Sharon R. Handy

Louisville, Kentucky

Member

Phone: (502) 371-3501
Fax: (502) 371-9201
Email: handy@derbycitylaw.com

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

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, W.D. of Kentucky

Education

• University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1984
  • Honors: Brandeis Scholar
  • Honors: 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

Practices

• 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)