The Legal Notepad

Episode 17:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke are happy to provide an opportunity for 30 minutes of Kentucky continuing legal education credit. This episode of the Legal Notepad podcast is PART 2 of the discussion of amendments to the Kentucky Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) taking effect on April 1st, 2026. A major update to RAP 22 makes the civil appeal pre-hearing state...

Episode 16:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke are happy to provide an opportunity for 30 minutes for Kentucky continuing legal education credit. This PART 1 episode of the Legal Notepad podcast features appellate attorney Kevin Burke discussing amendments to the Kentucky Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) that take effect April 1st, 2026. Kevin, who served on the committee th...

Episode 15:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke are happy to provide an opportunity for Kentucky continuing legal education credit.   Rob and Kevin are joined by Peter H. Wayne IV, General Counsel for the Forge Companies.   This is a recording of a national webinar the three of them created to assist attorneys and their clients.   A full video of this webinar is available on Th...

Episode 14:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke are happy to provide an opportunity for 1 hour of ethics for Kentucky continuing legal education credit.   Rob and Kevin are joined by Lauren Byrn and attorney Nina Couch.   Nina teaches professional responsibility at the Brandeis School of Law.   She also has a private practice .   This is her first time on a podcast!   Editor's...

Episode 13:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke discuss a recent case involving the direction of PIP benefits for medical expenses.   Rob and Kevin are joined by Lauren Byrn and for the second time, attorney Adam Redden.   Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this episode, visit the Kentucky Justice Association website , click the Education and...

Episode 12:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke explore parental liability, now that 15 year olds are able to get a drivers license.   Parents should be aware of their responsibilities related to this new issue.   Rob and Kevin are joined by Lauren Byrn and for the first time, attorney Adam Redden.   Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this epi...

Episode 11:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke unpack Kentucky's Firefighter's Rule.   A recent opinion by the Supreme Court has resulted in a flurry of comments on social media. Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this episode, visit the Kentucky Justice Association website , click the Education and Training tab and look for the podcast.   TO...

Episode 10:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke recorded an episode during a CLE conference in Las Vegas, in front of their colleagues.   Several of them stepped up to the microphone to as a few questions.   Let's join Rob and Kevin as they discuss KRS 411.188 – Mandatory Notice of Subrogation Rights. Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this ep...

Episode 9:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke explore the issue of whether social security disability benefits, or other entitlement-type programs, can be recovered in a wrongful death claim.   Lauren received this question from the listeners.   Rob and Kevin will provide insights, based on Kentucky law, in today's episode. Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would lik...

Episode 8:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke discuss whether police reports are admissible.   It's a concern client often bring up during initial conversations with their attorneys.   Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this episode, visit the Kentucky Justice Association website , click the Education and Training tab and look for the podcast...

Episode 7:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke discuss the history of the Collateral Source Rule and the Kentucky Supreme Court decided to Kentucky will follow this particular rule. They're joined by Rob's paralegal, Lauren Hincks, who helped research some of the information for today's topic.   The discussion references the following case:   O'Bryan vs. Hedgespeth ( https://ca...

Episode 6:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke explain the rules regarding the process for using summaries at trial, in Kentucky.   These can be extremely useful, but you have to follow the process to get them admitted.   They're joined by Rob's paralegal, Lauren Hincks.   Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE credit for this episode, visit the Kentucky Jus...

Episode 5:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke focus today's discussion on the change to unpublished opinions.   They'll explain when you can cite them and the proper way to cite them.   Kevin recently presented on this topic at a Kentucky Justice Association event.   They're joined by Rob's paralegal, Lauren Hincks.   Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE...

Episode 4:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke continue their discussion of Kentucky law.   They're joined by Rob's paralegal, Lauren Hincks.   They'll focus specifically on Fratzke.   It's an issue many attorneys get wrong.   This episode continues a series of legally-focused episodes geared toward helping Kentucky attorneys. Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would l...

Episode 3:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and Kevin C. Burke are joined by Rob's paralegal, Lauren Hincks, for a detailed discussion of the topic of Stipulation of Liability.   The Legal Notepad Podcast covers a variety of topics.   This episode begins a series of legally-focused episodes geared toward helping Kentucky attorneys. Editor's Note:   If you are an attorney and would like CLE cre...

Episode 2:   Louisville attorneys Rob Mattingly and John DeCamillis interview Jefferson County Judge Stephanie Burke about the Drug Court.   This episode deals with both mental illness and addiction.   They discuss her passion for helping people to recover, how Drug Court works and why it's so valuable to our community. Editors Note:  If you are an attorney and would like to receive CLE credit for...

Episode 1 Focus for the Future:   Rob Mattingly and John DeCamillis launch their new podcast with an interview.   They speak with Tim Barnett, Founder of FOCUS Training Academy in Louisville.   FOCUS (an acronym for F ocus O n C haracter Equals U ltimate S uccess) works with youth to provide direction, motivation, purpose and a sense of personal responsibility.   Let's join Rob and John for this i...