Earl (Chip) Hamm Jr. - Louisville, KY

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1999
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Michigan, 1996
    Masters of Public Policy
  • Duke University, 1994
    B.A.
    Major: Public Policy Studies

Pro Bono Activities

• International Council of Shopping Centers, Kentucky Government Relations Chair, 2010 - 2013
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2013
• Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library, President of the Board of Directors , 2001 - 2003

Representative Clients

• Represented developer of 950-unit housing development, including complex negotiations with university, local government, and neighboring businesses.

• Advised a national bank in the design and adoption of an enterprise-wide, real estate and workplace optimization program with a targeted reduction in occupancy costs of approximately $20 million.

• Structured and completed formation and capital raises for bourbon and spirits companies based in Kentucky, secured alcohol licensing, and negotiated management and branding agreements.

• Negotiated multiple restaurant formations and capitalizations; negotiated acquisitions or leases on behalf of landlords and tenants.

• Developed franchise system, including operating manuals and franchise disclosure documents, for multi-state service company.

Other Affiliations

• Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
• University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association, 2008 - Present (Board of Directors)
• University of Kentucky College of Law Alumni Association, 2013 - 2015 (Chair of the Board of Directors)
• Kentucky Commission on Small Business Advocacy, 2014 - 2016 (Commissioner)