Attorney Profiles
Louisville, Kentucky
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| phone | 502-632-0164 866-863-0006 |
| fax | 502-583-2100 |
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Louis P. Winner was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His father's side of his family has a long history in Louisville, Kentucky, while on his mothers side he is a first generation American. Mr. Winner's maternal family is from Santiago Chile. Mr. Winner attended high school at St. Francis High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and then attended college at Indiana University. Mr. Winner graduated from college in three years, and then moved to New York City to attend law school.
Mr. Winner attended law school at the prestigious BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW in New York City. During law school Mr. Winner worked at a criminal defense firm that defended white collar crime. Mr. Winner was accepted into the accelerated entry program and graduated from law school in 2 1/2 years. After law school, Mr. Winner moved to Los Angeles, California where he worked as a clerk in an entertainment law firm. In 2001, Mr. Winner re-located to Louisville, Kentucky and began working at the boutique family law firm, Diana Skaggs & Associates.
- Bar Admissions:
- Kentucky, 2002
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- Education:
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York,
2000
J.D. - Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana,
1997
B.A.
Major: Physical Science
Minor: History
Minor: Psychology
Minor: Hebrew
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, "The Intersection of Trial and Appeal", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 5, 2009
- Speaker, "The Intersection of Trial and Appeal", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 5, 2009
- Speaker, "New KY Supreme Court Custody and Business Valuation Cases", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, March 27, 2009
- "Enforcement of Judgments", Lorman Education Services, December 9, 2008
- Speaker, "Parenthood in the New Millennium: Recent KY Decisions Defining...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, November 18, 2008
- Speaker, "Bankruptcy Law for Family Law Attorneys; How to protect your Clients..", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 25, 2008
- Speaker, "Annual Nuts and Bolts of Family Law Seminar", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 13, 2008
- Speaker, "Custodial Evaluations: What You and Your Clients Need to Know", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 11, 2007
- Speaker, "Economics of Law - Personal and Professional", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, November 16, 2007
- Speaker, "Civility and Professionalism for the Legal Profession", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, October 19, 2007
- Speaker, "Ethics, Justice and Values", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, September 21, 2007
- Speaker, "Leadership through Services", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, August 17, 2007
- Speaker, "Leadership for Lawyers", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, July 20, 2007
- "Collaborative Divorce Training", Kentucky Collaborative Family Law Network, June 13, 2007
- Speaker, "16th Annual Domestic Relations Update", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, February 23, 2007
- Speaker, "Deposition Skills for Young Lawyers", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, May 25, 2006
- "2006 Section of Family Law Spring CLE Conference", American Bar Association, May 4, 2006
- Speaker, "Fifteenth Annual Domestic Relations Update", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, April 12, 2006
- Speaker, "What Happens at a Custody Evaluation and...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 2006
- Speaker, "Amanda Kumars Case", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 17, 2005
- Speaker, "Successful Tips for the Civil Practitioner and...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, May 26, 2005
- Speaker, "14th Annual Domestic Relations Update", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, February 11, 2005
- Speaker, "Dependency, Abuse and Neglect Cases from ...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 17, 2004
- Speaker, "Negotiation: The New Art of War", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, September 21, 2004
- Speaker, "Turning Stress into Strength & Advanced...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 15, 2004
- Speaker, "Professional Responsibility for the Young Lawyer", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 2004
- Speaker, "13th Ann, Domestic Relations Update", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, February 6, 2004
- Speaker, "Parts I & II: The Case For and Against ,..", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 4, 2003
- "Section of Family Law CLE Conference", American Bar Association, October 16, 2003
- Speaker, "Annual Nuts & Bolts: Practical Applications in...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 20, 2003
- Speaker, "Twelfth Annual Domestic Relations Update", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, February 7, 2003
- Speaker, "Focus on the Children: Difficult Child Custody...", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, December 4, 2002
- "New Lawyers' Program", KY Bar Association, October 29, 2002
- Speaker, "Annual Family Law Nuts & Bolts of Divorce Seminar", Louisville Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, June 27, 2002
- "An In-Depth Look at Representing Victims of...", Access to Justice Foundation, June 25, 2002
- Honors and Awards:
- Named Best Lawyers Under 40 in Louisville Magazine, 2006 - Present
- Member, Intellectual Property Society and Criminal Law Society
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Local Boy Scout Troup 30, Eagle Scout
- Young Professionals Association of Louisville
- Local Bar, Young Lawyers Section
- Past Chairman
- Kentucky Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Kentucky Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
- Louisville Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Board of Directors
- Louisville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
- Chair
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Past Employment Positions:
- Louis Winner & Associates, PSC, Louisville, KY, Founding Partner and Lead Attorney, 2003 - 2004
- Diana L. Skaggs & Associates, Louisville, KY, Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2003
- Peter D. Gordon, ESQ., Los Angeles, CA, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2001
- Allen Futerfas, New York City, NY, Law Clerk, 1999
- United States Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman, New York City, NY, Law Clerk, 1999
