D. Kevin Ryan
Louisville, Kentucky
Of Counsel
Phone: (502) 371-3536
Fax: (502) 371-9236
Email: kryan@derbycitylaw.com
Honors and Awards
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Numerous CLE Recognition Awards
Memberships
- Louisville Estate Planning Council, 1978 - Present
- Louisville Bar Association, Member, Business Law, Taxation and Probate and Estate Sections, 1978 - Present
- Louisville Bar Association, Co-Chair, Taxation Section (1993-94)
- Indiana Bar Association, 2015 - Present
- Louisville Ski Club, Inc., General Counsel, 1981 - Present
- Taylorsville Water Skiers, Inc., General Counsel, 1984 – Present
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member, Taxation Section, 1977 - Present
Admissions and Courts
- Kentucky, 1977
- Indiana, 2015
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Kentucky, 1978
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Indiana, 2002
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1978
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2002
- U.S. Tax Court, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1980
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- LL.M., in Taxation - 1978
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.S. - 1974
- Major: Accounting
Practice Areas
- General Corporate Law and Contracts
- Commercial Transactions and Acquisitions
- Employment Law
- Business Litigation
- Tax Appeals and Litigation (Federal and Kentucky)
- Probate and Estate Administration/Litigation
- Estate and Tax Planning
- Real Estate Law
Litigation Percentage
- 35% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Representative Cases
- Loving v. WLOU-AM, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105957
- KRS Corp., LLC v. QSR Automations, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87745
- Young v. Richardson, 2011 CA-1499, (Ky. App. 2014)
- Young v. Richardson, 2012 KY. App. LEXIS 129
- Young v. Richardson, 2014 Ky. App Unpub. 39, 40. 43 & 46
- City of Jeffersonville v. Deckard, 2016 U.S. Dist. Lexis 83410
Representative Clients
- Commercial & Industrial Consultants, Inc. (Commercial Business Broker)
- Global Polymers, LLC (Plastic Resins Distributor and Recycler)
- Bill Collins Ford, Inc. (Automobile Sales, Service, Leasing, Parts and Internet)
- Ott Communications, LLC (National Advertising and Marketing)
- e-PULSETrak.com, Inc. (CRM System for Auto Dealers)
- Kentucky Truck Sales, Inc. (Truck Sales, Service, Leasing, Repairs and Parts)
- Rainbow Design Services, Inc. (Engineering, Design and Survey for Cable TV And Other Telecommunications Networks)
- Volleyball Connection, Inc. (National Manufacturer Sales Rep.)
- Prometheus Limited Partnership (Low Income Housing Tax Credits)
