by Chris Spedding | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog, Criminal Law, Drug Offenses, Felonies & Misdemeanors, Kentucky Law, Traffic Offenses
Introduction In 2023, Kentucky lawmakers passed Senate Bill 47 (SB 47), legalizing medical marijuana for patients with certain serious health conditions. Governor Andy Beshear signed the bill into law on March 31, 2023, marking a historic step forward for patient care...
by Chris Spedding | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog, Criminal Law, Felonies & Misdemeanors, News, Traffic Offenses
Read the Herald-Leader article here… Watch WKYT coverage here… In 2018, I was retained to defend a young man who at the time was a University of Kentucky (UK) student and who had struck four-year-old Marco Shemwell with his car following a UK football...
by Chris Spedding | Oct 8, 2020 | Automotive Law, Criminal Law, DUI, Kentucky Law, Traffic Offenses
On July 1, 2020, new laws regarding Driving Under the Influence (DUI) took effect in Kentucky. As one would expect, everyone – including lawyers, judges and the general public – is learning how these laws apply to our everyday lives. My intent is to summarize...
by Haley Duncan | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog, Community Interest, Criminal Law, Drug Offenses, DUI, Federal Criminal Offenses, General Posts, Traffic Offenses
Because I am a Lexington criminal defense attorney, I often invite interns from the University of Kentucky to work in my office to experience what it is like to practice criminal law. It is one of my passions to expose those interested in criminal law to experience it...
by Chris Spedding | Oct 22, 2018 | Criminal Law, Drug Offenses, DUI, Federal Criminal Offenses, Felonies & Misdemeanors, Kentucky Law, Traffic Offenses
Most people never have contact with the police, at least as a defendant or as the target of an investigation. Most people think “Oh that will never happen to me.” Guess what? It happens all the time. It doesn’t take much for law enforcement to start looking at you as...