Melanie J. Kilpatrick

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020

Awarded Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law Employment Law - Management Energy Regulatory Law Litigation - Labor and Employment Mining Law

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Awarded Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law Employment Law - Management Energy Regulatory Law Litigation - Labor and Employment Mining Law

Works at

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC

310 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Melanie J. Kilpatrick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Regulatory Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Mining Law.

Melanie J., who practices law in Lexington, Kentucky, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Melanie J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Locations

Lexington, Kentucky

859-245-1059

3151 Beaumont Centre Circle
Suite 375
Lexington, KY 40513

Education

University of Kentucky, J.D., graduated 1996

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Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Mining Law, Lexington (2025)
Mining Law, Lexington (2023)
Mining Law, Lexington (2021)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Administrative / Regulatory Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Regulatory Law
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mining Law

Special Focus:

COVID-19

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