Emily B. Pence
attorney
859.255.8581
Emily practices in the firm’s Torts & Insurance practice group. She brings a comprehensive legal background including civil litigation, insurance law, wills and estates work, and family law. She is admitted to practice law in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Emily has been involved in the legal profession since high school, serving as an intern and legal assistant for the Clinton (Ky.) County Attorney, and two other attorneys in her hometown of Albany, Ky. During law school, she served as a law clerk for Chief Regional Circuit Judge Jeffrey Burdette in Somerset and Regional Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate in Frankfort. She served as an extern in the Office of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney, where she obtained a limited practice license and both independently wrote pleadings and successfully argued in a suppression hearing.
Emily is licensed to practice in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Areas of Practice
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Plaintiff sued a Kentucky city as a result of an alleged fall on roadway. Successfully obtained summary judgment.
Plaintiff alleged slip and fall at a variety store. Obtained voluntary dismissal.
Plaintiff filed a wrongful death lawsuit against party hosts following a shooting on their property. Obtained voluntary dismissal.
Plaintiff filed an improper direct action against an insurance adjuster. Obtained voluntary dismissal.
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Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® in America: Insurance Law; Health Care Law (2024, 2025)
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DRI (Defense Research Institute)
DRI Young Lawyers Raising the Bar Committee (2022)
Kentucky Bar Association
KBA Young Lawyers Division
Tennessee Bar Association
Fayette County Bar Association
FCBA Women Lawyers Association - Mentor
Central Kentucky American Inns of Court
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“Preventive Care Mandates - They’re a core part of the ACA – but are they unconstitutional?” M.D. Update (November 2022)
“Who Could’ve Seen This Coming? COVID-19 and Business Interruption Coverage.” KBA Bench & Bar (November 2021)
“Federal Rule of Evidence 615’s Application Prior to Trial, DRI For the Defense (May 2021)
“New HIPAA Privacy Rule Revisions – What You Need to Know,” M.D. Update (April 2021)
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University of Kentucky, J.D.
Kentucky Law Journal
Regional Quarterfinalist, Moot Court National Competition Team
Chief Justice, University of Kentucky Supreme Court
University of Kentucky, B.A. summa cum laude
Mock Trial, AMTA All-Region Individual Award Winner
Wildcat Marching Band
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Emily is an accomplished pianist and singer, and is involved in multiple choral groups performing in Lexington and the Bluegrass region. She taught piano in the University of Kentucky Piano Program while in college and law school, served as church pianist in her hometown, and is a six-year member of the selective performance group, the Lexington Singers. Emily is a member of the Junior League of Lexington, and serves on the Board for the League’s annual Holly Day Market.
