Jerry Fowler

William G. (“Jerry”) Fowler II

Senior Counsel

Jerry is a seasoned Kentucky business and trusts and estates attorney with more than 28 years of experience advising closely-held businesses, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and families. He brings an uncommon combination of outside general counsel judgment, transactional experience and sophisticated estate and succession planning. Because his clients’ business, tax, ownership and family concerns rarely arrive in separate boxes, Jerry focuses on solving the whole problem rather than one isolated legal issue.

Jerry advises clients on entity formation and governance, commercial contracts, acquisitions and dispositions, real estate transactions, financing and creditor matters, business succession and day-to-day legal strategy. His practice also includes advanced estate, gift and trust planning, asset protection, trust and estate administration and the transfer of family and closely-held business interests, including the preparation and filing of federal gift and estate tax returns. He regularly works with accountants, financial advisors, lenders and other professionals to move complex matters from planning through implementation.

Jerry also serves as a director and general counsel of a Kentucky community bank, giving him firsthand insight into the legal, regulatory and practical issues confronting business owners, lenders, executives and boards. Jerry gives responsive, direct advice and translates complicated legal and tax concepts into practical decisions.

Whether structuring a transaction, guiding a family business through a generational transition or serving as a trusted outside counsel, Jerry focuses on protecting value, reducing avoidable risk and helping clients make sound decisions with confidence.

Years in Practice: 28 years

Licensed In: Kentucky

Education: University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (Class Rank: 2/141); Georgetown College, B.A., magna cum laude

Representative Areas: Outside general counsel services, corporate governance, business transactions, banking, commercial finance, real estate, business succession, taxation, and estate and trust planning and administration

Representative Industries: Banking and financial services, agriculture, construction, real estate, manufacturing, bourbon industry, professional services and family-owned businesses

Recognition: AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating

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Hobbies/Interests: Travel, Caribbean life, bourbon history and collecting, watches, University of Kentucky sports, and rock and roll