M. Thurman Senn

Education

• J.D., Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986
• B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1983, Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Honors and Awards

• AV® Preeminent™
• Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law, 2013-present
• Super Lawyers®, Kentucky, Category: Business Litigation, 2010-present

Community Involvement

• St. Joseph Children’s Home, Trustee (1989-2015); Picnic Booth Captain
• Basketball Team Coach: Stopher Elementary (2009-2015); Luhr Elementary (2019 to present)
• Credit Abuse Resistance Education, Program Volunteer
• University of Kentucky Counsel for Financial Institutions, Faculty and Planning Committee, 1981-present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Louisville Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar
• New Equity Financial Corp., Vice President & General Counsel, 2004-2006

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Recent Court Decisions Bankers Should Know About, Kentucky Bankers Association Banking Law Conference, 2023
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 - Mortgage Reform And Anti-Predatory Lending Act (Title XIV), Kentucky Bankers Association, 2010
• Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1990 - Present
• Planning Chair, Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, University of Kentucky College of Law, 1997 - 2007
• Revised Article 9 in Kentucky - New Types of Collateral and Related Issues, Kentucky Bankers Association, 2001
• Practical Problems You're Likely To See, UCC Articles 3, 4, and 4A, Lorman Educational Services, 2002
• Ethical Considerations in Estate and Tax Legal Practice, Kentucky and Indiana Estate and Tax Seminar, 2006
• Legal Update for Motor Vehicle and Other Credit Financing, Adjustment Bureau Credit Conference, 2006
• Practice Tips So You Can Manage Your Projects and Purchasing Decisions From Your Office, Not The Courtroom, Regional Business Expo, Louisville, Kentucky, March 28, 2007

Published Works

• "Legal Update", Kentucky Banker Magazine
• Debtor/Creditor Relations in Kentucky (Co-Update Author), Chapter 12, Federal Tax Considerations, UK/CLE, 3rd Edition, 2011

Representative Cases

• Cubby Angel Properties, LLC v. Citizens Bank of Kentucky, Inc., 2023 Ky.App. LEXIS 90 (Ky. App. 2023)
• Versailles Farm Home And Garden, LLC v. Haynes, 647 S.W.3d 205 (Ky. 2022)
• Todd v. Hilliard Lyons Trust Co., 633 S.W.3d 342 (Ky.App. 2021)
• I80 Equipment, LLC, Supreme Court of the United States, No. 19-870 (2019)
• Farmers Nat’l Bank v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 486 S.W.3d 872 (Ky.App. 2015)
• Mooneyham v. GLA Collection Co., 2015 WL 3607647 (W.D.Ky. 2015)
• M.D. Wood v. Tax Ease Lien Investments 1, LLC, No. 2013-CA-274-MR, 425 S.W.3d 897 (Ky.App.2014)
• Tax Ease Lien Investments 1, LLC v. Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co., 384 S.W.3d 141 (Ky. 2012)
• Hall v. MERS, 396 S.W.3d 301 (Ky. 2012)
• BancInsure, Inc. v. U.K. Bancorporation, Inc., 2011 WL 5570704, 830 F.Supp.2d 294 (E.D.Ky. 2011)
• Hathaway v. Eckerle, 336 S.W. 3d 83 (Ky. 2011)
• Goldsmith v. Fifth Third Bank, 297 S.W.3d 898 (Ky.App. 2009)
• MPM Financial Group, Inc. v. Morton, 289 S.W.3d 193 (Ky. 2009)
• Citizens For A Better Environment, Inc. v. Ohio County Industrial Foundation, Inc., 156 S.W.3d 307 (Ky.App. 2004)
• Louisville Peterbilt, Inc. v. Cox, 132 S.W.3d 850 (Ky. 2004)
• Cambridge-Lee Industries, Inc. v. Westlake Vinyls, Inc., 114 Fed. Appx. 204 (6th Cir. 2004)
• Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Kentucky Bar Assn., 113 S.W.3d 105 (Ky. 2003)
• Deusner v. Firstar Corp., 186 F.Supp.2d 766 (W.D.Ky. 2001)
• Concrete Materials Corp. v. Bank of Danville and Trust Co., 938 S.W.2d 254 (Ky. 1997)
• Whayne Supply Co., Inc. v. Com., Revenue Cabinet, 925 S.W.2d 185 (Ky. 1996)
• Owensboro Nat. Bank v. Stephens, 44 F. 3d 388 (6th Cir. 1994)
• Cumberland Lumber Co. v. First and Farmers Bank of Somerset, Inc., 838 S.W.2d 403 (Ky.App. 1992)
• Capitol Cadillac Olds, Inc. v. Roberts, 813 S.W.2d 287 (Ky. 1991)