Walter G. Ecton Jr. - Richmond, KY

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1979
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1982
    M.B.A., Master of Business Administration
  • Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1975
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Past Positions

• Commonwealth of Kentucky, Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, 1980-1992

References

• Tony D. Whitaker

• James H. Howard

• Doug Dirks

• Ed Saunier

Languages

• English (Primary)

Classes and Seminars

• Nuts and Bolts of Probate, Madison County Estate Planning Council
  
• Estate Planning, Madison County Estate Planning Council

Pro Bono Activities

• Director, Telford YMCA, Richmond, Kentucky
• Past President, Richmond Chamber of Commerce

Representative Clients

• First Federal Savings Bank

• Richmond Mall Limited Partnership

• Richmond-Madison Company, Industrial Corporation

• Saunier North American, Incorporated

• St. Andrews Place Retirement Community, Inc.; McCready Manor, Inc.; Telford Terrace

• Richmond Industrial Development Corporation

• Loss Prevention Systems, Inc.

• Uncle Charlie's Meats, Inc.

Representative Cases

• Byrd v. Comair, Inc. (In re Air Crash at Lexington)
  • Citation: 2007 U.S. Dist., LEXIS 74835
  • Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Central Division
  • Serial Number: 5:07-CV-015-KSF
• Byrd v. Comair, Inc. (In re Air Crash at Lexington)
  • Citation: 501 F. Supp. 2d 902 (2007)
  • Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, Central Division,
  • Serial Number: 5:06-CV-316-KSF
• Land v. S. States Coop., Inc.
  • Citation: 740 Fed. Appx. 845 (2018)
  • Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Serial Number: No. 17-6303
• Land v. Southern States Coop., Inc.
  • Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist., LEXIS 122183
  • Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky,
  • Serial Number: 15-CV-83-JMH

Bar Admissions

• Kentucky, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2017

Other Affiliations

• Chamber of Commerce, President, 1988 - 1989
• Richmond Rotary Club, President, 1986 - 1987
• Kentucky Bar Association (Member)
• Kentucky Justice Association (Member)
• Madison County Bar Association (Member)
• Madison County Estate Planning Council (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Sigma Chi
• Phi Delta Phi