KBA AC 2025

What to expect

Hours of CLE Offered

Hours of CLE - Including 7 Ethics*

Speakers

Days In-Person

*Earn up to 18 CLE credits (12 in-person and 6 on-demand). Speakers and schedule are subject to change.

Feature & Spotlight Speakers

Nationally recognized expert in lawyer well-being and author of The Legal Brain: A Lawyer’s Guide to Well-being and Better Job Performance.

Thursday Spotlight

Dr. Debra Austin

Specializes in high-profile litigation and complex legal disputes and is well known for representing Johnny Depp in the defamation case that he brought against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.

Thursday Feature

Camille Vasquez

Co-founder and CCO of Cornbread Hemp and author of The Cornbread Mafia, a nonfiction account of his Kentucky hometown’s outlaw cannabis operation.

Friday Spotlight

Jim Higdon

Lead prosecutor in the Alex Murdaugh case featured in the Netflix series, Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.

Friday Feature

Creighton Waters

View Convention Schedule

Only need a few credits?

Earn up to 6 CLE credits, including 2 ethics credits, during May 1 - June 30 from the comfort of your office or home.

View On-Demand Programming

In-Person vs. On-Demand

In-Person

June 5-6, 2025 in Lexington, KY
Up to 12 CLE Credits including 5 Ethics Credits
On-Demand Content Included
Only chance to see Feature and Spotlight programs
Networking Opportunities with attendees and exhibitors

$380

Non-Members: $480
Prices rise $100 May 29th

In-Person Registration

On-Demand

Virtual
Watch anywhere at your convenience
May 1 - June 30, 2025
6 CLE Credits including 2 Ethics Credits
Pre-Recorded Videos

$250 On-Demand Registration

Public Service Project

Learn about the public service project selected by the Annual Convention Planning Committee.

The Public Service Project

Be an Exhibitor

Engage with attorneys from across the state and gain relationships that can extend beyond the two-day convention experience.

Exhibitors

Plan Your Trip

Lexington, KY

Hotel & Parking

Platinum Sponsors

Spotlight & Feature Speaker Sponsors

Robert Bilott

Creighton Waters

Kickoff Breakfast Sponsors

Bench & Bar / YLD Joint Reception Sponsor

Charging Stations Sponsor

Annual Banquet Sponsor

Puppy Pit Sponsor

Specialty Break Sponsors

Additional Sponsors

Gary C. Johnson, Attorneys at Law, P.S.C.

In-Person CLE Contributors

AI Task Force
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Animal Law Section
Bankruptcy Law Section
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky (Public Service Project)
Children's Law Center, Inc.
Department of Public Advocacy
Dahlia Training and Consulting
Education Law Section
Elder Law Section
Immigration & Nationality Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section

Kentucky Court of Justice
Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis
KYLAP
Labor & Employment Law Section
Law Practice Committee
Lawyers Mutual of Kentucky
Military and Veterans Law Committee
Office of Kentucky State Treasurer
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Taxation Law Section
Wellbeing Committee

On-Demand CLE Contributors

Ethics Committee
Immigration & Nationality Law Section
Intellectual Property Law Section

Planning Committee

Thank you to these committee members for their time and efforts in this year's convention!

Convention Planning Committee

Christine L. Stanley

Planning Committee Chair

Amelia M. Adams
Dana Arnold
Rhonda Jennings Blackburn
Catherine E. Bouvier
Kyle R. Bunnell
Alexander B. Clay
Miranda D. Click
Donald H. Combs III
Elizabeth A. Combs
Judge Sara W. Combs
W. Mitchell Hall, Jr.
D’lorah L. Hughes
Zoe Jessie
Guion L. Johnstone

Todd P. Kennedy
LaToi D. Mayo
Damon L. Preston
Ryan F. Quarles
Vincent J. Riggs
Brittany N. Riley
Katie Shepherd
Judge Denotra Spruill-Gunther
Alex Kerns Torres
Judge Larry E. Thompson
Judge Lucy A. VanMeter
Dustin R. Williams
Langdon R. Worley

CLE Program Committee

Donald H. Combs III

CLE Program Committee Chair

Amelia M. Adams
Rhonda Jennings Blackburn
D’lorah L. Hughes
Guion L. Johnstone
Damon L. Preston
Ryan F. Quarles
Brittany N. Riley
Katie Shepherd
Christine L. Stanley
Alex Kerns Torres

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