Louisville Injury Attorneys
| Christine L. Durrett, Member |
Amy B. De Renzo, Member |
Christy M. Hanley, Associate Attorney |
Nicole M. Kersting, Associate Attorney |
Louisville personal injury attorneys protecting the rights of individuals in Kentucky
Our founding attorneys spent nearly ten years defending insurance companies from personal injury suits. We know all the tactics that the other side uses because we once used those tactics ourselves. Now we work for injured people in the Commonwealth. Now we work for you.
Christine L. Durrett, Member
Practice areas
Admitted
- 2000, Texas (Inactive)
- 2003, Kentucky
- 2004, Indiana
Education
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., 2000,
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Communications, 1995
Memberships
- Kentucky Justice Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Selected as a Barrister member of the Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court.
Born
- Concordia, Kansas, 1974
Biography
The granddaughter of Kansas farmers, Ms. Durrett relocated nearly ten times living in various places on the East Coast as her father earned his living in the automobile industry. Now proud to call Louisville home, Ms. Durrett is a founding partner of De Renzo Durrett. It is this nomadic, though fundamentally Midwestern upbringing that makes Ms. Durrett a straight shooting, hard fighting advocate for her clients.
Ms. Durrett graduated from the University of North Carolina and earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. After practicing insurance defense in metropolitan Dallas, Texas for two years, she and her husband, a Louisville native, relocated to Louisville to start a family in 2002. After working in insurance defense in Louisville for another five years, Ms. Durrett opened her own practice shortly after she and her husband had twin sons. In 2008, Ms. Durrett founded this firm with Ms. De Renzo with the philosophy that the formula for success is zealous, ethical representation of our clients.
Christine L. Durrett was featured in Business First
Christine L. Durrett has been honored by Today's Woman magazine with a Way to Go Woman award
http://issuu.com/todayswoman.com/docs/twseptember2011/26?mode=a_p
De Renzo Durrett has once again been honored by LEO readers as one of the top three law firms in Louisville.
http://leoweekly.com/special-issues/2011-readers-choice
When not fighting for her clients, Ms. Durrett enjoys playing soccer, riding motorcycles and chasing around her twin sons.
Amy B. De Renzo, Member
Practice areas
Admitted
- Kentucky, 2002
Education
- Ohio Northern University, J.D., 2001
- Dean's List
- Ohio Northern University Law Review, member
- University of South Alabama, B.A., Criminal Justice, 1998
Memberships
- Louisville Bar Association
- Public Service Committee
- Member, 2007-2012
- Chairperson, 12/2011-12/2013
- Call A Lawyer Program
- Chairperson, 2007-2008
- Public Service Committee
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Kentucky Justice Association
- Chairperson of Domestic Relations Section, 2010
- Volunteer at Legal Aid Society Pro Se Divorce Clinic
Community Service
- Fillies, Inc., Member
- Middle School Connection, 2010-2011
- American Red Cross
- Wrapped in Red Gala
Born
- Fort Gaines, Georgia, 1975
Biography
Amy was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia and lived with her parents and two brothers in southeast Alabama. After graduating from Houston County High School in 1993, she received a degree in Criminal Justice, with a minor in Psychology, from the University of South Alabama. Although Amy always had a passion for helping others, it was during her involvement in student government that she began to become actively involved in activities in which she was able to volunteer with on campus groups where she routinely assisted disabled students with their daily needs such as grocery shopping and getting to and from class. She also spent many hours with Habitat for Humanity helping to build houses for those less fortunate.
During her time at the University of South Alabama, Amy became keenly aware of the role the campus police took in scaring students on campus. Thereafter, she took a special interest in researching the abuses of power of some campus police forces. It was then that Amy decided she would take her passion for helping others one step further and attend law school to do her part to ensure due process for those in the criminal justice system. Amy attended Ohio Northern University where she received her law degree and developed an interest in family law.
Amy had visited extended family in Louisville for many years as a child and always enjoyed the city. Amy and her family are parishioners at St. Margaret Mary Church, where she actively participates on numerous committees. After graduating from law school, she and Joshua decided the best place to raise children was in Louisville, Kentucky and they moved to Louisville to begin their law careers. Amy began her career as a Jefferson County Public Defender and currently has been appointed by Jefferson County Family Court Judge Paula F. Sherlock to represent parents, on a weekly basis, in cases involving the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (more commonly known as CPS). She has enjoyed that position since 2006.
Amy and her husband, Joshua, live in Louisville and have two sons, Alec and Grey.
Christy M. Hanley, Associate Attorney
Practice areas
Admitted
- 2005, Ohio
- 2007, Kentucky
Education
- University of Cincinnati, J.D., 2005
- Moot Court Honor Board
- University of Cincinnati Law Review
- Kansas State University, B.S., Business Administration, 2002
Memberships
- Louisville Bar Association
- Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 2008–2009
- Vice Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2009–present
- Kentucky Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association, 2005–2007
Publications
- "A Constructive Compromise: Using Sexual Harassment Classifications to Adjudicate Constructive Discharge Cases," University of Cincinnati Law Review, Issue 73.1
Born
- Memphis, Tennessee, 1980
Biography
Ms. Hanley graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in business administration and leadership studies and earned her law degree from the University of Cincinnati. Following law school, Ms. Hanley clerked for Justice Dickinson of the Mississippi Supreme Court, who first introduced her to the complexities and rewards of the law. After her clerkship, Ms. Hanley moved to Louisville, Kentucky to be closer to her family in Lexington and to join the corporate department of a large Louisville firm. After two years as a corporate attorney, Ms. Hanley realized that she was missing out on the client connections she valued so much, and she joined De Renzo Durrett as an associate attorney. Ms. Hanley understands the unique needs of every client, and she strives to go the extra mile for each one. Compassion for her clients is Ms. Hanley’s guiding force.
Nicole M. Kersting, Associate Attorney
Practice areas
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Admitted
- Kentucky, 2011
Education
- University of Louisville, J.D.
Memberships
- Kentucky Justice Association, 2011-.
- Volunteer at Legal Aid Society Pro Se Divorce Clinic
- Lambda Law Caucus, Co-Chair, 2009-
- Fairness Campaign, Coordinating Committee, 2011-
- Statewide Fairness Steering Committee, 2009-2011
Honors
- Commentator, MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, October 2010
- National Association of Women's Lawyers Award
Biography
Ms. Kersting grew up in Northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. She moved to Louisville in 2004 to attend the University of Louisville, where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Political Science, with minors in English and Marketing. She then continued on to earn her law degree from the Brandies School of Law, at the University of Louisville.
While in law school Ms. Kersting was a student attorney, representing victims of domestic violence, through the University of Louisville Law Clinic. During that time she developed a passion for representing her clients and fighting for their rights.
Ms. Kersting spent her law school career focusing on the law as it relates to same-sex families and LGBTQ rights. She is an activist in the gay community, and continues to work to advance the rights of LGBTQ individuals in the state of Kentucky. She also hopes to use her knowledge of the law to protect these individuals, even with the current state of the laws.
Bring your personal injury case to attorneys that understand
We fight hard to get you the money you deserve because we know how hard it can be when you have been hurt and it it someone else's fault. We understand. We can help. Everything will be fine. For a free consultation with a Louisville injury lawyer, please contact De Renzo Durrett, PLLC.
