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James Maxson, J.D.
James is a son of Kentucky. He was born in London, raised in Lexington, went to college in Danville, attended law school in northern Kentucky, clerked in Bowling Green, worked in Frankfort for a decade, married a Georgetown girl, and he now lives in Lexington, but practices unemployment insurance law statewide.
James is an accomplished litigator. Having been in-house counsel for Kentucky's Unemployment Insurance program for nearly eight years, he has handled hundreds of unemployment insurance cases, from the administrative stage all the way to the Kentucky Supreme Court.
James is an Ambassador for Lexington Habitat for Humanity, a board member of the non-profit LEX History Tours Inc., and a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Fayette County Bar Association.
Read James's op-ed in defense of the program »
Read Jame’s op-ed on Unemployment Insurance reform
EDUCATION:
Centre College: BA, 2003
Chase College of Law: JD, 2006
WORK HISTORY:
Administrative Office of the Courts:
Law Clerk, 2006-2007
Office of the Attorney General:
Assistant Attorney General, 2007-2008
Education and Workforce Development Cabinet:
Attorney, Policy Adviser, Executive Adviser, Special Assistant Attorney General, 2008-2016
Kentucky Labor Cabinet:
Staff Attorney, 2016-2017
Maxson Firm, PLLC:
Principal, 2017-present
PUBLISHED CASES:
Sunrise Children’s Services v. KUIC, --- S.W.3d --- (2016);
Coghill v. KUIC, 408 S.W.3d 83 (2013);
KUIC v. Cecil, 381 S.W.3d 238 (2012);
KUIC v. Hamilton, 346 S.W.3d 450 (2011);
Trading Post Management Co. v. KUIC, 355 S.W.3d 451 (2011);
Skees v. KUIC, 347 S.W.3d 467 (2011);
Trillium v. KUIC, 314 S.W.3d 751 (2010);
Commonwealth v. Lopez, 292 S.W.3d 878 (2009);
King v. Commonwealth, 276 S.W.3d 270 (2009);
Dillman v. Commonwealth, 257 S.W.3d 126 (2008);
Gaines v. Commonwealth, 238 S.W.3d 243 (2008)
ADMISSION:
All courts of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
