Stanley S. Dawson
Stan was born in 1965 in Versailles, Kentucky. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky College of Law. He has represented employers and insurers in the areas of workers’ compensation, Federal Black Lung and subrogation since 1991, and has lectured on workers compensation and Federal Black Lung issues at legal seminars. Stan also previously served as in-house counsel for a major mining concern, handling mine safety and health, environmental, corporate and transactional matters. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is admitted to practice before the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, as well as the U. S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Tenth Circuits. Stan and his wife, Ellen, live in Louisville and have two children.
Biographical Information:
Born in Versailles, Kentucky, and resides in Louisville, Kentucky.
Education:
University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
Juris Doctor
1987 — 1990
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bachelor of Arts
1983 — 1987
Professional Experience:
Fulton, Devlin & Powers LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
2002 — Present
Lodestar Energy, Inc.
Lexington, Kentucky
Corporate Counsel
1998 — 2002
Ferreri & Fogle
Louisville, Kentucky
Partner (1997 - 1998)
Associate (1991 - 1996)
1991 — 1998
Commonwealth of Kentucky, 28th Judicial Circuit
Somerset, Kentucky
Staff Attorney (1990 - 1991)
Law Clerk (1990)
1990 — 1991
Professional Memberships:
Kentucky Bar Association
Workers' Compensation Section
1990 — Present
United States District Court —
Eastern District of Kentucky (1995 - Present)
Western District of Kentucky (1998 - Present)
United States Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit (1996 - Present)
Tenth Circuit (1997 - Present)
Professional Activities & Accomplishments:
Kentucky Coal Association
Workers' Compensation Task Force
Member
1998 - 2002
Kentucky Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section
1998 Annual Mid-Year Convention
New Orleans, Louisiana
Guest Speaker
1998
Kentucky Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section
2001 Annual Mid-Year Convention
Las Vegas, Nevada
Guest Speaker
2001
National Business Institute's Seminar on Complex Workers' Compensation Issues
Guest Speaker on Legal Ethics
2014
National Business Institute's Seminar on Advanced Workers' Compensation Issues
Guest Speaker on Kentucky Case Law Update
Guest Speaker on Ethical Obligations in Workers' Compensation
2015