Sharon R. Handy
Seiller Waterman LLC
Recognition
- Named in Louisville Magazine as a “Top Lawyer” in the field of employee benefits and retirement benefit law in 2016. The "Top Lawyers" were picked by their peers.
- Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Scholastic Award
- Brandeis Legal Honorary Society
Affiliations and Memberships
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member, Business Law, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation, Labor and Employment Law, Elder Law, and Real Property Law Sections
- Louisville Bar Association, Member, Probate and Estate, Taxation, Labor and Employment Law, and Business Law Sections
Admissions and Courts
- Kentucky, 1984
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
Education
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky: J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1984 - Honors: Brandeis Scholar, Cum Laude, Ranked Second In Class
- Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana: B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1978 - Honors: Cum Laude, with Departmental Distinction - Major: Theology
Pro Bono Activities
- Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana – Board Chair
- Community Foundation of Southern Indiana, Board Chair
- Friends of the Ohio River Greenway, Past President (F.O.G.), Board Treasurer
- Women in Networking, Past President
- Financial Women International, past Local President, past State President, and National Board of Directors
Practice Areas
- Commercial Transactions
- Mortgage-based Commercial Loans
- Business Law
- Charitable Planned Giving
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Estate and Tax Planning
- Trusts
- Real Estate
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA)
- Elder Law
- Tax
- New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC)
- Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
- Deferred Compensation (407a, 403b, Stock Options, Phantom Stock)
