Thank you for visiting my website.?I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about
myself. I graduated from the University
of Kentucky in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, and in 1993
received my law degree, also from UK. I
began practicing law at Northeast Kentucky Legal Services (NEKLS) immediately
thereafter.
The central NEKLS office, located in Morehead, serves a
fifteen county area. I was primarily
responsible for cases generated in Mason, Fleming and Bracken counties. The legal services network is funded in part
by Congress to provide civil legal representation for low-income people,
who would generally have no other access to the court system. Unlike the public defender's office, we
provided no criminal representation. I
typically handled cases involving divorce and domestic relations, consumer and
bankruptcy, Social Security disability, landlord-tenant, and education
law. It was a good place to begin my
career.
In 1996, I accepted a position with the Legal Aid Society,
here in Louisville Kentucky. As a staff
attorney in the Family Law Unit, I was responsible for representing clients
with cases in Jefferson County in Family Court. Because of the great need for services in the Louisville area, we
accepted only cases involving domestic violence, representing the
survivors. Non-violent cases were
assigned to volunteer private attorneys. My caseload consisted primarily of divorce cases, civil domestic
violence actions, and cases on the child protective docket
(dependency/neglect/abuse cases). In
focusing on these narrow types of cases, I was able to develop expertise in the
Family Law field, and to establish good working relationships with judges,
social workers, and other attorneys. I
am the co-author of a guidebook for Kentucky attorneys representing survivors
of domestic violence.
I joined the private firm of O'Koon, Gray and Weiss in
1999. Keeping my primary focus on
domestic relations, I also built expertise in bankruptcy, Social Security
disability, worker's compensation, and landlord/tenant law.
The year 2000 marks the opening of my own law office. I will continue to focus on the areas of law
in which I have a successful track record. Providing excellent service to my clients will always be my primary
goal. Should the need arise, I hope
that you consider retaining me to represent you.
Christopher Harrell
