Stacey Blankenship handles a variety of civil litigation suits for the firm, including civil rights, personal injury, and employment law. Of note, she has become a successful class action attorney, a rarity in the western Kentucky area. Stacey has developed this area of practice for the Paducah firm and continues to be sought out to handle greater numbers of these types of cases across the state.

Stacey's experience in representing law enforcement, municipal, and county officials employed by various cities and counties in both eastern and western Kentucky has helped her develop a state-wide reputation of integrity and insight into Civil Rights issues. As a result, Stacey is frequently requested to counsel and train various police departments, municipalities, and jailers. Stacey's rate of dismissal in defending these types of suits is well over 90 percent. Stacey has also had a great rate of success in cases involving personal injury and employment law.

      

When Stacey isn't going to bat for her clients, she's watching her sons, Jacob and Justin, take turns at bat on local baseball fields.  And when they're not on the playing field, they're all rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals, the family's all-time favorite major league team. What's almost as fun as winning a case in court? For Stacey, that would be watching her beloved Cardinals win the World Series from the stadium seats!

"I think one of the best testaments to my diligence in managing my cases is the rate of dismissal that I have achieved. I consider myself a workaholic, convinced that my job is not done until I get the results my client deserves."
                                                                                                         -Stacey Blankenship
Practice Areas:
  • Administrative Law
  • Auto Accidents
  • Civil Rights - ADA
  • Employment & Labor Law
  • General Practice
  • Insurance/PI Defense
  • Litigations & Appeals
  • Personal Injury - Plaintiff
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wrongful Death
  • Complete Denton & Keuler Practice Areas
 Partial Client List:
  • City of LaCenter, Kentucky
  • City of Paducah, Kentucky
  • Kentucky Association of County All Lines Funds
  • Kentucky Municipal Risk Management Association
  • Purchase District Health Department
  • Complete Denton & Keuler Client List

Personal:

Born: Paducah, Kentucky, April 15, 1970
She is married to Kenny Blankenship. They have two sons, Jacob and Justin.

Education:

  • Murray State University, B.S., Cum Laude,  1991
  • Southern Illinois University, J.D., Cum Laude, 1995
  • Admitted to Kentucky Bar Association, 1995

Admitted to Practice:

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Associations:

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • McCracken County Bar Association
  • West Kentucky Women's Bar Association
  • Kentucky Defense Counsel

Professional/Personal Achievements:

  • Vice President, West Kentucky Women's Bar Association, 2002-2003
  • SIU Moot Court Judge, April 2002
  • SIU Health Law Moot Court Judge, November 2000
  • Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky, 1995-97
  • Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1994-95

Seminars Presented:

Seminars Attended:

  • Kentucky Association of Counties; Jail Risk Management of Legal Issues Training Seminar, December 2006
  • McCracken County Bar Association; Here's the Top Ten! Ethics and Malpractice..., November 2006
  • KLAP Ethics, May 2006
  • PESI; Kentucky Evidence Workshop, April 2006
  • Kentucky Association of Counties Annual Conference, 2006
  • Kentucky League of Cities; 1st Amendment & Equal Protection,
    October 2005
  • Kentucky Association of Counties; KACo Litigation Seminar,
    October 2005
  • McCracken County Bar Association; Observations of US & Russia Legal Systems, October 2005
  • McCracken County Bar Association; Military Families' Bill of Rights, September 2005
  • McCracken County Bar Association; Immigration & Naturalization Issues, August 2005
  • McCracken County Bar Association; Drug Court, July 2005
  • National Business Institute; Audio: Your Witness: Finding, Preparing & Using..., July 2003
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law-IL Institute Technology, May 2002

Articles Written:

  • How to Avoid Police Liability
  • Reducing Jail Liability by Utilizing the Prison Litigation Reform Act



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