Kristy Huber is a Senior Litigation Attorney in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group where she represents clients in complex business litigation and government investigations.
Since 2006, Kristy has taught at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, Belmont University College of Law, and Vanderbilt Law School. Most recently, she was the Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, where she taught courses on legal research and writing skills for first-year law students and for upper level students. Before her career in academia, Kristy was an associate at Bass, Berry & Sims for several years, where she focused her practice on litigation matters related to the environment and real estate disputes.
Memberships
Kentucky Bar Association
Memberships
Kentucky Bar Association
Media Mentions & Firm News
Additional News & Insights
Publications
- “Sweat the Small Stuff: Careful Proofreading is Key to Persuasive Writing,” KY BENCH & BAR, May 2021, at 32
- “Listening to Podcasts to Learn Effective Storytelling Techniques,” KY BENCH & BAR, May 2019, at 32
- “Pipelines, Electrical Transmission Lines, and Little Pink Houses: Do Any Limits on ‘Public Use’ Remain in Eminent Domain Law?,” 25 GEO. MASON L. REV. 711 (2018)
- “Tips for Writing Concisely,” KY BENCH & BAR, May 2017, at 37
- “Using Parallelism to Write Both Correctly and Persuasively,” KY BENCH & BAR, Nov. 2015, at 28
- “Citations: Suggestions for Citing Authority without Distracting the Reader,” KY BENCH & BAR, May 2014, at 16
- “Technology and Client Communications: Preparing Law Students and New Lawyers to Make Choices that Comply with the Ethical Duties of Confidentiality, Competence, and Communication,” 83 MISS. L.J. 245 (2014)
Presentations
- “Teaching the Ethical Legal Writer in Today’s Technological World,” Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (proposal accepted but not presented due to COVID-19)
- “Podcasts as a Learning Tool of Effective Storytelling,” Reimaging Advocacy Conference (November 8-9, 2019)
- “Rewriting and Revising for Clarity and Conciseness,” Workers Compensation Administrative Law Judge Training (April 16 & 17, 2018)
- “Why Editing Matters – Tools for Improving the Process,” Workers Compensation Administrative Law Judge Training (April 16 & 17, 2018)
- “Legal Ethics in Legal Writing,” Kentucky Health Law Institute (September 14, 2018)
- “Legal Ethics in Legal Writing,” 15th Biennial Employment Law Institute (June 7, 2018)
- “Learning Oral Advocacy and Learning from Oral Advocacy,” Central States Regional Legal Writing Conference (September 15-16, 2017)
- “Legal Ethics in Legal Writing,” 15th Biennial Employment Law Institute (June 9, 2016)
- “Collaborating on Scholarship Through Peer Support Systems,” Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, (December 11, 2015)
- “A Little Can Go a Long Way: Incorporating Professional Identity and Ethics in an Already Busy First Year Legal Writing Classroom,” Association of Legal Writing Directors Biennial Conference (June 3-5, 2015)
- “Legal Ethics in Legal Writing,” 14th Biennial Employment Law Institute (June 6, 2014)
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Accolades
Washington and Lee Law Review — Executive Editor, Staff Writer
Accolades
Washington and Lee Law Review — Executive Editor, Staff Writer
