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Janet P. Jakubowicz Janet is a member in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and the Class Action Defense Team Chair. Her practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, with an emphasis in the areas of financial institutions, securities and RICO litigation and arbitration and class action litigation. She currently serves as president of the Louisville Bar Association.
Education
B.A., University of Louisville, 1979
J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law, 1982
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1982
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1983
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1986
U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
United States Tax Court, 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1997
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2002
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
President, Louisville Bar Association
Member, Kentucky Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Louisville Bar Association (Board of Directors)
Kentucky Bar Association (Member, Ethics 2000 Committee)
American Bar Association (Subcommittee on RICO; Subcommittee on Security
Trials and Takeover Litigation; Section of Corporate, Banking and Business Law)
Achievements in Areas of Concentration
Successful prosecution and defense of a variety of commercial, securities and RICO litigation, class action and arbitration matters involving the banking and insurance industry, brokerage firms, manufacturing, service and retail industries.
Honors and Awards
America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers & Partners, 2004, 2005 and 2006
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White, Inc., 2006, 2007 and 2008
Leadership Kentucky 2005 Selection Committee
Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2003
Certified Mediator, The International Center for Dispute Resolution & Leadership (2002)
Dean's Service Award, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Louisville Bar Association, Committee of the Year, Professional Responsibility
Civic and Charitable Involvement
Moderator, KBA Professionalism Program, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, 2001-03, 2005-06
Citizens for Better Judges
Member, KBA Ethics 2000 Committee (appointed by Kentucky Supreme Court)
Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, At-Large Executive Committee and Member
Trial Commissioner, Kentucky Bar Association (appointed by Kentucky Supreme Court)
Member, Legal Aid 2004 and 2005 Campaign
Secretary, Louisville Bar Association, 2006
Vice President and Treasurer, Louisville Bar Association, 2005
Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal
Moot Court Board
The Woodcock Society
Phi Kappa Phi
Selected Publications and Presentations
The Executive Branch Code of Ethics," Election Law in Kentucky (1995)
"Survey Article-Domestic Relations," Vol. 70, Kentucky Law Journal, 1981-82
"Practical Ethics Considerations for Your Practice," Louisville Bar Association, May 1999.
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