C. Patrick Fulton
Patrick was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1960 and is a fourth-generation attorney. He graduated from Central High School in 1978, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 1982 and then received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1985.
Patrick was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1985 and is a member of the Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations. He is also a member of the United States District Courts for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky as well as the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a past Chairman of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation section and has been a frequent seminar speaker on Kentucky Workers’ Compensation issues.
Patrick married Linda Fulton in 2005 and they have a combined family with six children and several grandchildren. Patrick’s hobbies include squash, bicycling and hiking.
Biographical Information:
Born and resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Education:
University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
Juris Doctor
1983 — 1985
Chase College of Law
Highland Heights, Kentucky
(Transferred to U.K.)
1982 — 1983
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts
1978 — 1982
Professional Experience:
Fulton, Devlin & Powers LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
1987 — Present
Ferreri & Fogle
Louisville, Kentucky
Partner (1994 - 1997)
Associate (1990 - 1993)
1990 — 1997
Woodward, Hobson & Fulton
Louisville, Kentucky
Associate (1985 - 1990)
1985 — 1990
Professional Memberships:
Kentucky Bar Association
Workers' Compensation Section
1985 — Present
Louisville Bar Association
1985 — 1990. 1997 — Present
United States District Court —
Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky
1985 — Present
United States Court of Appeals —
Sixth Circuit
1985 — Present
Professional Activities & Accomplishments:
Pike County Bar Association Summer Seminar
Guest Speaker
1994, 1995
University of Louisville Carl A. Warns Labor Law Symposium
Guest Speaker
1996
Brown-Forman Workers' Compensation Update Seminar
Guest Speaker
1997
KBA Workers' Compensation Section Seminars
Guest Speaker
1993, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
University of Kentucky College of Law
Guest Speaker, 16th Biennial Workers' Compensation Institute
2006
Comp Ed, Inc.
Board of Directors
1997 — 2003
Rated "AV" for Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability by Martindale-Hubbell®
2014 — Present
Selected for The Best Lawyers in America®
Under Specialty of Workers' Compensation Defense
2013 — Present
Avvo Rated Top Lawyer
2024
Published Decisions:
American Bakeries Co. v. Hatzell, 771 S.W.2d 478 (Ky. 1989)
Kentucky Harlan Coal Co. v. Holmes, 872 S.W.2d 446 (Ky. 1994)
Derr Const. Co. V. Bennett, 873 S.W.2d 824 (Ky. 1994)
American Standard v. Boyd, 873 S.W.2d 822 (Ky. 1994)
Heartland Health Care Center v. Maupin, 887 S.W.2d 553 (Ky. 1994)
American Standard v. Stinson, 888 S.W.2d 330 (Ky. 1994)
Staples, Inc. v. Konvelski, 56 S.W.3d 412 (Ky. 2001)
Burton v. Foster Wheeler Corp., 72 S.W.3d 925 (Ky. 2002)
Brown-Forman Corp. v. Upchurch, 127 S.W.3d 615 (Ky. 2004)
Unpublished Appellate Decisions:
Kelvin Corp. v. Nava-Garcia, 2010-CA-001362-WC (2011)
Logsdon v. Lear Corporation, 2012-CA-000715-WC (2013)
Louisville Transportation Co. v. Newman, 2014-CA-000154-WC, 2014-CA-000279-WC (2014)
Corbett v. Maker’s Mark Distillery, 2015-SC-000168-WC (2016)
Morris v. Naegle Outdoor Advertising, 2018-CA-001111-WC (2019)
Community Activities:
YMCA Center for Youth Alternatives Board of Directors
Internal Finance Chair (1990 — 1993)
Board Chair (1993 — 1995)
Endowment Committee Chair (1997 - 1998)
1990 — 1997
Kentucky Squash Racquets Assoc. Board of Directors
President (2003 — 2005)
Vice President (2015 — 2019)
2001 — Present