Jesse A. Mudd
Partner
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Practice Areas:
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Appellate Issues
Education
- Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- J.D. - 2003
- Honors: magna cum laude
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. - 2000
- Major: Business Administration
Bar Admission
- Kentucky, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Published Works
- "Right to Privacy v. Freedom of Speech: A Review and Analysis of Bartnicki v. Vopper", Volume 41-1 of Brandeis Law Journal, 2002
- Co-Authored Maintenance Chapter in Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice
- Co-Author, Maintenance Chapter, Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice, First Edition
- Louisville Business First, Family Law Survey Interview, April 2017
- Co-Author, Maintenance Chapter, Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice, First and Second Editions
- “Divorce in Kentucky: What to expect and best practices to follow during the divorce process,” 2013
- Co-Author, Kentucky Chapter, USLAW Retail Compendium of Law, 2014
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Honors
- Nominee for the Kentucky Bar Association's 2010 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
- Brandeis Law Journal - Senior Editor
- Book Awards - Civil Procedure I, Evidence
- Named to Louisville Magazine “Top Lawyers” List in the area of Divorce Law, 2016
- Recognized as one of the “Kentucky Rising Stars” in the Kentucky Super Lawyers® list, 2013-2014
- Named to Louisville Business First “Forty Under 40” List, 2014
- Selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2016, 2021 - 2025
Classes & Seminars
- USLAW Seminar relating to Medicare mandatory insurer reporting requirements and other premises liability topics, Nashville, Tennessee, 2008
- Question/Answer Session with high school students regarding the practice of law, Louisville Bar Association's Summer Law Institute, 2009
- Question/Answer Session at The Healing Place Men's Community regarding family law issues, 2009
- “Divorce: Income and Transfer Tax Implications,” Estate Planning and Elder Law: Planning for the Before and After Sterling Education Services, Inc. CLE seminar, April 21, 2016
Pro-Bono Activities
- St. Mary's Center, Inc., Board of Directors, 2018 - Present
- Wildwood Country Club, Board of Directors, 2010-2015
- Pro Se Divorce Clinic Volunteer
- Eastern High School Mock Trial Team Mentor, 2007 to 2008
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Lector
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Attorney Bowl Participant and Organizer
- St. Mary’s Center’s Annual Swashbucklers’ Ball Fundraiser, Chair, 2013 - 2016
- St. Mary’s Center’s Annual Golf Scramble/Rock Drop Fundraiser, Chair, 2010 - present
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Lector
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Professional Associations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Brandeis Society
- Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court
- Young Professionals Association of Louisville
- Louisville Bar Association Litigation Section, Chair, 2009
- Louisville Bar Association Litigation Section, Vice-Chair, 2008