
    J.D.
    Honors: Visiting Committee, Member

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• Chief Judge Bernard T. Moynahan, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1977
• United States Air force, Staff Sergeant, 1969 - 1973
• Hon. B.T. Moynahan, Jr., Law Clerk

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Litigation Skills, University of Kentucky, 1981 - Present
  
• Adjunct Professor, Healthcare Law, University of Kentucky, 2003 - Present
  
• Guest Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Programs

Pro Bono Activities

• University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association, Board Member
• Kentucky Bar Foundation
• Melvin Belli Society
• Opportunity Workshop in Lexington, Board Member
• Diaconate, Deacon
• Diaconate, Moderator
• First Presbyterian Church of Lexington, Kentucky, Elder
• Second Presbyterian Church, Member
• Kentucky Democratic Party, Chairman, 2004 - Present
• Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Member, Board of Governors
• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Member

Representative Cases

• Saint Joseph Hospital v. Larry O’Neil Thomas (Administrator of the Estate of James “Milford” Gray)
  • Citation: 2014–SC-00008-DG
  • Year: 2016
• Hilen v. Hays
  • Citation: 673 S.W.2d 713
  • Court: Ky.
  • Year: 1984
  • Serial Number: 1984133112
• Williams v. St. Claire Medical Center
  • Citation: 657 S.W.2d 590
  • Court: Ky.App.
  • Year: 1983
  • Serial Number: 1983146061

Published Works

Articles

• Design Defect Cases in Kentucky
  
• Fayette County Bar News, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1980
  
• Post Sales Duties/Continuing Duty to Warn
  
• Fayette County Bar News, July-August, 1994
  
• Monograph on Medical Malpractice, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1991
  

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Association for Justice, 1998 - 2010 (Board of Governors)
• American Association for Justice (Past Chair)
• Kentucky Bar Association, 2017 - 2018 (President)
• Kentucky Bar Association, 2016 - 2017 (President Elect)
• Kentucky Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
• Kentucky Bar Association, 2015 - 2016 (Vice President)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Past President)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Board of Governors)
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member)
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Kentucky Democratic Party, 2004 (Chairman)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Vice President)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Secretary/Treasurer)
• American Association for Justice (Vice Chair of the Council of State Presidents)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Sigma Chi