About Us

The Kentucky Bar Foundation, Inc. (KBF) is a nonprofit organization serving as the charitable arm of Kentucky’s legal community. Its mission is to further the public’s understanding of the judicial system and the legal profession through programs and philanthropic partnerships that help those in need.


Thank you to Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company of Kentucky
for making this film possible.

Providing Help Today and Hope for Tomorrow

The Kentucky Bar Foundation, Inc. has awarded grants totaling over $3 million since 1988 to agencies promoting access to justice and law-related education for Kentuckians.  The KBF has also developed its own projects toward this mission at times.  KBF support has positively affected the lives of many citizens of our Commonwealth and furthered the administration of justice through programs that include:

  • educating the public about law and the justice system
  • helping at-risk children
  • providing funding to assist abused women and children
  • assisting veterans with legal problems by funding clinics offering free legal services
  • providing funding to educate high school seniors about abuse of credit
  • preserving legal history

Click here to review the KBF's annual fact sheet outlining
the KBF's impact across the Commonwealth in 2016.

Contact Us

KBF’s Board of Directors and staff are readily available to answer your questions and tell you how you can help.

The Kentucky Bar Foundation, Inc.
Kentucky Bar Center
514 W. Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1812
(800) 874-6582
(502) 564-3795

Executive Director
Guion L. Johnstone
gjohnstone@kybar.org

Program Manager
Gwen Smallenburg
gsmallenburg@kybar.org

 

Board of Directors 2017-18


Officers

President:  R. Harvey Johnston III
President-Elect:  Rebekkah Bravo Rechter
Vice President:  James A. Sigler
Secretary/Treasurer:  John R. Crockett III
Immediate Past President:  J. David Porter
IOLTA Chair:  Melinda T. Sunderland

Directors

First Supreme Court District
James A. Sigler, Paducah
B. Todd Wetzel, Princeton
H. Douglas Willen, Hopkinsville

Second Supreme Court District
R. Harvey Johnston III, Bowling Green
Scott D. Laufenberg, Bowling Green
Susan C. Montalvo-Gesser, Owensboro

Third Supreme Court District
Hailey Scoville Bonham, London
John Douglas Hubbard, Bardstown
Sarah Hay Knight, Somerset

Fourth Supreme Court District
John R. Crockett III, Louisville
Rebekkah Bravo Rechter, Louisville
Don W. F. Rodgers, Louisville
Ekundayo Seton, Louisville

Fifth Supreme Court District
J. Hadden Dean, Danville
Allison J. Donovan, Lexington
J. David Porter, Lexington
Sadhna True, Lexington

Sixth Supreme Court District
Delores Woods Baker, Maysville
Robert Edward Sanders, Covington
Emily E. Walters, Florence

Seventh Supreme Court District
William J. Baird, III, Pikeville
R. Stephen McGinnis, Greenup
Senator Robin L. Webb, Grayson

Ex Officio Directors

Kentucky Supreme Court
Appointment Pending

Kentucky Court of Appeals
Judge Glenn E. Acree, Lexington

Kentucky Circuit Judges Association
Judge A. C. McKay Chauvin, Louisville

Kentucky District Judges Association
Judge Vanessa Mullins Dickson, Paris

Chair, Kentucky IOLTA Fund
Melinda T. Sunderland, Louisville

KBA President Representative
William R. Garmer, Lexington

KBA Past President Representative
R. Michael Sullivan, Owensboro

KBA Young Lawyers Division Representative
Miranda D. Click, Pikeville

Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Dean Jeffrey Standen, Highland Heights

University of Kentucky College of Law
Dean David A. Brennen, Lexington

University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Dean Lars S. Smith, Louisville

 

Financial Information

Visit the Foundation's GuideStar Nonprofit Profile here.  If you are interested in additional informaton, the Foundation's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements will be made available upon written request.