Jane E. Graham
Jane E. Graham
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Mediation
- Federal and State Civil Litigation
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- University of Kentucky College of Law
Lexington, Kentucky
J.D., 1976 - Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts
A.B., magna cum laude, 1959
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Chief (retired), Civil Division, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky
- Former Chair, U.S.D.O.J. Civil Chiefs’ Working Group
ADMISSIONS
- Kentucky
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Certified Mediator (Mediation Center of Kentucky)
- Federal Bar Association
- Past President, Kentucky Chapter
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Bar Governor (1996-2002)
- Ethics Committee 1998 – Present
- Past Trustee IOLTA Fund
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Awards for contributions to law enforcement by agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and others.
- U.S. Attorney Executive Office Director’s Award for Executive Achievement.
- Lecturer, instructor, and/or program designer for the United States Department of Justice National Advocacy Institute, for 6th Circuit U.S. Attorney’s Offices, for a variety of federal and state law enforcement agencies, and for educational institutions.
- Member of the University of Kentucky College of Law Hall of Fame.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
- Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
- Pro-bono Hearing Officer for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
- General Counsel and Founding Member “The Women’s Network – Advocates for Democratic Principles”