This is an advertisement
Phone: 270.781.6500
  • ABOUT US
      • The History of ELPO Law
      • ELPO Supports the Community
      • Diversity and Inclusion
      • Our Clients
      • News
  • ATTORNEYS
      • E. Kenly Ames
      • Heather Coleman Brooks
      • Keith M. Carwell
      • Charles E. English
      • Charles E. English, Jr. (Buzz)
      • Regina A. Jackson
      • Sarah P. Jarboe
      • Kurt W. Maier
      • Elizabeth J. McKinney
      • Leah A. Morrison
      • Michael A. Owsley
      • D. Gaines Penn
      • Lindsay T. Porter
      • W. Cravens Priest III
      • Park L. Priest
      • Whayne C. Priest, Jr.
      • Murry A. Raines
      • Brett A. Reynolds
      • J. Kyle Roby
      • Jessica R. Shoulders
      • Rebecca Simpson
      • Aaron D. Smith
      • J.A. Sowell
      • Joye Beth Spinks
      • F. Nathan Vinson
      • Michael S. Vitale
      • LaJuana S. Wilcher
      • Robert A. Young
  • PRACTICE AREAS
      • Appellate Practice
      • Bankruptcy
      • Banking Law
      • Business Litigation
      • Business and Corporate
      • Business Startup Services
      • Civil Litigation
      • Condemnation Law
      • Dispute Resolution
      • Environmental Law
      • Education and School Law
      • Family Law
      • Health Care Law
      • Immigration Law
      • Intellectual Property Law
      • Labor & Employment Law
      • Landlord/Tenant Law
      • Mediation
      • Medicaid Planning
      • Medical Malpractice Law
      • Non-Profit Legal Services
      • Personal Injury Law
      • Product Liability Law
      • Real Estate Law
      • Special Needs Planning
      • Tax Law and Litigation
      • Trusts and Estates
      • Utilities Law
      • Workers’ Compensation
  • CLIENT PAYMENT PORTAL
  • CONTACT US
  • 🔍
JBS edited for web casual

Joye Beth Spinks

Associate

270-781-6500

jspinks@elpolaw.com

Joye Beth Spinks

Associate

Joye Beth Spinks grew up in rural Warren County, just outside of Bowling Green. Prior to going to law school, Joye Beth taught Biology and Environmental Science at Ohio County High School for four years. Joye Beth says, “My favorite part about teaching was showing students how scientific and environmental issues could impact their lives and their community.”

While teaching, Joye Beth followed developments in both education policy and environmental policy closely, which prompted her to consider a career change. “I had been teaching the effects of decades of changing environmental policy, but I wanted to learn more about the processes that make those changes,” she says.

Joye Beth got this opportunity while attending Boston University School of Law, where she worked for the Chairperson of the Joint Committee for the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture in the Massachusetts Legislature. Working for a committee chair gave Joye Beth an opportunity to actually be a part of the legislative process by drafting and redrafting bills for the committee. “Writing a bill myself made me even more meticulous in my reading of statutes and regulations,” she says, “Small changes in language can have lasting effects on how a law is interpreted.” Joye Beth enjoys the challenge of analyzing complicated laws that affect clients and predicting how the language could be interpreted by a court.

While in law school, Joye Beth also had the chance to put her litigation skills into practice by taking a Trial Advocacy course with a practicing judge. “I was able to meet with a judge every week for a semester and receive in-depth critiques on my arguments and witness examinations. To be able to have a judge tell me what they find persuasive in their courtroom was an invaluable experience that gave me tools to be a better advocate for our clients,” Joye Beth says.

Joye Beth previously clerked with ELPO during the summer and her last semester of law school. In addition to building on her experience with environmental law, Joye Beth has also worked with ELPO partners on several civil litigation matters. She has assisted with cases involving negligence, medical malpractice, commercial leases, environmental enforcement, estate administration, insurance policies, and covenants not to compete.

Joye Beth is a proud graduate of Warren East High School and knew she wanted to return to her hometown of Bowling Green after law school. She says, “I am grateful to have the opportunity to take everything I’ve learned and use those skills to assist people and businesses right here in South Central Kentucky.”

Joye Beth is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the Stuff the Bus Foundation.

Attorney Practice Areas

  • Environmental
  • Civil Litigation
  • Education
  • Labor and Employment

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2019
  • Western Kentucky University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2011

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky, 2019
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 2019

Published Works

  • Co-author, Agricultural Management 2018 Annual Report, ABA Section of Energy, Environment, and Resources 2018 Year-in-Review
  • Co-author, 22nd chapter of the Fifth Edition of the American Bar Association's Environmental Aspects of Real Estate and Commercial Transactions: Acquisition, Development, and Liability Management

Professional Associations

  • Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Stuff the Bus Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals (YPBG)
Bookmark and Share
Home
Disclaimer
Site Map
Contact Us

PRACTICE AREAS

Landlord/Tenant Law
Special Needs Planning
Medicaid Planning

Appellate Practice
Dispute Resolution
Mediation

Banking Law
Education and School Law
Medical Malpractice Law

Bankruptcy
Environmental Law
Non-Profit Legal Services

Business and Corporate
Family Law
Personal Injury Law

Business Litigation
Health Care Law
Product Liability Law

Business Startup Services
Immigration Law
Real Estate Law

Civil Litigation
Intellectual Property Law
Tax Law and Litigation


JBS edited for web casual

Joye Beth Spinks

Associate

270-781-6500

jspinks@elpolaw.com


We welcome e-mails, but please do not send confidential information by e-mail. Sending us e-mail does not create an attorney-client relationship. We do not have any obligation to keep information you send us confidential unless and until we check for potential conflicts of interest and agree to represent you.

The information you obtain from this site is not legal advice. You should consult an attorney for specific advice.
Copyright 2017 English Lucas Priest and Owsley LLP. All Rights Reserved.
1101 College Street • Bowling Green, KY 42102 • Phone: (270) 781-6500 • Fax: (270) 782-7782
2019 - Enfold Theme by Kriesi
