John R. LEATHERS

Background

Leathers, John R. was born on November 9, 1945 in San Angelo, Texas, United States.

Education

University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1968). University of New Mexico (Juris Doctor, 1971). Columbia University (Master of Laws, 1973).

Order of the Coif.

Career

Worked at Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corporation (Lexington, Kentucky) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Licensing Defense Law, Medical Malpractice Defense for Psychiatrists. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New Mexico. 1978, Kentucky; 1980, United States.

Supreme Court and United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

1984, United States. Tax Court and United States.

District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Order of the Coif. National Moot Court Team.

Member and Editor, New Mexico Law Review, 1969-1971. Author: "Dimensions of Constitutional Obligation to Provide a Forum," 62 Kentucky Law Journal 1 1973.

"Erie and Its Progeny as Choice of Law Cases," 11 Houston Law Review 791, 1974.

"Miller v Davis: The Sixth Circuit Applies an Interest Analysis to an Erie Problem," 63 Kentucky Law Journal 923, 1975. "Civil Procedure," 65 Kentucky Law Journal 435, 1976. "Professional Responsibility," 65 Kentucky Law Journal 397, 1976.

"Substantive Due Process Controls of Quasi-in-Rem Jurisdiction," 66 Kentucky Law Journal 1, 1977.

"The First Two Years After Shaffer v Heitner," 40 Louisiana Law Review 907, 1980. "Civil Procedure," 70 Kentucky Law Journal 551, 1981.

"Civil Procedure," 71 Kentucky Law Journal 395, 1982. "Reflections on Jurisdiction and Notice in Kentucky," 71 Kentucky Law Journal 755, 1983.

"Civil Procedure," 72 Kentucky Law Journal 315, 1983.

"Supreme Court Voting Patterns Related to Jurisdictional Issues," 62 Washington Law Review 631, 1987. Judicial Jurisdiction," Civil Practice Manual (Chapter 4), University of Kentucky College of Law, Office of Continuing Legal Education (1989). "Legal Ethics and Environmental/Natural Resources Lawyer"s Practice," 7 J.M.L.P. 25, 1991.

"Environmental Ethics-A Panel Discussion," 12 East.

Minister Law Foundation 2-1, (1991). "Representing the Corporate Criminal - Special Problems and Ethical Considerations," 13 East.

Minister Law Foundation 1-1 (1992).

"Private and Government Counsels" Duty to Disclose Wrongdoing by Clients," 14 East. Minister Law Foundation (1993).

Professor of Law, Columbia University, 1971-1972. University of Houston, 1972-1974.

University of Oklahoma, 1977-1978.

University of Kentucky, 1974-1987. Chief Hearing Officer, Kentucky Department of National Resources and Environmental Protection, 1978-1980. Member: Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Associations.

State Bar of New Mexico.

Achievements

• John R. Leathers has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kentucky Bar Association, State Bar New Mexico, Fayette County Bar Association, Orderof Coif.