News & Updates

Donations are still being accepted in honor of Ruth Baxter’s service to LMICK

Ruth Baxter served Lawyers Mutual for 30 years and, as a thank you, Lawyers Mutual is raising money on her behalf for the Food Pantry of Carroll County, a local organization impacting her community and in which she is highly involved. LMICK plans to match up to $5,000 in donations made in her honor. If you wish to make a donation to the Food Pantry of Carroll County, send a check to P.O. Box 265, Carrollton, KY 41008 and denote Ruth Baxter in the memo line.

Thanks to departing staff members!

This summer brings changes in our staff and we want to pause to acknowledge their contributions to the LMICK team.

• Courtney Risk, Education & Engagement Specialist, is leaving Lawyers Mutual on August 2nd to pursue her own training and consulting business.
• Madelyn Day, recent University of Kentucky Law grad, wrapped up her internship as she studied for the bar. We wish her the best on the bar exam later this month!
• Mia Osborne completed her accounting internship in the spring and transitioned to her next internship with Yum! Brands.

We thank all three and wish them the best in their next chapters!

Welcome New Board Members!

We would like to welcome three new faces to the Board of Directors. We are excited to have each of them and look forward to their leadership and contributions.

Reminder: CLE Reporting Deadline is August 10th!

Kentucky’s deadline to report CLE earned for the 2023-2024 CLE year is August 10, 2024. Make sure you log-on to the KBA Member CLE portal and confirm your CLEs have been reported.

Looking to get a jump start on CLEs for 2024-2025? Our on-demand CLEs have been updated to provide credit for the new CLE year.

Practice Management

Formal Kentucky Ethics Opinion (E-458) Addresses Lawyers Obligations When A Third Party Claims An Interest in Client Funds the Lawyer Holds

The Kentucky Ethics Commission has authored a Formal Ethics Opinion addressing the ethical obligations of the lawyer when a third party claims an interest in client funds in the lawyer’s possession. Insureds handling client funds should review the opinion in the May Issue of the Bench & Bar.

Lawyer Well-Being

A Note From Courtney: The Impermanence of Life

“The guideline of Aparigraha invites us to let go and to pack lightly for our journey through life, all the while caring deeply and enjoying fully.... And yet, [we try] all different ways we can think of to find some kind of permanence, something to hold on to. But the nature of the realm of Aparigraha is impermanence. Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. If we can fall back to the breath and watch the belly rise and fall with each inhalation and exhalation, we can feel the truth of the transience of all things.”

--Deborah Adele, The Yamas and Niyamas

As I write my last LMICK Minute—and my last Lawyer Well-Being note—I keep coming back to one of my favorite quotes about the beauty of life’s impermanence. Many of you may know I rediscovered my yoga practice after breaking my leg in 2021. We lawyers love a good credential—so when I wanted to understand the practice more, I enrolled in a yoga teacher training (with no intention of ever teaching yoga).

The quote above was an “Ah-ha!” moment for me. So many of my moments of discontent were rooted in my attachment in how things should be or resisting change. As lawyers, we are pre-disposed to trying to fix everything all the time. In our work, it serves us well: spot the issue(s), craft a solution, execute the solution, and celebrate the win. If we carry this over to our personal lives, however, we often struggle, falling into a pattern of focusing on the things we perceive need fixing instead of the things that bring us joy, peace, love, hope. For me, shifting a framework that appreciates the fluidity of life is slowly bringing more joy, peace, love, and hope into my life.

With this appreciation, I now close my chapter with Lawyers Mutual. Despite the tone of this note, my transition is not some Eat, Pray, Love moment. I started my legal career hanging my own shingle and I have had something tugging at me to return to entrepreneurship for a few years. After dipping my toe into occasional yoga teaching earlier this year, it became clear that I was finally ready to take the leap into opening and running my own training and consulting business full-time, combining my legal background and passion for well-being.

I want to thank the LMICK Board and the staff for the opportunity to step into this newly created role and run with it. I have learned so much from this experience—and I have certainly “car[ed] deeply and enjoy[ed] fully.” I will always be an advocate for the mission of Lawyers Mutual because of this.

I also want to thank you, the insureds, for the support and feedback along the way. I have had so much fun getting to know you and look forward to staying connected in my next chapter. The goodbye may be bittersweet, but I look forward to good things on the horizon for Lawyers Mutual.

Upcoming Events

We look forward to seeing you!

We are proud to support the organizations that support you and your work! We will be out and about this spring, leading CLEs and sponsoring events. We hope you can join us at one of these currently scheduled events (and make sure to come say hello)!

Aug. 12: Kentucky Electric Co-Op Attorney Meeting, Louisville

Aug. 29: Kentucky Law Update, Owensboro

Sept. 5: Kentucky Law Update, Covington

Sept. 12: Kentucky Law Update, Ashland

Sept. 13: NKBA Solo & Small Firm Section, Virtual

Sept. 22: LBA Pickleball Tournament, Louisville

Sept. 24: Old Republic Title Kentucky Annual Seminar, Louisville

Sept. 25-27: Kentucky Justice Association Annual Convention, Lexington

Sept. 26: Kentucky Law Update, London

Oct. 3: Kentucky Law Update, Paducah

Oct. 9-11: Kentucky Defense Counsel Fall Seminar, Lexington

Oct. 24: Kentucky Law Update, Lexington

Oct. 29: Kentucky Justice Association, Louisville

Nov. 7: Kentucky Land Title Seminar, Lousiville

Nov. 13: NKBA Solo & Small Firm Section

Nov. 14: Kentucky Law Update, Pikeville

Nov. 14-15: Kentucky Justice Association, Louisville

Nov. 20: LBA Annual Awards Luncheon, Lousville

Nov. 21: Kentucky Law Update, Bowling Green

Dec. 5: Kentucky Law Update, Louisville

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Need a CLE Speaker? We would love to speak to your group! You can check out our updated list of available topics and request to schedule, here.

Angela Logan Edwards – President/CEO

Courtney Risk – Education & Engagement Specialist