Elkton, KY

Kurt Maier

Kurt Maier is an experienced and accomplished personal injury attorney who is licensed to practice law in Kentucky, Tennessee and in federal courts. For the past five years, he has been chosen for inclusion in Super Lawyers, a highly selective publication that recognizes the most respected attorneys within a state. Kurt was involved in ELPO’s large settlement with Merck over the drug Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in 2004. Kurt’s work concentrates on representing people who have been seriously injured as a result of catastrophic truck and auto accidents, defective products, defective pharmaceutical products, defective medical devices, construction accidents, electrocutions and other causes of serious personal injury.

Robert (Bob) Young

Technology can be your best friend if you’re an attorney - or your worst enemy if you fight it. As Bob Young sees it, lawyers have a duty to keep up with advances in technology that can help them practice law more efficiently and keep their work more tightly connected with their clients. He has become one of the foremost advocates for attorneys embracing social media, utilizing iPads, blogging and cloud computing in the American Bar Association, serving as Chair of the Law Practice Division from 2014 to 2015. In 2016, he was appointed to the ABA Legal Career Central Board and ABA Law Practice Division Council. He is a frequent national-level speaker and author on topics relating to law office management and technology and regular attendee at the ABA TECHSHOW, an annual event that showcases the best in legal technology. Bob’s passion for technology is an extension of his natural curiosity. He has spent most of his career in the area of medical malpractice, particularly in the area of medical devices and medications. He has practiced law for nearly a quarter of a century, learning lots along the way and wanting to continue his education every day as he researches cases. Among Bob’s most notable cases was handling a class action suit against Merck for damages due to its Vioxx, which it removed from the market. In that case, Bob represented 19 clients for more than five years. Outside of his medical malpractice work, Bob has also become known as a competent, fair and impartial mediator, working with both sides in a case to come to resolution.

Mac Johns

Harold “Mac” Johns has joined ELPO Law as Senior Counsel. Mac has been practicing law since 1982 and has 40 years of experience in General - Civil and Trial Practice, Real Estate Law, Probate, Personal Injury, Negligence, and Insurance Law. He is the former County Attorney for Todd County and serves as Counsel for the Todd County Board of Education, the Todd County Water District, Elkton Bank & Trust Company, and Drive Safe Kentucky. He also works extensively with the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo). In 2020, Mac was appointed Special Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court by Governor Andy Beshear.

Kyle Roby

Kyle Roby is an experienced trial attorney representing those who have been injured. He concentrates on representing people who have been seriously injured as a result of catastrophic tractor trailer and auto accidents, defective products, defective pharmaceutical products, defective medical devices, and recalled drugs. He is part of the team at ELPO representing a number of individuals injured by tainted epidural steroid injections manufactured by New England Compounding Company. Kyle was named partner at ELPO in January 2016.

Jessica R. Shoulders

Jessica Shoulders is a partner at ELPO who works primarily on products liability and personal injury cases, with most of her practice focusing on defective medical products and pharmaceuticals. In the medical device field, Jessica has handled many cases against the manufacturers of metal-on-metal hip replacements, IVC (inferior vena cava) filters, and Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Blankets. Beyond medical devices, Jessica is handling cases involving Actos, a diabetes drug, and Lipitor, a drug taken to lower cholesterol, Xarelto, a popular drug used to treat atrial fibrillation and deep vein thrombosis, and Fluroquinolone antibiotics Levaquin and Avelox. She is also fighting for the rights of children born with birth defects because their mothers took Zofran during their first trimester of pregnancy.

J. A. Sowell

J.A. Sowell joined ELPO as an associate attorney in August 2017. A lifelong native of Bowling Green, J.A. is a graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and Western Kentucky University. He worked as a clerk at ELPO for two summers during law school. He is dedicated to serving the people of Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky.