Michael L. Stevens “Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not.” Robert F. Kennedy
Education:
• Washington & Lee University, School of Law Lexington, Virginia Juris Doctor Decree, 1978
• BA, Marshall University, with High Honors
• Judge Advocate Generals School , U.S. Army Charlottesville, Virginia
• Masters Degree Equivalent in Military Law
• Military Judges Course (1992)
Career Highlights:
• Admitted to Practice, Kentucky – 1990, Virginia – 1978, West Virginia - 1978
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• U.S. Army Court of Military Review
• U.S. Court of Military Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Membership
• Kentucky Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates 1991-97)
• Virginia Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Louisville Bar Association
• Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Legal Program
• Published Cases Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co. v. Kentucky; Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co.,Ky., 872 S.W.2d 469 (1994); Lampton v. Boley, Ky.App., 870 S.W.2d (1993); Hardin County v. Valentine, Ky.App., 894 S.W.2d 151 (1995);
Sarah S. Jackson v. United States, 55 Fed. Cl. 157 (2003)
• Lectures & Legal Presentations
"Settlement Issues in Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim in Kentucky", Louisville, Kentucky, 1998 & 1999; "Automobile Insurance Coverages - Kentucky", Louisville, Kentucky 1998; "Insurance Bad Faith In Kentucky", Louisville, Kentucky, 1999
• Teaching Experience University of Louisville, College of Arts and Sciences (Paralegal Studies), Louisville, Kentucky 1989-1994.
• Law Reviews and Legal Publications Examining the Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule and Its Application to Commanders' Search Authorizations, The Army Lawyer, June 1986 at page 55. Identifying and Charging Computer Crimes in the Military, 100 Military Law Review at page 59 (1985). New Jersey v. T.L.O.: A More 'Reasonable' Standard for Military Search Authorizations, 25 Air Force Law Review at page 344 (1985).
Community Activities:
• Attorney participant in National Veterans Pro Bono Consortium, representing disabled veterans at no expense at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
• Recipient of the "Donated Legal Services Recognition Award" from the KBA
• Member of the American Legion, The Military Officers Association
• Judicial candidate for District Court Judge, 2002
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