Whitney Dunlap, III | Versailles Estate Lawyer

At Dunlap Law Firm we believe that having 30 years of courtroom experience on your side matters.

Whitney Dunlap III is an AV Preeminent lawyer who has tried over 60 trials in the courtrooms of Kentucky.  Born in 1960 and raised in Versailles, Woodford County Kentucky, Dunlap graduated from Miami University, Oxford Ohio with a BA degree in History with Honors. After interning in Washington, D.C., Whitney returned to law school, graduating from the University of Kentucky College Of Law in 1986.

Whitney’s law practice has focused for 30 years on courtroom litigation. He has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout Northern, Central and Southeastern Kentucky. His cases have ranged from First Amendment issues, personal injury, insurance defense, insurance coverage disputes, estates and wills, construction law, business litigation, premise liability, arson, family law, insurance bad faith and appellate cases. He has briefed and argued cases in the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, and the United States Supreme Court. He lectures frequently at seminars on litigation and insurance subjects.

Outside the Courtroom, Whitney has contributed to his community in a number of ways. He is active in the Pisgah Presbyterian Church of Versailles, served as Vice-president and President of Habitat for Humanity of Madison County, as President-elect of the Richmond Rotary, and is on the Board of Directors for Woodford County Chamber of Commerce.  Whitney is most proud of his long service to the Boy Scouts of America. He earned his Eagle Scout Award at 14 years old. As an adult, he served as Cubmaster of Pack 20-FUMC for 8 years, and as Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 401 for 10 years. He was elected to the Bluegrass Council Executive Board of Directors in 2008 and is proud to have earned the District Award of Merit, and the Methodist Cross and Flame Service Award.

He is married to the former Margaret M. Waldmann of Cincinnati and they have two sons, both of whom are Eagle Scouts.

Contact Whitney Dunlap III: wdunlap@dunlaplaw.org

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Dunlap Law Firm, PLLC	Versailles, Kentucky	January 2015 – Present
Partner/Owner (former)	Simons, Dunlap & Fore, PSC	Richmond, Kentucky	December 1990 – January 2015

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Kentucky College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1986
Miami University, Oxford Ohio	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)	History with Honors	1982

State / Court	Date
Kentucky	1987

• Member of the Pisgah Presbyterian Church
  Board of Directors, Woodford County Chamber of commerce
  Boy Scouts of America, Blue Grass Council, Executive Board since 2008
  Past President of Habitat for Humanity of Madison County
  Past President of the Richmond Rotary Club.  
  

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Peer Review since 2014
  Best's Directories of Recommended Insurance Defense Attorney | A.M. Best Company | 2015, 2016
  District Award of Merit
  Methodist Cross
  Flame Service Award

• Fischer v. Heckerman, 772 S.W.2d 642 (Ky.App. 1989), establishing badges of undue influence for a will; E.W. Scripps v. City of Maysville, 790 S.W.2d 450 (Ky. App. 1990) which required the City to open its meetings to the press; University of Ky. v. Courier-Journal 830 S.W.2d 373 (Ky. 1994), defeating UK’s refusal to release NCAA investigation of basketball team; Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. Ruschell, 834 S.W.2d 166 (Ky. 1992) establishing that PIP is not a subrogation interest; Maggard v. Com. Cabinet for Families, 991 S.W.2d 659 (Ky App 1998) which addressed grounds for discharge of an employee with medical issues; Grange Mutual v. Trude, 151 S.W.3d 803 (Ky. 2004, insurance bad faith litigation focused on scope of discovery; Rothhaupt v. Maiden, 144 FedAppx 465 (6CA, 2005) dismissal upheld by U.S. Supreme Court of a civil rights claim by a professor arrested after 911 with secret documents; Dunlap v. Dunlap, 2005 (Ky. App 2005) 2005 WL 1415518, will contest over power of appointment of fractional interest and valuation of assets under estate tax law; Davis v. USAA, 2006 WL1509157 (Ky App 2006) procedure for substitution of UIM funds to force release of tortfeasor; Nichols v. Helton, 2008 WL 2152224 (Ky App 2008) complex child custody and child support with attorney fees awarded; McQueen v. Life Ins Co. NA, 595 F.Supp2d 752 (ED Ky 2009) ERISA disability claim; Banks v. L.G. Fox, 2009 WL 637162 (Ky. App 2009) non-liability for municipal code violation of business where street-side landscaping contributed to accident; Solheim Roofing LLC v. Grange Mutual, 2010 WL 323296 (Ky App 2010) UIM coverage dispute of motorist claiming her personal vehicle entitled to corporate fleet coverage; Stathers v. Garrard County. Bd Educ, 405 S.W. 3rd 473 (KY. App. 2012) blasting case where homeowner claimed against school construction project and sovereign immunity; Cole v. Faggin, 419 S.W.3d 747 (Ky.App. 2013), concerning the priority accorded No Fault benefits and MedPay benefits; Corder v. Ky. Unemploy. Comm, 419 S.W.3d 747 (Ky. App. 2014) denial of appeal of unemployment claim of employee discharged for good cause

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