Emily Kirtley Hanna
Associate


ehanna@dbllaw.com
(859) 426-2161
(859) 341-1469 (Fax)



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Emily Kirtley Hanna is an associate in the firm's Litigation Group with an emphasis in Commercial, Banking, Collections and Landlord/Tenant litigation.  She is based in the firm's Crestview Hills office.

Prior to joining Dressman Benzinger LaVelle, Emily was an associate attorney with Coley & Associates, Co. L.P.A. in Cincinnati.   Prior to that she was a law clerk for Paul J. Schachter & Associates in Fort Mitchell, KY.

Emily obtained her law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2003, and has a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Northern Kentucky University.  While attending law school, Emily was a member of the Salmon P. Chase Moot Court Board and the National Trial Advocacy Team, as well as the author of the 2003 Salmon P. Chase Moot Court Competition Problem.  She also competed in the Kentucky Mock Trial Advocacy Competition (First Runner Up), ALTA National Trial Advocacy Competition (Second place in Columbus, Ohio Region), and the National Telecommunications Moot Court Competition of Catholic University/Columbus School of Law.

Emily has served for the past five years as a Board of Director for the Welcome House of Northern Kentucky which provides services to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless and in 2010 was elected Chair of the Board of Directors for Welcome House.  In addition, Emily has served as an adjunct faculty member of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law wherein she taught law students trial advocacy skills.

Emily also serves as a Trustee of the Cathleen Wagner Kirtley Memorial Trust which was created in honor of her late mother.  The CWK Memorial Trust provides funding for women who are uninsured or underinsured and who have or at high risk of having breast or ovarian cancers.  To date, the CWK Memorial Trust has donated over $60,000 towards the cause.  Emily resides in Northern Kentucky with her husband and daughter.

Areas of Practice

Commercial Law
Commercial Litigation
Creditors Rights
Collection
Landlord/Tenant Law

Admitted to Practice

Commonwealth of Kentucky
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Education

J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law (2003)
B.S., Northern Kentucky University (1999)

Speaking Engagements

Mock Trial, Labor and Employment Issues, HR 100 Group, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (2005)

"Statutory Liens in Kentucky", Southwestern Ohio Lawyers Title Association Seminar (Summer, 2005)

Awards and Honors

Second Place, Kentucky Mock Trial Advocacy Competition (2002)

Second Place, Northwestern Region - ALTA National Trial Advocacy Competition (2003)

Outstanding Moot Court Board Member, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (2002)