About KEEP
Kevin McGuire

Kevin McGuire,
Jackson Kelly PLLC,
Board Attorney

Kevin M. McGuire is a member in the firm's Lexington Office. His practice includes commercial and environmental litigation, insurer and re-insurer insolvencies, banking transactions and regulation, and natural resource and energy regulation. He has represented clients in state and federal court cases involving a wide variety of subjects including coal supply and mining contracts, natural resource damages, lender liability, exposure to toxic substances, director and officer liability, reinsurance disputes, mineral severance deeds, and land use and zoning. He has also represented manufacturers and mineral producers before state and federal administrative agencies in permitting and enforcement actions. He has written papers and lectured on topics in the natural resources and reinsurance areas. Mr. McGuire is a member of the American Bar Association, Natural Resources section, The Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, and the Kentucky Coal Association, environmental committee. He has been admitted to the Kentucky and West Virginia state bars, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth and Sixth Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Southern District of West Virginia. Mr. McGuire graduated magna cum laude from Washington & Lee University where he received his B.S. in Physics/Engineering in 1981. He joined the firm upon receiving his J.D. with high distinction from the University of Kentucky School of Law in 1984, and became a member in 1991. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif.

Our Mission

To increase awareness of the benefits of Kentucky's horse economy and to promote jobs and economic opportunities for Kentuckians through the Commonwealth's world-class horse industry.

Goals

Educate the public and key state constituencies about the benefits the entire horse industry provides to all sectors of Kentucky's economy

  • Develop a state grassroots network involving Kentucky's horse economy in all 120 counties
  • Build a state coalition of diverse organizations supporting Kentucky's horse economy.

Encourage the development of a pro-jobs and economic opportunities agenda for the Kentucky horse economy to include:

  • Increased state advocacy and promotion of the Kentucky horse industry
  • Initiatives to stimulate jobs and economic growth through economic incentives and tax reform to solidify Kentucky's horse economy leadership to attract new horse industry interests to the state.
  • Expansion of existing state horse economy programs for all breeds such as the Kentucky Breeder's Incentive Program, to encourage ownership of Kentucky-bred horses
Key Initiatives
  • Distribution of fact-based Kentucky horse economy information.
  • Team 120: A broad-based grassroots network of horse economy participants in every Kentucky county.
  • A state advisory committee consisting of prominent horse industry representatives from all sectors of Kentucky's horse economy.
  • A state coalition of organizations with horse economy-related interests including state and local chambers of commerce, rotaries, businesses, labor and trade associations.
Charter Member Organizations

Chairman

Brereton Jones
Governor of Kentucky (1991-95)
Airdrie Stud

Vice-Chairman

Bill Casner
Chairman and Co-Founder
WinStar Farm

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