Coleman Lochmiller & Bond
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 270-737-0600
- Fax: 270-737-0488
- E-Mail: clb@clblegal.com
- Website: www.clblegal.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1177, Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1177
Established: 1988
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Automobile
- Commercial Law
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property and Casualty
- Medical Malpractice
- Litigation
- General
About Us
Coleman Lochmiller & Bond is a full service litigation firm established in 1988. Since its founding, the firm has served the entire state of Kentucky, both at the trial court and appellate court level. The vast majority of its clients are major insurance carriers, self-insured groups, and self-insured companies. As such, the firm handles a wide range of insurance litigation including claims related to automobile accidents, bad faith, products liability, premises liability, municipal liability, state and federal discrimination, fidelity and surety, medical and legal malpractice, contracts, and insurance coverage disputes.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AIG
- Auto-Owners Insurance Company
- Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company
- Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Clients
- Kentucky Association of Counties
- Kentucky Association of Counties All Lines Fund
Personnel Information
Partners
Reford H. Coleman
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Professional Liability
- General Defense
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Bad Faith
Admitted
- Kentucky, 1963
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1996
Additional Biographical Details:
Special Justice, Kentucky Supreme Court, 1998
Memberships:
- Kentucky and Hardin County (President, 1974-1975) Bar Associations
- Kentucky Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1988-1992)
- Kentucky Defense Counsel (Co-Founder; Secretary-Treasurer and Board of Directors, 1980-1983)
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Inducted 1987; State Committee 2002-2007, 2011-2016)
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Kentucky, B.S., 1960
- University of Kentucky, J.D., 1963
Born: 1938
Beth A. Lochmiller
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- General Defense
- Professional Liability
- Insurance Litigation
Admitted
- Kentucky, 1994
- Pennsylvania, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of Kentucky
Memberships:
- Kentucky (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee) and Hardin County Bar Associations
- Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board Member, 2008-2011; Secretary/Treasurer, 2014; President-Elect, 2015)
- Mass Tort Litigation Committee (2007-2010)
- DRI (Kentucky State Membership Chair, 2016-2020)
Education:
- Bucknell University, B.S., 1990
- University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1994
Born: 1968
R. Keith Bond
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
Admitted
- Kentucky, 1979
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2007
Memberships:
- Kentucky and Hardin County Bar Associations
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Louisville, B.S., 1975
- University of Louisville, J.D., 1978
Born: 1954
Eric A. Hamilton
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Automobile
- Premises Liability
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- General Liability
Admitted
- Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2001
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Memberships:
- Kentucky and Hardin County Bar Associations
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Kentucky, B.A., 1997
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 2000
Law Review:
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Born: 1974
Brandon T. Lally
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Automobile
- Premises Liability
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- General Liability
Admitted
- Kentucky, 2011
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2013
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2017
Memberships:
- Kentucky and Hardin County Bar Associations
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
Education:
- Centre College, B.A./B.A., 2007
- University of Kentucky, J.D., 2011
Born: 1985
Andrew Garverich
Elizabethtown, KY
Practice Areas
- Automobile
- Premises Liability
- Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- General Liability
Admitted
- Kentucky, 2013
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Memberships:
- Kentucky and Hardin County Bar Associations
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Louisville, B.S. (cum laude), 2010
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2013
Born: 1988
Service Areas
Ashland, Kentucky, USA 223 miles
Bardstown, Kentucky, USA 25 miles
Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA 71 miles
Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA 34 miles
Covington, Kentucky, USA 140 miles
Hardinsburg, Kentucky, USA 55 miles
Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA 12 miles
Leitchfield, Kentucky, USA 32 miles
Lexington, Kentucky, USA 86 miles
Louisville, Kentucky, USA 45 miles
Munfordville, Kentucky, USA 31 miles
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA 94 miles
Paducah, Kentucky, USA 172 miles
Shepherdsville, Kentucky, USA 25 miles
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