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Bennett E. Bayer

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Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions
  • General Litigation
  • Contracts
  • Mining Law
Best Lawyers | Lawyer of the Year | Bennett E. Bayer | Commercial Transactions / UCC Law | Lexington | 2023
Rated By Super Lawyers | Bennett E. Bayer | SuperLawyers.com
Landrum & Shouse LLP | Recognized By Best Lawyers | 2025
Martindale-Hubbell | AV Preeminent | Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence | 2026

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
    • J.D. - 1982
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
    • B.G.S. - 1979

Past Positions

  • Landrum & Shouse, LLP, 1999 to 2025
  • Bennett Bayer, 1997 to 1999
  • Emerson & Bayer, Partner, 1990 to 1997
  • Gilliam, Buster & Bayer, Partner, 1985 to 1990
  • Gilliam & Buster, 1983 to 1985
  • Gilliam, Buster & Dennis, 1982 to 1983

Professional Associations

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Fayette County Bar Association
  • Fayette County Inns of Court

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky, 1982
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1987
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2023 Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated 30 Years
  • Justice James Keller, Law Day Award
  • Super Lawyers, 2015 – 2025