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Office of Legal Services

Executive Office

F. Ryan Keith, Executive Director
JoAnn Rohrback, Executive Secretary
5th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY  40601-1973

502-564-5576 • Fax 502-564-6131

Purpose

The Office of Legal Services serves as the legal counsel to the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.  Due to its capacity as counsel to the cabinet, this office will not discuss case information with the public, release documents to the public or give legal advice to the public.  Requests for cabinet records should be directed as stated below. 

Open Records Requests

Open records requests should be directed to the office, department, division or commission that handles the requested records.  If you are unable to determine which office, department, division or commission you should direct your request to, you may direct your request to Barbara Pauley.  She will direct your request to the appropriate office, department, division or commission.  If you are requesting records that are not maintained by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, you will be so notified.

Office Divisions

Charitable Gaming and Alcoholic Beverage Control Legal Division
1003 Twilight Trail, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-4850 • fax 502-564-1442

Environmental Protection Legal Division
John Horne, General Counsel
300 Fair Oaks Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2150 • fax 502-564-4245

Financial Institutions Legal Division
1025 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-573-3390 • fax 502-573-2183

Housing, Buildings and Construction Legal Division
David Reichert, General Counsel
101 Sea Hero Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-543-0365 • fax 502-573-1057

Insurance Legal Division
Sharron Burton, General Counsel
215 W. Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-6032 • fax 502-564-1456

Labor Legal Division
Kembra Taylor, General Counsel
1047 US Highway 127 South, Suite 4, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-3070 • fax 502-564-5460

Natural Resources Legal Division
C. Michael Haines, General Counsel
2 Hudson Hollow Road, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2356 • fax 502-564-9212

Public Protection Legal Division
John Forgy, General Counsel
100 Airport Road, Suite 300, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-7760 • fax 502-564-3969

Workers' Claims Legal Division
Carla Montgomery, General Counsel
657 Chamberlin Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-5550 • fax 502-564-0681

Office of Legal Services
500 Mero Street
5th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-2356
Fax: 502-564-9212
E-mail: Shawn.Fritz@ky.gov