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Mr. McMurry is a past President of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA)  The ABPLA is the only certifying organization in America accredited by the American Bar Associaion to certifiy specialists in Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice.  Mr. McMurry is a certified specialist in both Legal and Medical Malpractice by the ABPLA. Mr. McMurry also concentrates his practice in the area of serious automobile accident cases and personal injury cases.  Mr. McMurry has extensive experience in handling traumatic brain injury cases.  Call now for a free consultion at

I have been practicing in the area of personal injury since 1998 with an emphasis on litigaiton.  I have tried cases in both Kentucky and Indiana and have handled numerous appeals in the state and federal courts of both states.  I take pride in having direct, frequent contact with my clients and in my ability to handle both relatively straight-forward as well as more complex cases.

Hans was raised in Savannah, Georgia. At age fifteen, he and his family moved to Kentucky to be closer to his mother’s family. Hans majored in finance and minored in philosophy while at the University of Louisville. He worked his way through college while working third-shift part time at United Parcel Service. Quickly promoted several times, by his senior year he had advanced to a full-time position as a financial analyst in United Parcel Service’s Air Group where he analyzed past aircraft fleet maintenance expenditures in order to make projections for the future.. While he certainly enjoyed putting his finance degree to work, Hans had already made plans to attend law school on scholarship. Law school was a natural fit for him and he made the Dean’s list all six semesters while at The Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. During his second year, Hans was selected to be a member of the Brandeis Journal of Family Law. Also in his second year, Hans advanced to the semi-final round of the Pirtle-Washer Oral Advocacy Competition and tied for third with the woman whom he would later marry, Jeri Barclay. During his final year, Hans was selected to represent the law school at the prestigious Kauffman Securities Law Moot Court Competition in New York City. He and his teammate-and still good friend-Shane O’Bryan, made the best showing in the law school’s history by finishing third in the nation. Hans finished law school ranked in the top ten with a grade point average high enough to gain him membership into the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Additionally, Hans was asked to join the most prestigious honor society at the Brandeis School of Law, the Brandeis Society.. Following graduation, Hans went to work for the small, well-respected plaintiff personal injury law firm where he had clerked during law school. Just two weeks after receiving his bar results, Hans, and the attorney with whom he worked, successfully tried a two-week medical malpractice case. He was hooked on trial work from that moment forward. Since then, he has been involved in a number of large jury verdicts and settlements, including serving as co-counsel on a $25,700,000 settlement arising out of childhood sexual abuse (this settlement consolidated 243 indivdual lawsuits alleging childhood sexual abuse against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville and was settled in 2003.  At the time, it was the second largest settlement against a diocese in US History.) To learn more about the case, you can read the Courier Journal Newspaper article here.. At only thirty-years of age, Hans made the decision to start his own firm. The dynamic success of The Poppe Law Firm comes as no surprise to anyone who knows Hans. He is passionate about the work he does and the people and small businesses he represents. Because of this, he chooses to limit his caseload to only twenty cases at any given time. This ensures he can give each of his clients the personal attention they need and deserve.

Carl Frederick's practice is concentrated in the litigation of serious personal injury and wrongful death claims resulting from medical malpractice, auto accidents and defective products.. He also litigates bad faith cases against insurance companies for wrongful denial of claims, as well as business disputes and construction law/surety law.. He is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbel. He is a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, having obtained numerous million dollar verdicts and settlements.. Mr. Frederick has written and edited the following books:. Kentucky Auto Case Essentials (published by the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys). Medical Malpractice in Kentucky(published by L. Smith Publishing, Nashville, Tennessee). Law and Practice of The Traumatic Brain Injury Case (published by KATA). Mr. Frederick has spoken at numerous seminars, for both state and national trial lawyer organizations, on personal injury, medical malpractice, and insurance related issues.. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and his law degree from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. He has been licensed to practice in Kentucky, including all state and federal courts, since 1973.. He served for many years as the 4th District Vice President of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, and was on the Board of Governors of that organization for 17 years. He is also a member of the Association on Trial Lawyers of America, the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association.. KentuckySupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of KentuckyUnited States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Recent:. "Settlement Malpractice" - KATA Seminar - June 17, 2005"Sovereign Immunity" - KATA Destin Seminar - April 6, 2005"Medical Depositions" - KATA Seminar - April 16, 2004. Medical Malpractice in Kentucky, authored by Carl D. FrederickHandling the Brain Injury Case, edited by Carl D. Frederick, Kentucky Academy of Trial AttorneysKATA Auto Forms Manual, authored and edited by Carl D. Frederick

Admitted to practice in Kentucky since October 2002. Admitted to practice before the United States Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Admitted to practice before the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Admitted to practice before the the United States Supreme Court. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Brandeis School of Law. Former President of the Brandeis Moot Board. Former Notes Editor of the Brandeis Law Journal