Motion Hour Cancellations For Upcoming Holidays

Due to the closing of the McCracken County Courthouse on November 27, 2015 (Thanksgiving) and December 25, 2015 (Christmas), we have been informed by Judge Clymer that both the Criminal Motion Hour and the Civil Motion Hour for November 27, 2015, and for December 25, 2015, have been cancelled.

MCBA Member Participation in Domestic Relations Clinic

Thanks to attorneys Mark Ashburn, David Wrinkle, Joe Roark, Jeff Alford, and Austin Kennedy who generously volunteered their time to assist low-income individuals at the McCracken County Domestic Relations Clinic on September 17, 2015.  Also thanks to Mark Bryant who also participated but is not pictured here.

Domestic Relations Clinic

We have received the following message from Natalie Bash, Managing Attorney at Kentucky Legal Aid:

In June this year, the Kentucky Bar Foundation provided a grant to assist low income individuals with family law issues in McCracken, Davies, and Warren counties.  Members of each local Bar Association donate their time to meet, one on one, with clinic participants to provide advice concerning family law and the rules and procedures of family court. One clinic was conducted on July 17, 2015. Thirteen (13) low-income individuals were assisted at the July Clinic.

The McCracken County Bar Association previously received a grant to conduct domestic relations clinics in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, 115 indigent persons received assistance though this program. The Clinic demonstrates that the legal community is genuinely dedicated to educating the public concerning legal issues, and to insuring access to justice to those who cannot afford the services of private counsel.  The McCracken County Domestic Relations Clinic is a success thanks to the generosity of Kentucky Bar Foundation and the McCracken County legal community.

Attorneys interested in volunteering at the Clinic may call (270-442-5518) or e-mail  Lawyers Care Pro Bono Coordinator, Leslie Ballard lballard@klaid.org or me  nbash@klaid.org . Attorneys will find it to be a rewarding experience.