Darren Embry

Litigation

• ​As a litigator and trial lawyer, Darren has participated in over one hundred administrative, bench, and jury trials. He is Counsel to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky Motor Vehicle Commission, Kentucky Self-Insured Auto Program, and Kentucky League of Cities. Darren also counts Alliance Corporation, Strand Engineering, HMB Professional Engineers, Palmer Engineering, Prime Engineering, QK4, Inc., Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, Gulf Insurance, and Kentucky Telephone Company among his represented clients.

• Darren represented the Kentucky Board of Education in the matter of Kentucky Department of Education vs. Board of Education

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• At trial, successfully obtained a six-figure verdict on behalf of parent company enforcing non-compete agreement against former employee of recently acquired subsidiary.​

• Court of Appeals affirmed jury verdict in Gibson v. Morely agreeing that the jury’s verdict which awarded the Plaintiff nominal damages for medical bills did not error when it failed to award the Plaintiff damages for pain and suffering.​

• Darren represented Seventeen (17) Plaintiffs and achieved a successful settlement against the Martin County Coal Company stemming from one of the largest environmental disasters in the history of the United States.​

• Darren successfully defended Gulf Insurance Company in over eight (8) years of litigation against a contractor and the Fayette County Public Schools related to a construction dispute.​

• Darren defended the master developer of the downtown Bowling Green Tax Increment Finance District in multiple cases over a period of years, each resolved successfully and resulting in the completion of “The Wrap" surrounding Bowling Green Ballpark.​

• Darren represented multiple deputy jailers on two occasions against two Barren County Jailers over years of litigation. In that capacity he achieved a successful settlement on both occasions on the eve of trial.​

• Represented Texas Eastern Gas Company in defense of claims, purchase or real estate and mitigation of damages related to natural gas pipeline explosions in Lincoln and Fleming Counties. ​

• Successfully represented international premium beer manufacturing and packaging company in litigation against multinational corporate manufacture.

• Darren has successfully achieved six figure settlements on behalf of over a dozen individuals in his career.

• On behalf of Haydon Materials Battletown, LLC, after eighteen months of litigation in Meade Circuit Court Darren obtained Summary Judgment for 100% of the claimed amount of $676,577.46.  The Judgment has now been appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. 

As a former member of the Kentucky Defense Counsel and the Kentucky Justice Association, Darren is equally adept at representing you, your business, or your company.

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Business Formations and Transactions

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• Darren has represented numerous businesses with values ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to tens of millions of dollars in asset and stock transactions.​

• Represents local shopping center owner in all matters related to operation. ​

• Acted as Counsel to the purchaser of a minor league baseball team, stadium and accompanying land.​

• Represented trucking company in corporate restructuring and in multiple collection matters necessary to maintain viability of business.​

• Represented midsize law firm in the successful removal of member as well as subsequent civil suit and corporate restructure. ​

• Formerly represented Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center prior to acquisition by Owensboro Health.  Continue to represent numerous clinics and physicians in contractual and health care related matters.​

• Represented purchaser in acquisition of multi-location funeral home business.  ​

• Represented purchaser in the acquisition of multiple physical therapy clinics. ​

• Represented Seattle based venture capital group in acquisition of multiple car washes across Kentucky.

• Represented VBF Automotive in the acquisition of Rod Hatfield Chevrolet in Frankfort.

• Represented Compass Municipal Advisors in its sale to the Willdan Group. 

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Real Estate​

Darren has conducted thousands of real estate transactions. Most notably, Darren has been Counsel to the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the Bridging Kentucky and Kentucky Wired projects as well as in the acquisition of the 54,000 acre CF Ataya Conservation Easement. Further, he has been lead counsel in the purchase and condemnation of property for the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the following Kentucky Road Projects:

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• Barren County – KY 1297 Project

• Bourbon County – US 460 Project

• Calloway County – US 641 Project

• Christian County – US 68 Project

• Clark County – Fulton Road Project

• Clay County – US 421 Project

• Daviess County – KY 331 Project

• Estill County – KY 82 Project

• Fayette County – New Circle Road Project

• Fayette County – Old Frankfort Pike Project

• Fayette County – Newtown Pike Extension Project

• Grayson County – Byway Extension Project

• Grayson County – Grayson Springs Road Project

• Green County – Highway 68 Project

• Hancock County – KY 3199 Project

• Hardin County – KY 222 Project

• Hardin County – Shepherdsville Road Project

• Hart County – Horse Cave Bypass Project

• Hart County – Interstate 65 Project

• Henderson County – Interstate 69 Project

• Jackson County – US 421/ KY 30 Project

• Jessamine County – Highway 27 Bypass Project

• Kenton County – US 25/ KY 1072 Project

• LaRue County – Interstate 65 Project

• Madison County – Highway 52/ Berea Bypass Project

• Marion County – Highway 49 Project

• Meade County – KY 448/ KY 1638 Project

• Muhlenberg County – US 62 Project

• Owen County – Owenton – Dry Ridge Project

• Owsley County – US 421/ KY 30 Project

• Scott County – US 25 Project

• Trimble County – KY 2871 Project

• Union County – Highway 56 Project

• Warren County – US 31W Bypass Project

 

Further, Darren acted as Real Estate Counsel for the Bond Finance Team on the following projects ranging from $3,000,000.00 to $134,000,000.00:

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• Adair County Justice Center Project

• Allen County Justice Center Project

• Ballard County Court Facility Project

• Boyd County Justice Center Project

• Breathitt County Judicial Center Project

• Casey County Justice Center Project

• Franklin County Justice Center Project

• Grayson County Extension

• Cooperative Harlan County Justice Center Project

• Hart County Justice Center Project

• Hickman County Courthouse Annex Project

• Jackson County Justice Center Project

• Johnson County Judicial Center Project

• Knott County Justice Center Project

• Knox County Hospital Project

• Laurel County Justice Center Project

• Lewis County Court Facility Project

• Lincoln County Court Facilities Project

• Logan County Justice Center Project

• Magoffin County Justice Center Project

• Marshall County Justice Center Project

• Mason County Court Facilities Project

• McCreary County Court Facilities Project

• Menifee County Court Facilities Project

• Monroe County Justice Center Project

• Muhlenberg County Justice Center Project

• Pikeville Medical Center Project

• Pulaski County Justice Center Project

• Rockcastle County Hospital Project

• Russell County Justice Center Project

• Scott County Justice Center Project

• Taylor County Public Courthouse Project

• Warren County Justice Center Expansion Project

• Washington County Justice Center Project

• Wayne County Justice Center Project

• Wolfe County Justice Center Project

 

As Counsel for the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department, Darren has facilitated the acquisition of numerous projects.

 

Darren is an agent for Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

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Interstate Compacts​

EMWN Managing Members Darren Embry and Samantha Nance currently provide representation to the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission as well as the Interstate Teacher’s Mobility Compact (an interstate licensure commission comprised of delegates from state licensure boards from each member state). In this regard, they have advised on business of commission and in particular have overseen the proposal, public comment, revision and adoption of rulemaking as well as proposed amendments to authorizing statutes and serving as primary advisory parliamentarian for commission proceedings.

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Mr. Embry and Ms. Nance have further been the primary bill drafters, provided legal technical expertise, and acted as legal counsel in the drafting and adoption of interstate occupational licensure model legislation in the following seven professions: Dentists and Dental Hygienists, Social Work, Cosmetology, Barbering, Massage Therapy, School Psychology, and Registered Dietitians. This representation has included all stages of drafting model legislation, providing technical assistance for proposed amendments, and rendering advice on future rulemaking.

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Hearing Officer​

• Darren is currently a Hearing Officer for the University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University and Eastern Kentucky University.

• Formerly, Darren was a Hearing Officer for the Kentucky Board of Claims, Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet, Kentucky Personnel Board, Kentucky Retirement Systems and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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Mediation​

• Darren is a Civil, Family, and IDEA Mediator as certified by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. He has an over 90% success rate as a mediator in civil matters.

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Pro Bono and Civic Engagement​

• Darren has acted as counsel to many disadvantaged and indigent people in his community over his more than twenty (20) year legal career.​

• Counsel to Butterfly Farms, a 501(c)(3) supporting abused and homeless women.