We are proud to announce Volume 114 of the Kentucky Law Journal!

The thirty-two new staff members were selected through a competitive write-on process and will be entrusted with continuing KLJ’s tradition of excellence in legal scholarship.

We look forward to the contributions this group will make to the journal and to the furthering of Kentucky Law Journal’s tradition of excellence.

Senior Staff Members

Brooke Allison
Hannah Carroll
Nathan Clark
Steven G. Dabney, Jr.
Grace Denton
Riley Fort
Matthew W. Givens
Brandon Gonzalez Jimenez
Preston R. Goodman
Claire Gussler
Lucas Hall
William J. Haydon
Michael Kern
John T. Lambert
Bridget Lienau
B. Basil. F. McCoy
Kristen Price
Conor Washburn

Editorial Board

Matthew B. Chaney
Emma P. Collins
Dalton Gregory
Tori Harris
Alex Heaton
Amanda Lindsey
Casey Parker-Bell
Katherine Nipper
Elijah Raymond
Ben Schaeffer
Benjamin Scott
John Simms
Bradley P. Simpson
Joshua Wetzel
Ben Whatley
Leigha Whitridge

Staff Members

Mitchell L. Barber
Nathan Brummett
Hadley Christensen
Maiah L. Cisco
Mallie Cornett
Will Cox
Maggie Dowdy
Helen Driver
Ursula Fuller-Wisner
Logan M. Hopson
Claire Irish
Emma James
Harper S. Johnson
Olivia Kiser
Zachary L. Lee
Jason Marcus
Jay McCormick
Jon E. B. McGee
Azia Meeks
Jarrett Blake Napier
Ashley Peal
Austin Phillips
Garrett Fonville Sams
Caroline Shackleton
Madelin Shelton
William D. Smiley
William A. Stansell
Lilly Stephens
Allison Viney
Katherine Walker
Julia Wattenbarger
Alexandra Wesley

Featured

Nov 21, 2025

Unraveling Tax Reform: The Big Beautiful Bill’s Predictable Departure from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Nov 21, 2025

Shortly after midnight on May 7, 1986, the Senate Finance Committee adopted the most comprehensive tax reform legislation in American history. Yet, only four years later, the goals of the 1986 Tax Reform Act were undermined as subsequent legislation continued to muddy the tax waters. Is the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act destined for the same unraveling as the 1986 Act? KLJ Volume 114 Staff Editor Jarrett Napier compares the two acts and reinforces that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

Nov 21, 2025

Nov 20, 2025

All Quiet on the Eastern Front: Legal Malpractice, Tolling, and the Systemic Barriers Facing Eastern Kentuckians

Nov 20, 2025

Across the Commonwealth, and particularly in Eastern Kentucky, clients are losing access to justice because their lawyers fail to keep their clients informed about their case. In an area where many residents depend entirely on their lawyers to navigate the legal system, negligence perpetuates a cycle of disenfranchisement: those least able to protect their rights are most likely to lose them through silence. KLJ Volume 114 Staff Editor Jason Marcus explains the doctrine of tolling and advocates for reform to reassert the Commonwealth’s commitment to fairness, accountability, and access to justice.

Nov 20, 2025