Our Attorneys

Adrian MendiondoMember

Areas of Practice

Mr. Mendiondo practices focuses on civil trials and litigation, including business litigation; employment law; municipal litigation; civil rights litigation; estate litigation; administrative proceedings; environmental litigation; and tax litigation. Mr. Mendiondo also has transactional experience with corporate and real estate transactions.

Mr. Mendiondo's specific litigation experience includes jury trials in Federal and State Court, arbitrations before the AAA, injunction hearings, and administrative proceedings before state agencies. Mr. Mendiondo has represented companies and individuals in cases involving complex contractual and UCC issues; estate disputes; employment discrimination; covenants not to compete; tax matters; trespass actions; civil rights claims; tort claims; partnership disputes; fiduciary duties; shareholders rights; professional licensing disputes; administrative investigations; administrative appeals; and collective bargaining disputes.

Mr. Mendiondo also serves on the Criminal Justice Act panel of public defenders for the Federal Eastern District of Kentucky, representing indigent defendants in the Eastern District when appointed by the Federal Court. Mr. Mendiondo takes criminal defense cases by court appointment only.

Representative Experience

Represented corporations and their shareholders in tax litigation with the Kentucky Department of Revenue.
Represented county governments, county officials, and state-affiliated non-profit organizations in defense of tort, employment, and civil rights claims.
Represented individual shareholders and corporations in shareholder disputes.
Represented estate fiduciaries in claims brought against them by beneficiaries, and represented estate beneficiaries in claims brought against estate fiduciaries.
Represented international company in patent and copyright litigation.
Represented employers and employees in contract negotiations.
Represented property owners in defense of trespass claims, and with respect to title litigation and contract disputes.
Represented employers and employees in severance disputes and negotiations.
Represented employers before EEOC and local equal employment opportunity, fair housing, and human rights commissions.
Represented natural gas drilling and leasing companies in trespass actions, contract disputes, and in proceedings with state and federal regulatory agencies.
Represented employers and employees in litigation to enforce covenants not to compete.
Represented national companies in contractual disputes and UCC litigation.
Represented physicians before state licensing agencies.
Advised employers regarding state and federal employment laws.
Represented employers and employees in wage and hour disputes.
Represented indigent criminal defendants in numerous federal actions, including drug conspiracies; bank robbery; tax crimes; immigration violations; and revocation proceedings.
Represented purchasers and sellers in corporate and real estate transactions.

Professional Background

Board of Directors, Fayette County Bar Association
Officer, Fayette County Bar Association — Young Lawyers Section
Board of Directors, Lexington Public Library Foundation
Panel Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Admitted to bar, 2005, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Admitted to bar, 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern District of California
Member, Fayette County and Kentucky Bar Association
Member, California Bar Association

Education

Preparatory education: Emory University (B.A., 2000)
Legal education, Pepperdine University (J.D., 2003). Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.