Attorney Profiles
With The Rigsby Ball Law Group in Lexington, KY, you and your business and financial interests get legal representation from experienced attorneys with professional business credentials. Each one of our attorneys has also practiced in the field of finance. You can depend on us to help you create, organize, maintain, buy, and sell businesses or financial interests with unique attention to federal, state, and local tax ramifications. Keep your Kentucky business and financial interests secure and vibrant with legal counsel from The Rigsby Ball Law Group.
Since 1996, we have combined our legal and financial knowledge to meet the needs of business people throughout Kentucky. We also use our nationwide network of legal and financial relationships to serve clients across America.
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Your business and financial interests are unique. Never settle for legal services from counsel who cannot understand and appreciate the financial and business issues as well as the legal ones. Consult with attorneys capable of adding to the quality of your business and financial interests. Call The Rigsby Ball Law Group in Lexington, Kentucky at 859 233 4633 or open a dialogue with our contact page. Do it today. Your business and financial interests deserve our attention.
William F. Rigsby—Partner
Email: wfrigsby@rigsbylawgroup.com
wfrigsby@rlgattorneys.com
Phone: 859 233 4633
Bill is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Ohio, and before the U.S. Tax Court. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Accounting and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1980. Bill is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell.®
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Bill has previous work experience with an accounting firm and with the Internal Revenue Service and has practiced law since 1980. He has previously taught individual, business entity, and estate and gift tax courses at the University of Kentucky.
In addition, he has written several law journal articles and has appeared on television and radio, as well as in the newspaper concerning various tax-related subjects. Bill has been a speaker on estate planning, probate, and corporate tax issues at various seminars sponsored by bar associations, trade associations, continuing legal education providers, and companies in Kentucky.
His diverse experience serves an impressive client list includes television/radio stations, coal companies, oil and gas companies, industrial gas companies, bottled water producers, record storage companies, horse farms and charitable foundations.
Kenton L. Ball-Partner
Email: kball@rlgattorneys.com
kball@rigsbylawgroup.com
Phone: 859 233 4633
Kenton is of counsel at the firm. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Illinois, and the U.S. Tax Court. He graduated from Centre College (cum laude) with a BS in Economics in 1980, received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1984, and received his LLM in Taxation from Boston University School of Law in 1990. His areas of practice include:
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Kenton is a former attorney manager with the Division of Legal Services of the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet where he litigated from 1991 through 1998. Subsequently, he headed the Tax Department of the Lexington office of a large accounting office.
He has extensive business/legal experience with the following businesses: equine, real estate development, condominium associations, manufacturing, auto dealerships, cigarette distribution, timberland valuation, and personal estate planning. He has litigated issues from real property valuation to the computation of penalties to innocent spouse protection.
Thomas T. Lewis
Email: ttlewis@rlgattorneys.com
ttlewis@rigsbylawgroup.com
Phone: 859 233 4633
Tom is of counsel at the firm. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Tom graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Accounting and Finance. He also received a joint MBA and Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky in 1992. Tom is BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell.®
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Tom joined Ernst & Young, LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1992. There he provided tax planning and tax return preparation services to a diverse client base ranging from high net worth individuals to Fortune 500 companies. He earned his Kentucky Certified Public Accountant's license and rose to the rank of Senior Tax Analyst in Ernst & Young's Personal Financial Group before joining the firm in 1996.
Tom has taught courses at the University of Kentucky in several areas of business, including accounting and business law.
