Ruby Fenton - Louisville, KY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: Dean's List
    Honors: Book Award - Evidence and Trusts and Estates
    Law Journal: Journal of Law and Education, Staff Member, 1988 - 1989

• Non Legal Education

  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
    Bachelor of Science
    Major: Audiology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Borowitz & Goldsmith, PLC, Partner, 2004 - 2013
• Pitt Fenton, PLLC, Partner, 1997 - 2004
• Rogers, Fuller & Pitt, Associate, 1989 - 1997

References

• Hon. Thomas J. Knopf

• Hon. A.C. McKay Chauvin

• Ms. Karen Garnet, Dist. Director, Dept. of Labor

• Mr. Jack Bell, Jr. President, Masters' Supply, Inc.

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Discrimination Law and Labor Law, University of Louisville School of Business, 1989 - 1990
  
• Paralegal Studies, Sullivan College, 1982 - 1985
  
• Human Resources, Bellarmine University
  
• "Safe Harbors in Labor/Employment Law" & "Intersection of the ADA and other Labor & Employment Laws", Carl A. Warns Labor & Employment Law Institute, 1996 - 2014
  
• "Effective Policies and Procedures: Creation and Administration", "Social Media in the Workplace", and "Enforceability of Covenants not to Compete", Oldham County Government, 2007 - 2016
  
• "Changes in Life Affecting Employer Strategies", Kentucky Healthcare/Financial Management Association, 2005 - Present
  
• "The Wage and Hour Laws and the Effects of...", Kentucky Financial Professionals Conference, 2005 - Present
  
• "Employment Law Update", "Hiring and Firing: How to do it Right", and "Beyond the Basics in Employment Law, Sterling Education Services, 2001 - 2010
  
• "All Hands on Deck - Navigating Return to Work Issues", and "Matters of the Mind", Access Center Partnership, 1993 - 2003
  
• "Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Differences You Need to Know and Document Drafting Tips", Business Associations Law Institute, 2017

Representative Clients

• City of LaGrange, Commonwealth of Kentucky

• University of Louisville

• Masters' Supply, Inc.

• Centers for Accessible Living

• Walker Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

• MiD, Inc.

• Star Aviation, Inc

Published Works

Articles

• Fenton, Chapter 13: "Whistleblower Protection"; Law & Ethics in Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Radiology, W.B. Sounders Company, 1995
  

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1989
• Kentucky, 1989
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• Kentucky Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
• Louisville Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
• Attorneys Advisory Committee, The Access Center, 2000 - Present (Member)
• Louisville Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1996 - 1997 (Chairperson)
• Legal Studies Advisory Board, Sullivan University, 2000 - Present (Member)