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Attorney Rebecca Simpson joins ELPO

by Mandy Hicks

Rebecca SimpsonRebecca Simpson joined English, Lucas, Priest & Owsley, LLP, in Bowling Green, Ky., as a senior attorney on April 18, 2016. Due to her hiring, ELPO is adding family law and an increased mediation practice to the firm’s portfolio of services.

Rebecca was most recently an attorney for Kentucky Legal Aid. She ran for Warren County Family Court Judge in 2014.

For ELPO, Rebecca will be practicing in estate law, family law and will offer mediation services. Her family law practice will encompass adoption, business valuation, child support, custody issues, divorce, parent relocation and property division, among other services. She will also provide mediation services in family law and estate cases.

Rebecca is a Bowling Green native. She graduated from Western Kentucky University with highest honors and earned a full academic scholarship to Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. After graduating with honors from Brandeis law school, Rebecca began her legal career in Louisville, Kentucky where she focused her practice on family law and enjoyed a thriving private practice.

After starting a family of her own, Rebecca returned to Bowling Green where she has continued her dedication to the practice of family law. For eight years, Rebecca served as the Warren County family law litigator for Kentucky Legal Aid. She has been involved extensively in the community as an educator and mentor. Recently, she was appointed by Chief Justice John Minton, Jr., to serve as Trial Commissioner in disciplinary proceedings brought by the Kentucky Bar Association.

Coming to work at ELPO, Rebecca says, is “like coming home. ELPO is such an incredibly strong legal team made up of so many intelligent and compassionate people. They’re not just exceptional lawyers. They’re exceptional people.”

Rebecca can be reached at (270) 781-6500 or rsimpson@elpolaw.com.

About ELPO

English Lucas Priest & Owsley LLP, the largest law firm in Southcentral Kentucky, offers business clients and individuals the experience and depth of a large firm and the personal commitment and attention of a small one. For more than 40 years, the firm has worked with clients to develop creative solutions to difficult legal and business problems. The firm is located in Bowling Green, Ky.