Donna King Perry

Partner
Louisville, KY
(502) 581-8085 | Phone
(502) 581-8111 | Fax

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Donna King Perry is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Department. She focuses her practice in the areas of labor, employment and general litigation. Her practice includes all aspects of pre-litigation investigation, evidence and witness preparation, trial and appellate work, and responding and participating in agency investigations, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. Donna provides training to management, supervisory and human resources personnel and is a regular speaker at continuing legal education seminars. Donna’s clients include among others Norton Healthcare, the University of Louisville, the Louisville Water Company and GAP, Inc.

Earlier in her career, Donna had the distinction of serving as the Managing Partner for Woodward, Hobson & Fulton L.L.P., which made her the first female Managing Partner of a major law firm in Kentucky.

Education

J.D., Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville (1989)
B.A., University of Texas at Austin (summa cum laude, 1986)
B.S., Georgetown College (magna cum laude, 1981)

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Selected Professional & Civic Organizations

Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
American Bar Association
Louisville Bar Foundation
Louis D. Brandeis American Inns of Court
Jefferson County Women Lawyers Association
Leadership Louisville, Class of 2005
Actors Theatre of Louisville, Advisory Board Member
Louisville Bar Foundation, Board Member
Young Professionals Association of Louisville, Advisory Board
Louisville Society for Human Resource Managers, Legal Advisor to Board
University of Kentucky's Institute for Workplace Innovation, Advisory Board

Awards & Recognitions