William W. Allen
Gess, Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C.
201 West Short Street
Suite 102
Lexington, KY 40507
Tel: (859) 252-9000
Email:
wallen@gmalaw.com
Web:
www.gmalaw.com
William W. Allen joined Gess, Mattingly, & Atchison in 1978 and has been a shareholder since 1984. The focus of his practice is business litigation and business counseling and transactions. He serves clients in a broad range of industries, including securities and financial services, energy, broadcasting, equine, construction and health care.
Mr. Allen is committed to helping his clients accomplish their objectives. In litigation or dispute resolution, that generally means obtaining the desired result or resolution on an efficient and cost-effective basis. In the non-litigation context, that generally means providing sound legal advice, counseling and support to help his clients succeed and prosper.
Mr. Allen has extensive experience representing major national and international corporations in connection with their operations in Kentucky, across the nation and around the world. His clients have included securities broker-dealers, banks and financial institutions, coal operators, oil and gas concerns, television and radio broadcasters, manufacturing and construction companies, horse farms, and the Chinese/American joint
venture that built and operated the largest open-pit coal mine in the world in Shanxi Provence, China. He practices at all levels of the state and federal court systems and has presented oral argument to the Supreme Court of the United States. He also has extensive experience with arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution procedures.
Mr. Allen was born at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. After graduating from Davidson College, Mr. Allen served as an Army Reserve Intelligence Officer and worked as an underground coal miner and a tennis professional. He is an instrument rated pilot. He joined Gess Mattingly & Atchison immediately after graduating from Vanderbilt Law School and has practiced with the firm for his entire career.
Bar Admissions:
- Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Our business and commercial clients have been the core of our practice since Gess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C. was founded more than 60 years ago. We represent clients throughout Kentucky in a wide range of industries, including securities and financial services, coal mining, oil and gas acquisition and production, insurance, television and radio broadcasting, equine, restaurants, construction, health care and real estate management, as well as others. Our business and commercial law attorneys draw on the firm’s cumulative experience and expertise to provide a broad range of business and commercial services to our clients.
Our business law practice focuses on providing advice and representation to our clients with respect to business issues and the legal ramifications of business decisions. This includes, the selection and formation of a business entities; mergers, acquisitions and asset transactions; collections, regulatory compliance; shareholder rights; employment issues; contract drafting and review, including franchise contracts, buy-sell agreements, and non-competition and non-disclosure agreements.
Since its founding in 1954, the law firm of Gess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C. has been providing legal services which contribute to the success of our clients and the betterment of the community. Since that time, the firm has grown into one of Lexington’s leading law firms, and continues to maintain the rigorous standards of its founders and to uphold a tradition of excellence.
Representing clients throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the firm is centrally located in the heart of downtown Lexington, and has grown to become a full-service law firm with the ability to serve a diverse clientele in a variety of practice areas, including, but not limited to: Appellate Law; Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring; Business & Commercial Law; Commercial & Residential Real Estate; Criminal Defense; Equine Law; Family Law; Health Care Law; Litigation; Mediation; and Tax, Trust & Estate Planning.
The attorneys of Gess Mattingly & Atchison P.S.C. have a history of providing quality legal services to clients throughout Kentucky. Our talented, professional, & experienced attorneys take pride in forging close personal relationships, and providing our clients with the best legal representation in central Kentucky. We look forward to servicing your personal and professional needs at a level which exceeds your expectations.