Biographical Information:

Born in Danville, Kentucky.  Resides in Louisville, Kentucky.

Education:

Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Juris Doctor

 1978

Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
Bachelor of Arts

 1975

Professional Experience:

Fulton, Devlin & Powers LLC
Louisville, Kentucky

                      Member/Partner

2024 — Present

Fogle, Keller, & Walker, PLLC
Louisville, Kentucky

Member/Owner

2017 — 2024

Fogle, Keller, Purdy
Louisville, Kentucky

Member/Owner

2012 — 2017

Ferreri & Fogle
Louisville, Kentucky

1989 - 2011

Mills, Mitchell & Turner
Madisonville, Kentucky

Associate/Partner

1982 — 1989

Special Assistant to Kentucky Attorney General - prosecution of OSHA cases;
Staff Attorney with Division of Special Fund - defense of workers' compensation claims

1978 — 1982

Professional Memberships:

Kentucky Bar Association

Workers' Compensation Section:
Treasurer 1987;
President-Elect 1988;
President 1989

1989 — Present

Honors and Accomplishments:

Inducted into the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Hall of Fame in 2021 as part of the second group of inductees

Inducted into the American Bar Association College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers on March 28, 2008.

Louisville Magazine – Best Workers’ Compensation Attorneys.

Rated "a v" by Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.

Appointments:

1991 - 1994 Appointed by Kentucky Governor Wallace G. Wilkinson as a member of the Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund Commission.

1998 - 2002 Appointed by Governor Paul E. Patton as member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission, which nominates candidates for Administrative Law Judges, members of the Workers’ Compensation Board and Commissioner of the Department of Workers’ Claims.

2002 - 2006 Re-appointed by Governor Paul E. Patton as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission.

2006 - 2010 Re-appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission.

1991 - 1994 Appointed by Kentucky Governor Wallace G. Wilkinson as a member of the Petroleum Storage Tank Environmental Assurance Fund Commission.

1998 - 2002 Appointed by Governor Paul E. Patton as member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission, which nominates candidates for Administrative Law Judges, members of the Workers’ Compensation Board and Commissioner of the Department of Workers’ Claims.

2002 - 2006 Re-appointed by Governor Paul E. Patton as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission.

2006 - 2010 Re-appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher as a member of the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission.
 

Publications:

Co-Editor, "Worker's Compensation Review" published monthly by Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1989 to 1992.

Workers' Compensation in Kentucky, published in 1991 by the University of Kentucky; authored chapter on Prehearings and Hearings.

Workers' Compensation in Kentucky, published in 1995 by the University of Kentucky; co-authored chapter on benefits and calculations.

Workers’ Compensation in Kentucky, published in 2002 by the University of Kentucky; authored chapter on average weekly wage.

Employment Law in Kentucky, 2nd Edition Practice Handbook, published by the University of Kentucky in 2004, authored the chapter on Workers’ Compensation.

Employment Law in Kentucky, 3rd Edition Practice Handbook, to be published by the University of Kentucky in 2007, authored the chapter on Workers’ Compensation.

Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Decision Manual, published by the University of Kentucky in 2003.

Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Decision Manual, 2nd Edition, published by the University of Kentucky in 2003.

Exclusive Remedy in the New Millennium – The Bench and Bar, published monthly by the Kentucky Bar Association – September 2008 edition.

Guest Speaker:

University of Kentucky Workers' Compensation Institute, 1988, 1990,1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 (cancelled), 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Also served on the planning committee for all these seminars since 1994.

Kentucky Self-Insured Association Annual Seminar – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020.

Louisville Claims Managers' Conference 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. The Claims Managers Group disbanded after 1998.

Chase College of Law Workers' Compensation Legal Seminars - Bowling Green, Louisville, and Danville, 1982.

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys Workers' Compensation Seminar - Pikeville, 1984.

Governor's Council on Safety and Health - Louisville, 1985, 1993, 1996, and 1997.

Kentucky Bar Association Seminars - Bahamas, 1986, Covington, 1987, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1987, Lucaya, Bahamas, 1988, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Owensboro and Lexington, 1990, Acapulco, Mexico, 1991, Freeport, 1992, Paradise Island, 1994, San Diego, 1995, Phoenix, 1996, and Bahamas, 2008.

Lorman Educational Services – Workers’ Compensation in Kentucky, 2000, 2001, 2002.

PESI Educational Services – Workers’ Compensation in Kentucky, 2000, 2001, and 2006.

IAILBC Delegate to Annual Conference in New York, 1980.

Federal Black Lung Defense Group in Washington, D. C. 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1987.

Pike County Bar Association Seminar - Myrtle Beach, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, and 1998.

Chase College of Law - Workers' Compensation classes and Practice of Law classes; 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

FERRERI & FOGLE, PLLC Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar – 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2011.

FOGLE KELLER PURDY, PLLC Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar – 2012.

Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Education Association annual seminar - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016.

Warns-Render Employment Law Seminar sponsored by the University of Louisville, 2019. Also served on planning committee.