Attorneys

Arnold Taylor 
Covington, Kentucky
Partner, since 1971
phone (859) 331-2000
fax (859) 578-3365
email ataylor@ortlaw.com

Arnold Taylor has been a member of the firm since 1965. He is Senior Partner of the firm and concentrates his practice in the area of defense litigation. He has served as a Member of the Kentucky Continuing Legal Education Commission, and is currently Chairman of the Judicial Ethics Committee. Arnold is a Martindalel-Hubbell AV ® rated attorney.

Areas of Practice:
Products Liability
Personal Injury
Aviation Law
Construction Law
General Business Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Kentucky, 1965
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1965
U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
Education:
University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1965
J.D.
 
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1971
A.B.
Published Works:
Maintaining Academic Order in Secondary Schools 58 Kentucky Law Journal 617, 1970
Liability of the Official Court Reporter 62 Kentucky Law Journal 964
To Copy What Is Right and True Vol. 62, 1973-1974
Representative Cases:
Midwestern, Inc. v. Northern Kentucky Community Center, 736 S.W.2d 348 (Ky.App. 1987)
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Christophel, 500 S.W.2d 409 (Ky. 1973)
Greene v. B.F. Goodrich Avionics Systems, Inc, 409 F.3d 784 (6th Circuit 2005)
Brierly v. Alusuisse Flexible Packaging, Inc., 184 F.3d 527 (6th Circuit 1999)
State Farm v. Zurich Ins. Co., 111 F.3d 42 (6th Circuit 1997)
Representative Clients:
Zurich-American Insurance Company
References:
Huntington Bank of Kenton County, Covington, Kentucky
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Childrens Home of North Kentucky
Past Director
President, Covington Rotary Club, 1981 - 1982
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Member
Kentucky Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Birth Information:
October 12, 1940, Corbin, Kentucky, United States of America

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