Washington County Lawyers

Areas of Practice
Insurance Defense
Criminal - White Collar Criminal Defense- Government Investigations, Criminal Infractions, Federal Search Warrants, RICO Violations
Bad Faith Insurance Defense
Criminal Defense: State & Federal
Motor Vehicle Accidents-Defense
Slip and Fall-Defense
Premises Liability-Defense
Wrongful Death-Defense


Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation


Bar Admissions
Kentucky
Virginia
Indiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana


Education

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Juris Doctor - 2012


Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
B.A. - 2007
Major: Spanish


Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH, June 2005
Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice


Honors and Awards
Kentucky Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2019
National Association of Distinguished Counsel


Professional Associations and Memberships
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar...

Fayette District Judge 1982-1991 Fayette Circuit Judge1992-2002 Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals2002-2003 Judge, Kentucky Senior Judge Ptogram 2003-2007 Of Counsel, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden 2007-2;017

Sole practicioner with big firm experience. I offer personalized representation in the areas of bankruptcy, real estate, DUI/Traffic, Divorce, Wills/Probate, Personal Injury, etc. Contact me to set up a free consultation.

Peyton Holmes Porter Griffee is a partner and attorney at Sweat & Griffee Law Firm. Mr. Griffee was born and raised in Mount Washington, where he continues to live today with his wife Caitlin. Mr. Griffee attended Georgetown College and the University of Louisville Brandeis School of law graduating from both cum laude. During law school, Mr. Griffee was a member of the National Moot Court Team and an Ordered Liberty fellow. He also gained experience with a wide range of civil litigation as a clerk for the Zoppoth Law firm in Louisville, and later as a clerk for Attorney...

Areas of Concentration include Plaintiff personal injury work, Bankruptcy chapter 7 & chapter 13, Family Law and Estate Planning & Probate. Areas of Practice Personal Injury – Plaintiff Bankruptcy chapter 7 & chapter 13 Family Law Estate Planning Probate Mr. Cooley was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He received his Undergraduate Degree, a BA in Political Science from the University of Kentucky in 1983. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Louisville in 1986. In 1994 the Cooley Law Office opened in Owensboro. Bar Admissions Kentucky, 1986 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Education University of...

Louisville native practicing criminal and civil litigation in Jefferson County and the surrounding counties. Admitted in Kentucky, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Adjunct Instructor of Criminal Justice Studies at Bellarmine University.

I have been a licensed attorney for over 25 years. While I have handled a variety of cases, I have recently chosen to focus my practice on Kentucky Lemon Law cases and construction disputes. For the Lemon Law matters, I can represent folks from all over the state. Construction disputes are more site specific so I limit those to the greater Louisville metro area.