Nathaniel R. Kissel

Biography

Nathaniel “Nate” Kissel focuses his practice in the area of medical malpractice, including the defense of hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. In addition to medical malpractice defense, Nate provides a variety of services to healthcare clients and has represented healthcare clients in premise liability matters, contractual disputes and collections matters. Nate has also represented physicians and nurses before state licensing boards. He also practices in the areas of insurance defense, premise liability, and employment litigation. His clients range from local businesses to regional hospital groups and utilities, and national retailers. He also handles significant appellate work including drafting appeals and motions for interlocutory relief at the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Supreme Court, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Nate has extensive bankruptcy and creditor relations experience, representing secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcies. His clients have included banks, manufacturers, and utilities, handling everything from simple matters in consumer cases all the way up to complex issues in corporate cases. He is licensed to practice and has appeared before judges in both the eastern and western district bankruptcy courts of Kentucky, and is also licensed in the Northern District of Illinois.

Before commencing law school, Nate worked as a staff writer and photographer for The Oldham Era in La Grange, Kentucky, where he won several awards from the Kentucky Press Association for news coverage, investigative reporting, feature stories, editorials, and columns.