PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE, 2012
JOHN CROCKETT OF FROST BROWN TODD
NAMED CHAIR OF LEGAL AID’S 2012 JUSTICE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN
LOUISVILLE, KY—John R. Crockett III, Chairman of Frost Brown Todd, has been named Chair of the Legal Aid Society 2012 Justice for All Campaign. Proceeds from the 2012 campaign will help the Legal Aid Society continue its mission of pursuing justice for people living in poverty.
As Chairman of the Firm, Crockett is responsible for driving the firm’s growth and strategic planning, merger opportunities, ancillary business ventures, and new business opportunities. His practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation, products liability, and mass tort litigation. Crockett is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, mentioned in Benchmark Litigation®, and selected as a Kentucky Super Lawyer.
Crockett is a Board member of Greater Louisville Inc., past President and Board member of Family and Children’s Place, a Board member of Leadership Louisville, Steering Committee member of the 21st Century Parks, and a former Board member of the Bingham Child Guidance Center.
“I am honored to lead Legal Aid’s 2012 Justice for All Campaign. Legal Aid provides an essential service to those most in need, and I look forward to building on the excellent work of past Chairs to make this another successful campaign,” said Crockett.
“Legal Aid is privileged to have John lead our 2012 Justice for All Campaign,” said Jeffrey A. Been, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society. “At a time when our neighbors need Legal Aid services like never before, John’s passion and commitment to our mission will no doubt make the 2012 Justice for All Campaign a success.”
Other members of the 2012 Justice for All committee include:
Kendrick R. Riggs (2011 Chair) / Stoll Keenon OgdenMary Keyer (2010 Chair) / AT&T
Kennedy Helm, III (2009 Chair) / Stites & Harbison
Eric L. Ison (2007 Chair) / Bingham Greenebaum Doll
John A. Bahe, Jr. / Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones
Jeremiah A. Byrne / Frost Brown Todd
Robert M. Connolly / Stites & Harbison
Mandy Wilson Decker / Stites & Harbison
Peter G. Diakov / Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
Darryl W. Durham / Weber & Rose
W. Bryan Hudson / Atria Senior Living Group
Michael Kleinert / Stites & Harbison
Justice Martin E. Johnstone / Kentucky Supreme Court (Ret.)
James T. Blaine Lewis / Dinsmore & Shohl
Colin H. Lindsay / Dinsmore & Shohl
Michael O'Connell / Jefferson County Attorney
Melanie Siemens / Stoll Keenon Ogden
Edward H. Stopher / Boehl Stopher & Graves
R. James Straus / Frost Brown Todd
B. Todd Thompson / Thompson Miller & Simpson
Peter H. Wayne IV / Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
The mission of the Legal Aid Society is to pursue justice for people in poverty. Legal Aid provides free legal services to low-income families and individuals facing serious threats to their physical and economic well-being. Those assisted include the elderly, children, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable groups. To learn more visit, www.laslou.org.
Frost Brown Todd is a full-service law firm serving some of America’s top corporations and emerging companies. With attorneys regularly identified by clients, peers and industry organizations as leaders in their practice areas, the firm advises and protects clients in business transactions and litigation in industries including insurance, banking, financial services, manufacturing, transportation, real estate, construction, energy and healthcare. Its nearly 450 attorneys in nine offices throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia provide unparalleled service to meet clients’ needs; deliver the insights and solutions available only from a diverse group of professionals; and support the communities in which they operate. To learn more, visit www.frostbrowntodd.com.
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