Friday, September 5, 2008

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Larry Clayton Ethridge 
Louisville, Kentucky
phone (502) 583-7400
fax (502) 589-4997
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Mr. Ethridge received his Bachelor's Degree from Duke University in 1968, and graduated with honors from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1975. Following college, he served as Gunnery Officer aboard the USS Askari (ARL-30) in Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan. He served a one year internship with the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in Washington, D.C., upon graduation from Law School. Thereafter, Mr. Ethridge joined the staff of the ABA Model Procurement Code Project, where he served for four years as Assistant Project Director for Implementation. He joined the firm of Mosley, Clare & Townes in 1980, and was a partner from 1982 through 1997, practicing in the areas of public and private contracts, construction, administrative, and employment law. His firm merged to form Ackerson, Mosley & Yann, P.S.C., as of January 1, 1998, where he is now a shareholder in Ackerson & Yann, P.S.C. Mr. Ethridge served as Chair of the Model Procurement Code Coordinating Committee from 1985 until he was designated as a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the MPC Revision Project, which concluded its work in 2001. He served as Chair of the ABA State and Local Government Law Section (1998-1999), and he is the Kentucky State Chair for the Public Contract Law Section's Region Division. Mr. Ethridge has served as an Editor for all three editions of the Model Procurement Code Annotations, and he has witten numerous articles on state and government procurement for various publications. His governmental work includes service as General Counsel to the Jefferson County  Deputy Sheriff Merit Board (1996-Present), the Louisville Firefighters Pension Fund (1997 - Present), and as outside Counsel to the Jefferson County Attorney's Office (1986-Present).
Areas of Practice:
Administrative Law
Construction Law
Contracts
Discrimination
Employment Law -- Employer
Government Contracts
Litigation & Appeals
Sexual Harassment
State, Local & Municipal Law
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Kentucky, 1975
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1980
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1980
Education:
University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, 1975
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1968
B.A.


Published Works:
Annotations to The Model Procurement Code, ABA, All 3 Editions

Located in Louisville, the business law attorneys of Ackerson & Yann, PLLC, represent clients throughout Kentucky, including those doing business in the cities of Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington, Bardstown, London and in the following counties:

Jefferson County ▪  Franklin County ▪ Lexington-Fayette County ▪ Shelby County ▪ Spencer County ▪ Bullitt County ▪ Oldham County ▪ Nelson County ▪ Hardin County
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Ackerson & Yann, PLLC

Attorneys at Law
One Riverfront Plaza
401 West Main St., Suite 1200
Louisville, KY 40202
Telephone: 502-583-7400
Fax: 502-589-4997
Real Estate Closings Fax:
502-587-5504
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Branch Office
6520 Glenridge Park Place, Suite 8
Louisville, KY 40222
Telephone: 502-425-5598