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Education
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University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D. 1974
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Sewanee: The University of the South
B.A. 1970
Political Science
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
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Service Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
- Licensing
- Professional Liability (Non-Medical Professionals)
- Trial Practice
- Construction
- Construction Law
- Sustainability & Emerging Technologies
- Health Care - Construction
- Energy & Electrical Power Law
Industry Experience
- Educational Institutions
- Insurance Carriers / Brokers / Agents
- Hotels / Hospitality Facilities
- Construction
Memberships
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, member; Public Contract Law Section, member; Torts & Insurance Practice Section, member
- American College of Construction Lawyers, 1996-present
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 2 (Contract Documents), member, 1986-present; Governing Committee, member (1996-2002), Chair (2000-01)
- American Arbitration Association, Panel of Construction Mediators
- Associated General Contractors of America, Kentucky Chapter Board of Directors, 2002-present; Kentucky Chapter Legislature and Licensing Committee, 2001-present; National AGC Contract Documents Committee, 1999-present
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Appalshop Endowment, trustee
- Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, Chancellor
Buck Hinkle's practice is concentrated exclusively on the construction industry and business litigation. He currently chairs the firm's Construction Service Group, co-chairs the Sustainability & Emerging Technologies Practice Group and is a member of the Business Litigation Service Group.
His construction practice has involved services to contractors, design-builders, steel fabricators, construction managers, design professionals, owners, subcontractors, sureties, and vendors in matters ranging from construction claims to contract negotiations and drafting. His business and commercial litigation practice has involved a variety of transactions in the financial, equine, manufacturing and mineral industries.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Author, “Changing the Landscape: BIM, IPD and Green Building prove industry is vibrant in spite of downturn,” Kentucky Contractor Magazine, Spring/Summer 2009
- Moderator, Green or Sustainable Construction in Kentucky, Lorman Education Services, Louisville, Ky., October 30, 2008
- “Dealing with the Cumulative Effects of Requests for Information, Change Order Requests and Change Directives,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, October 25-26, 2007
- “The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues,” Lorman Education Services, June 28, 2007
- “Arbitration in Construction Contracts,” Lorman Education Services, April 23, 2007
- Contributing Author, Kentucky Construction Law, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, 2007
- Chapter 6: “Discovery by Interrogatories,” Discovery Deskbook for Construction Disputes, ABA Publishing, Summer 2006
- “AIA Contracts,” Lorman Education Services, September 12, 2006
- “Sanctions Relating to Discovery,” ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, April 27, 2006
- “AIA Contracts in Kentucky,” Lorman Education Services, March 22, 2006
- Contributing Author, AGC Contract Documents Handbook, Aspen Publishers, 2003
- Contributing Author, Fifty State Construction Lien and Bond Law, Aspen Law & Business, 2000-present
- Contributing Author, State-By-State Guide To Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing, Aspen Publishers, 1998-present
- Contributing Author, Fifty State Public Construction Contracting, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996
More Than Stites & Harbison
In 2000-01, Mr. Hinkle served as Chair of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, one of the top positions affecting construction law policy nationally. He has also been a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers since 1996, is listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2001-2012) for Commercial Litigation and Construction Law & Litigation for 2012, was named Best Lawyers' 2012 Lexington Construction Law Lawyer of the Year, Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" (2010-11), and in Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine. The Associated General Contractors of Kentucky honored Mr. Hinkle with the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2009 Distinguished Service Award and named him the 2007 Legislative Advocate of the Year.
Mr. Hinkle has served as a member of the Panel of Construction and Commercial Arbitrators American Arbitration Association, and is currently a member of AAA’s Panel of Construction Mediators. In 2002, he was selected to serve on the Construction Panel of Neutrals for the Center for Public Resources. He also serves as a neutral in self-administered arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Hinkle serves on the Board of Directors of Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, Hinkle Contracting Corporation, and the Kentucky Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. He chairs Kentucky AGC’s Legislative Committee and received AGC’s Legislative Advocate of the Year for 2007. He is also a trustee of the Appalshop Endowment and Chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington.