Background
English, Charles E. was born on September 26, 1935 in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Romayne (Demunbrun) English.
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Charles E. English
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University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Science in Committee, 1957. Juris Doctor, 1960).
Career
Worked at English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley (Bowling Green, Kentucky) specializing in General Trial and Appellate Practice, State and Federal Courts. Banking, Corporation, Health and Hospital Law, Medical Malpractice, Labor, Insurance, School, Arbitration and Mediation, Environmental, Construction, Criminal, Immigration, Litigation, Municipal, Products Liability, Probate, Tax and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Kentucky.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. United States. Tax Court. Phi Delta Phi; Beta Alpha Psi.
Tau Kappa Alpha.
Member, Board of Editors, Kentucky Law Journal, 1959-1960. Member, Board of Directors, 1990. Vice-President, 1991, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Member: Bowling Green/Warren County (President, 1964-1965), Kentucky (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1984.
President 1986-1987; Judicial Nominating Commission for Supreme and Appellate Courts of Kentucky, Kentucky, 1989) and American (Member: House of Delegates, 1982. Standing Committee on Professional Liability, 1989-1991.
Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1991) Bar Associations. Kentucky Young Lawyers Association (President, 1967-1968).
Lawyers Mutual Insurance of Kentucky (President, 1988).
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. International Association of Insurance Counsel. Kentucky Defense Counsel, Incorporated.
(President, 1980-1981).
Kentucky Society of Hospital Attorneys (President, 1983-1984). American Society of Hospital Attorneys.
National Conference of Bar Presidents. Southern Conference of Bar Presidents.
American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 1990-1991). American Bar Foundation. English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley was founded January 1, 1973 by Charles East. English, James H. Lucas, Whayne C. Priest, Junior and Michael A. Owsley.
The firm has become one of the largest law firms in Kentucky outside of Lexington and Louisville.
The firm has attorneys which concentrate in particular areas to meet the needs of its clients in a region with a diverse and expanding economy. The firm encourages continuing professional development and all attorneys participate in continuing legal education programs, professional association activities and civic affairs
Achievements
Membership
Elder, Presbyterian Church. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers (state chair 1990-1991), American Bar Foundation, Kentucky Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (house delegations since 1983, standing committee professional liability insurance 1989-1991, standing committee federal judiciary since 1991), Federal Bar Association, American Board Trial Advocates, American Society Hospital Attorneys, National Conference BarPres., Southern Conference Bar President, Kentucky Bar Association (Board of Governors 1978-1984, president 1986-1987), Judicial Nominating Commission Supreme and Appellate Court Justices Kentucky, Kentucky Association Defense and Insurance Counsel, Kentucky Society Hospital Attorneys (president 1983-1984), International Association Defense Counsel,, Federation Insurance and Corporation Counsel, Supreme Court History Society, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1990, vice president since 1991, regional vice chair 1993-1994), U. Kentucky National Alumni Association Board, U. Kentucky Law Alumni Association (president 1980-1981), U. Kentucky Development Council, Beta Alpha Psi, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi.
Connections
Married Barbara King English, August 6, 1955. Children: Lisa English Hord, Charles E. Junior, David.
