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Education
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University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 1997
George M. Moss award to the Valedictorian; Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Book Award; Ferreri and Fogle Scholarship (Fall 1995; Fall 1997); Remaining First in Class Scholarship; Marlin M. Volz Scholarship; Judge and Mrs. Charles M. Allen Scholarship; Marilyn Meredith Memorial Book Award; Brandeis Honor Society (Treasurer); A. J. Jolly Northern Kentucky Bar Foundation Scholarship; Corpus Juris Secundum Award-Torts II; Who's Who: American Law Students-1995, 1996, 1997; Academic Recruiting Scholarship; Louis D. Brandeis Inn of Court; Pirtle-Washer Moot Court Competition; Journal of Family Law; Phi Kappa Phi Honorary
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Eastern Kentucky University
B.S., with highest distinction, 1977
Administrative Dietetics
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1977
Admissions
Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Service Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation
- Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
- Complex / Large Litigation
- Pretrial Practice & eDiscovery
- Franchise, License and Agency Litigation
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
Industry Experience
- Industrial / Manufacturing Facilities
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court, 1996-2000
- Christian Legal Society
- Legal Aid Volunteer Program
Community Involvement
- Botanica, Inc., Board of Directors
- Wesley House Community Services, Board of Directors, 1998-2003
- Oldham County Arts Association, Board of Directors, 2000-2003
Peggy (Appenfelder) Grant focuses on business litigation, franchise and distributorship law and healthcare law.
Peggy's special interest is franchise and distributorship law. Reported decisions on this topic include:
- Harrod v. UUNET Techs., Inc., 22 Fed. Appx. 570, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 26178 (6th Cir. Ky. 2001)
- Ennes v. H&R Block Eastern Tax Services, Inc., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 419 (W.D. Ky. Jan. 14, 2002)
- KFC Corporation v. Mott, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20716 (W.D. Ky. Nov. 17, 2003)
- Southern Comfort Waterbeds and Spas, Inc. v. Master Spas, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24288 (W.D. Ky. Aug. 9, 2004)
- Pressdough of Bismarck, LLC v. A&W Restaurants, Inc. and Long John Silver's, Inc., 587 F. Supp. 2d 1079 (D.N.D. 2008)
- Test v. ExpressBill, LLC, 2009 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 872 (October 16, 2009)
- Long John Silver's, Inc. v. Zaidi, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106161 (E.D. Ky. Nov. 1, 2009)
- Long John Silver's, Inc. v. DIWA III, Inc., et. al, 650 F. Supp. 2d 612 (E.D. Ky. 2009)
- KFC U.S. Properties, Inc. v. Paris Packaging, Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16843 (W.D. Ky. Feb. 25, 2010)
- Long John Silver's, Inc. v. Nickleson, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122110 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 21, 2011)
- Doctors' Assocs. v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, 2011 Ky. LEXIS 166 (Ky. Nov. 23, 2011)
- KFC Corp. v. Kazi, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180424 (W.D. Ky. Dec. 20, 2012)
- Long John Silver's, Inc. v. Nickleson, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2010 (W.D. Ky. Jan. 7, 2013)
Published Articles
- Covenants Against Competition in Franchise Agreements, Kentucky chapter (American Bar Association 3rd ed. 2012)
Recent Speaking Engagements
- "Legal Writing," Technical Writing Class at Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Ky., March 2009
- Health Care Fraud and Abuse Issues," CLE presentation to health professionals, Louisville, Ky., July 2001
- "Medical Record Charting & Liability," seminar presented to Alice Collis and Associates, Louisville, Ky., Sept. 2000
- Jefferson Community College, Adjunct Professor - Law and Banking Principles, Louisville, Ky., Fall 2000
More Than Stites & Harbison
Ms. Grant is a board member of Botanica, Inc. She is a prior board member for Wesley House Community Services (1998-2003) and Oldham County Arts Association (2000-2003).
Before Stites & Harbison
Ms. Grant was a Registered Dietician from 1978-1995. She worked as a consulting clinical dietician for various employers including Charterton Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hospital in Lagrange, Ky.