DelCotto Law Group PLLC
200 North Upper Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Telephone:
859-231-5800
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859-281-1179

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DelCotto Law Group PLLC will be a hole sponsor for the Second Annual UK College of Law Golf Tournament on May 21, 2012. This tournament raises money to provide scholarships and grants for students attending law school at UK. For more information visit the Golf Tournament webpage.

Newspaper articles reporting Asher Land and Mineral, Ltd, v. Nami Resources Company, LLC:

DelCotto Law Group PLLC paralegal Beverly Rawlings recently earned the designation of PACE Registered Paralegal® after passing the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations. Ms. Rawlings is one of seventeen paralegals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to earn this distinction.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC attorney Michael J. Gartland, esq. recently earned the Continuing Legal Education Award from the Kentucky Bar Association. This award certifies that Mr. Gartland has completed more than 62.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education within the past three years.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC attorney Michael J. Gartland, Esq. recently won a civil commercial litigation case styled as Asher Land and Mineral, Ltd. v. Nami Resources Company, LLC. On March 15, 2012, a Bell County jury returned a $3.99 million verdict in favor of Asher on its claims against Nami for breach of contract and fraud for under reporting royalties owed to Asher. The $3.99 million amount includes $2.68 million of punitive damages, the largest award of its kind in a Bell Circuit Court case. The court entered a $111,000 directed verdict for Asher on its claim against Nami for wrongfully charging Asher severance taxes on natural gas produced from its property.

Attorneys Mike Gartland & Wes Harned had an article published in the ABI Legislation Committee News Page regarding H.R. 2533: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC, represented by Jamie Harris, Clair Edwards, Heather Purnell, Linda Conner and Ashley Grigsby, participated in the annual Junior Achievement of Lexington Bowl-A-Thon in order to raise money to support the program. Junior Achievement helps to develop real world financial and work readiness skills in students K-12. DLG strongly supports all financial literacy efforts, also coordinating and volunteering for the CARE ("Credit Abuse Resistance Education") program in the Fayette County Public Schools System. If interested in becoming a volunteer or for more information on Junior Achievement's entrepreneurship, financial literacy and workforce readiness courses visit http://lexington.ja.org/.

DelCotto Law Group PLLC has been recognized as a member of the Dean's Circle at the Platinum Level for the University of Kentucky College of Law. This signifies that 100% of University of Kentucky Law School graduates that are attorneys of DelCotto Law Group have made contributions to the school. An alumni reception will be held in Louisville on June 6 during the Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention where all firms that are Dean's Circle members will be recognized.

U.S. News and Best Lawyers has named DelCotto Law Group a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for Bankruptcy and Creditor and Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Lexington, KY. The selection process includes client and peer evaluations and rankings on attorney effectiveness, expertise and responsiveness.

DelCotto Law Group was honored as one of the recipients of the Salute to Small Business Awards presented by Commerce Lexington. As the winner of the Green Initiative Award, DLG was recognized for our efforts in recycling and energy efficiency within the office. For more information on the Salute to Small Business Awards click here.


Laura Day DelCotto

Email: ldelcotto@dlgfirm.com

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Areas of Concentration:

  • Chapters 11 & 9 Bankruptcy
  • Debtor/Creditor Litigation
  • Workouts & Restructurings
  • ABC’s & Receiverships

Admitted:

  • Kentucky, 1986
  • U.S. District Court,
    •      Eastern District of Kentucky, 1986
         Western District of Kentucky, 1991
         Southern District of Indiana, 2002
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1990

Law School:

  • University of Kentucky, J.D. with distinction, 1986
    • Order of the Coif
    • Kentucky Law Journal

College:

  • The University of the South, B.A., Natural Resources, magna cum laude, 1983
    • Phi Beta Kappa
    • Order of Gownsmen

Professional Associations:

  • Fayette County Bar Association
    • Board of Directors 1999-2002
  • Kentucky Bar Association
    • Chair, Bankruptcy Section 2002-2003
  • American Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification
  • Joint Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee for Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; ED Bankruptcy Court Local Rules Committee (2011)
  • Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member
  • Kentucky Bar Foundation, Life Member
  • Fayette County Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow and Founding Firm
  • Leadership America, Class of 2011

Honors & Recognitions:

  • Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, 2006 – present
  • National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Panel Presenter 2006
  • Colvin Rouse Kentucky Law Journal Best Note Award “Jurisdictional Uncertainties Under the Bankruptcy Code” 1986
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - present
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2007 - present
  • Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2007 - present
  • Top 25 Female Attorney in Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007 - present
  • Leadership Lexington, Class of 1994-1995
  • Leading Women of Central Kentucky, Business Lexington 2011
  • Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, (Martindale Hubbell) Inaugural Edition 2011 - present
  • Martindale Hubbell “AV” Peer Review Rated, 1998 - present

Civic/Personal (Current & Former): 

  • American Heart Association, Board Member
  • Mary G. Copeland Home, Board Member
  • Bellewood Presbyterian Home for Children, Board Member
  • Ordained Elder, Presbyterian Church
  • Central Kentucky Section of the Credit Abuse Resistance Education Program, Volunteer Presenter
  • Don Jacobs Financial Literacy Program, Volunteer Presenter 

Born: Glasgow, KY 1960

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