- Partner at Yonts, Sherman & Driskill, 2015
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Born in Greenville, KY, Ryan Driskill is a lifelong resident of Muhlenberg County (excluding his time in college and law school). After graduating from Muhlenberg South High in 2006 with a Commonwealth Diploma, he attended Western Kentucky University from 2006 to 2010. He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. In 2010 he entered law school at the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law. He graduated in the top 20 of his class and clerked at a prestigious litigation firm in Louisville while attending law school. Since law school, Mr. Driskill has focused his practice on litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury and criminal work. He has tried numerous serious cases to jury and received several acquittals in criminal jury trials.
Areas Of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Criminal
- Family Law
- Civil Litigation, including Personal Injury and Business Disputes
- Real Estate Transactions
- Estate Planning and Administration
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 2013
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2015
Education
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Western Kentucky University
- A.B., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Representative Clients
- Commonwealth v. Timothy Chad Hawks
- Commonwealth v. Danny Word
- Commonwealth v. James Prater
- Keith Whitson v. Stetson Atcher, et al.
Honors and Awards
- Book award (high grade of law school class) Legal Research
- Book award Legal Writing
Past Employment Positions
- Cooper and Friedman, PLLC, Law Clerk, 2012 to 2013