Background
Vimont, Richard Elgin was born on August 3, 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard Thompson and Christine Frazee (Anderson) Vimont.
Vimont, Richard Elgin was born on August 3, 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard Thompson and Christine Frazee (Anderson) Vimont.
University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Science, 1958. Juris Doctor, 1960). Phi Delta Phi. City Commissioner, Lexington, Kentucky, 1972-1973.
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, 1974-1975.
Member, Board of Directors, Kentucky World Trade Center, since 1988. Managing Director, Equitania Insurance Company, General Counsel, Pavenstedt & Pauli (United States of America), since 1990.
Worked at Vimont & Wills Professional Limited Liability Company (Lexington, Kentucky) specializing in Trial and Appellate Litigation, Insurance, Real Estate, Labor and Employment Law, Corporate, Equine, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Disability Law, Construction, Tax, Estate Planning and Probate, Bankruptcy, Domestic Relations and Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Kentucky. United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Phi Delta Phi. City Commissioner, Lexington, Kentucky, 1972-1973.
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, 1974-1975.
Member: Board of Directors, Kentucky World Trade Center, 1988. Lexington Mounted Police.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Equitania Insurance Company, General Counsel, Pavenstedt & Pauli (United States of America), 1990-1992. Member: Fayette County, Kentucky (Member, Equine Law Section) and American Bar Associations.
Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Richard Vimont and Tim Wills combined their law practices in 1977 to form Vimont & Wills. The Firm has since grown into a statewide multi-service firm whose clients are primarily concentrated in Central and Eastern Kentucky.
The Firm"s clients include Kentucky"s largest and smallest companies in certain business sectors.
Vimont & Wills encourages its attorneys to become experts in their practice areas so that highly specialized legal services are provided to each client.
Member: Board of Directors, Kentucky World Trade Center, 1988. Lexington Mounted Police. President and Chief Executive Officer, Equitania Insurance Company, General Counsel, Pavenstedt & Pauli (United States of America), 1990-1992.
Member: Fayette County, Kentucky (Member, Equine Law Section) and American Bar Associations.
Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Married Louise Marie Salyer, September 10, 1960. Married second, Martha Jane Murray, November 13, 1982 (divorced). Children: Richard Thompson II, Margaret Anderson.