DECKARD & MAY - Key Persons

Aaron D. Reedy received his B.B.A., summa cum laude, in both Finance and Management from the University of Kentucky, Gatton School of Business and Management. He received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky, College of Law in 2004 where he served on the Kentucky Law Journal. Mr. Reedy worked as an associate in the firm until becoming a partner in 2009. Mr. Reedy is admitted to practice before Kentucky Courts, United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Kentucky, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has represented clients in litigation matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Mr. Reedy has acquired a broad range of legal experience through practicing law in Lexington and central Kentucky over the past 9 years. His practice focuses on business litigation, business planning, creditors' rights, foreclosure law, insurance defense and personal injury, including car wrecks, workers' comp, wrongful death and premises liability.

Matthew R. Malone has represented clients in litigation matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He has experience in trial and appellate level litigation in a variety of areas, including administrative law (generally public service commission matters), personal injury and wrongful death, federal and state criminal defense and domestic relations. Matt worked as an associate in the firm until becoming a partner in 2009. Matt is admitted to practice before the Kentucky Supreme Court, the Eastern and Western District of Kentucky, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court.

Job Titles:

• General Counsel of the Finance Cabinet

Michael D. Kalinyak received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky, College of Business and Economics. He received his J.D. from the University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, where he served as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association and as a member of the Honor Council. In 1995, Mr. Kalinyak received his LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University. Mr. Kalinyak most recently served as the Executive Director of the Finance and Administration Cabinet's Office of General Counsel. In that capacity, he was the chief legal advisor to the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and was responsible for managing the legal affairs of the cabinet's various office and departments, including the Department of Revenue and the Commonwealth Office of Technology. He has advised administrative agencies on matters of state government procurement, real estate transactions, determined and resolved bid protests, drafted and approved personal service and price contracts for the Finance Cabinet and other state government agencies. Mr. Kalinyak has provided legal advice to the various boards and commissions that are attached to the Finance Cabinet for administration purposes, such as the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, The Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, and the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority. Prior to his term as the General Counsel of the Finance Cabinet, Mr. Kalinyak spent eight years as an attorney in the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet's (now the Department of Revenue) Division of Legal Services and as the Director of the Division of Protest Resolution. During his term as the Director of the Division of Protest Resolution, Mr. Kalinyak had authority to approve tax settlements pending in Protest Resolution on a hazards of litigation basis. He has litigated, settled or resolved countless state tax cases involving corporate and individual income tax, sales and use tax, state and local property taxes and various miscellaneous taxes. Mr. Kalinyak has routinely appeared before the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals, the Kentucky Court of Appeals and has presented arguments on tax matters before the Kentucky Supreme Court a number of occasions, including the following reported tax decisions: Revenue Cabinet v. Lazarus, Inc. et al., Ky., 49 S.W.3d 172 (2001), and Camera Center, Inc. v. Revenue Cabinet, Ky., 34 S.W.3d 39 (2000), in which the Court's opinion complemented Mr. Kalinyak on his excellent brief and skillful oral argument. 34 S.W.3d at 45. During his work for the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet and as the General Counsel for the Kentucky Finance Cabinet, Mr. Kalinyak has drafted legislation and regulations concerning matters of state taxation, government procurement, allocation of state bond funds and general government administration. He has testified before the House and Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committees concerning the impact of state tax legislation and has provided legal advice and analysis on the impact of state tax legislation during every session of the General Assembly since 1996. Mr. Kalinyak is also a frequent speaker for the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, notably at its Federal Tax Institute and its Annual State Tax Conference.

William C. Hurt, Jr. received his B.A. degree with high distinction from the University of Kentucky. He received his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Kentucky, College of Law where he was inducted in the Order of the Coif and served as Associate Editor of the Kentucky Law Journal. After completing his legal studies, Mr. Hurt worked as an associate in the Lexington, Kentucky office of the state-wide law firm of Brown, Todd & Heyburn (now Frost Brown Todd) concentrating his practice in construction, business and commercial litigation. He has written numerous articles and chapters on various construction law areas and is a frequent speaker on construction law topics. Mr. Hurt is a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association (in which he is a member of the Public Contracts and Construction Section) and the American Bar Association (in which he is a member of the Forum on Construction Industry and the Construction Litigation Section). Prior to returning to law school upon completing his undergraduate studies, Mr. Hurt successfully owned and operated an award-winning construction firm. He is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's ("NITA") Master Advocate Program. He is licensed to practice law by the Kentucky Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Hurt primarily focuses his litigation practice on construction, real estate and business disputes. Mr. Hurt routinely represents parties in disputes arising out of major construction projects. Recent matters involving public projects include: Termination of defaulting contractor, negotiation of takeover agreement with the contractor's surety, defending claims by contractor, surety, suppliers and subcontractors, assessment of liquidated damages, negotiation of settlement agreement with surety, and coordination of project completion between the governmental owner, KYTC, the project engineer and the surety. Defending claims for additional cost and extension of time on a public project based upon claims of differing and allegedly unforeseen conditions. Defending claims by contractor on a public project for additional cost and extension of time based upon claims of defective specifications and differing conditions. Claims involving allegedly defective specifications, differing conditions and misconduct by governmental officials.