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Mike Schafer

The Schafer Law Office
440 South Seventh Street
Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40203

12/1990 - Present:   Michael A. Schafer, Attorney at Law
Sole Practitioner specializing in Civil Litigation including automobile accidents, slip and fall and wrongful death cases.

Criminal Defense including DUIs, felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and capital cases.

06/1989-11/1990:   The O'Bryan Law Firm
Insurance Defense Litigation specializing in negligence and tort liability, contract disputes, workers' compensation;

Criminal Defense including all aspects of discovery and all court appearances including jury trials.

08/1986 - 04/1989:   Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, 30th Judicial District
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

04/1989 - 06/1989:   Deputy Division Chief, Trial Division B
Assistant Division Chief in supervision of six prosecutors and two secretaries.

11/1986 - 06/1989:   Prosecutor, Trial Division A
Prosecute felony cases by preparing pleadings, motion, discovery responses and briefs; Circuit Court appearances including bond hearings, competency hearings, revocation hearings, suppression hearings, pretrial conferences, guilty pleas, sentencing and jury trials.

Special Assistant Attorney General
Appointed to brief and to argue appeals in the Kentucky Court of Appeals and certifications of law in the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Fatal Accident Support Team- respond to fatal accident where alcohol or drug involvement is suspected to assist police in drafting search warrants and advise on legal issues.

Sealed Indictment Team - work with undercover detectives in preparing and prosecuting drug and fencing cases.

08/1986 - 11/1986:    District Court, Felony Division/Grand Jury
Review, conference and evaluate felony cases; conduct preliminary hearings; screen, prepare and present cases to the Grand Jury.

04/1984 - 05/1985:    Crull, Meers and Ryan
Law Clerk - Research and write pleadings, memoranda and briefs for general practice firm.

08/1984 - 01/1985:    Jefferson County Attorney, Juvenile Division
Intern - Represent the County in juvenile proceedings under the supervision of an Assistant County Attorney.

Education:

National College of District Attorneys, Houston, Texas
1988 Graduate of Career Prosecutors Course

University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
Juris Doctor, May 1985

Honors:   Top Grade -    Law and Psychology Seminar
               Top Grade -    Administrative Law

University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, May 1981

Major:     Marketing

Professional Honors & Activities:

Academy Of Justice, Past President;

Louisville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Past Secretary;
Kentucky Bar Association;

Association of Trial Lawyers of America;

Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys;

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels;

Admitted to practice in the Kentucky United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky;

The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit;

The United States Supreme Court.

Louisville Law Examiner, Associate Editor;

Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity, Chancellor;

International Law Society, Treasurer;

1985 Phillip Jessop Moot Court Competition;

American Justice Association (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyer of America);