McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham recently won two cases before the Kentucky Supreme Court—Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government v. Moore, -- S.W.3d --, 2024 WL 3930410 (Ky. 2024) and Hardin v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, -- S.W. --, 2024 WL 3929570 (Ky. 2024). Both cases involved former Louisville Metro Police Department officers who appealed their terminations.  In both cases, the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board upheld the former officers’ terminations.

McBrayer Member Rob Maclin has been quoted in the November 2024 issue of BloodHorse.

Once again, McBrayer has been ranked among the nation’s top law firms by Best Lawyers®, achieving recognition in their 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm continues to cement this status through continual growth, adding three new attorneys to its now largest-ever roster.

McBrayer has once again been distinguished as one of the leading law firms in the nation by Best Lawyers®, as recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®.

McBrayer PLLC is proud to announce that Member Mari-Elise Paul has been selected to lead the firm’s formidable Intellectual Property practice. Paul takes the helm of a practice that has seen extensive, innovative growth in recent years, and operates at the highest level within the Commonwealth.

In a total victory for the client, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against a client in Knox Circuit Court in T&J Land Co., LLC v. Miller.

McBrayer PLLC Economic Development Chair Anne-Tyler Morgan was delighted to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for American Welding & Gas's (“AWG”) new fill plant facility in Georgetown/Scott County on August 28, 2024. McBrayer's economic development team was honored to assist AWG in securing vital Kentucky tax incentives to bring this new facility to life.

In July, McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham was appointed by Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to serve as a member of the Louisville Economic Development Alliance (LEDA). LEDA, a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, is tasked with leading business expansion, retention, and attraction initiatives. Its objectives include the development of a new citywide brand, and the facilitation of partnerships focused on talent development, small business and entrepreneur development, finance, and bonding, as well as policy analysis, research, and advocacy.

McBrayer Member Mitchel Denham has been re-appointed by Governor Andy Beshear for a second four-year term with the Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA).

McBrayer PLLC once again celebrates another year of growth and excellence in serving clients, with a record-breaking 50 attorneys recognized in the 2025 editions of Best Lawyers® in America and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch.

McBrayer Associate Valerie Michael has been named to the Leadership Lexington's Class of 2024-2025. 

McBrayer’s expansion continues with the addition of two Associate attorneys and a Chief Human Resources Officer in the Lexington and Louisville offices, further expanding the firm’s litigation and intellectual property groups and adding a trusted HR professional to firm administration.

McBrayer's Intellectual Property attorneys have jumped into the realm of podcasting with their new podcast, Protected Thoughts. Hear discussions on up-to-the-minute issues in intellectual property from our knowledgeable and insightful IP team.

It is fitting that today, World Intellectual Property Day, would see an expansion of the McBrayer Intellectual Property practice with the addition of a handful of attorneys across both the Lexington and Louisville offices of the firm

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management have announced that McBrayer PLLC is one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Kentucky in the small-sized employer category.

As they ring in the new year, MML&K Government Solutions and McBrayer PLLC are proud to announce a major move in Frankfort, Kentucky. MML&K Government Solutions will relocate from their current office at 305 Ann Street to a new office just across the street at 202 West Main Street, where the law firm of McBrayer PLLC will expand and open a new Frankfort practice to complement current offices in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky.