Julie
Muth Goodman To Join United States Equestrian Federation As General
Counsel
Julie
Muth Goodman, a partner with the law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl
LLP in Lexington, Kentucky, will join the United States Equestrian
Federation (USEF) as General Counsel and Senior Vice President on
June 1st.
During
her twenty-four years of practice, Ms. Goodman has obtained a national
reputation as a leading trial attorney in product liability, construction
defect and class action litigation. For the last nine years and
while a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Ms. Goodman has been
national coordinating counsel for one of the world's largest insurance
companies and has successfully litigated and managed hundreds of
such lawsuits nationwide. Before going into private practice, she
served as an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Fayette County,
Kentucky and as an Assistant Attorney General in Frankfort, Kentucky.
The
USEF is very fortunate to have an attorney with Ms. Goodmans
extensive national experience to serve as our General Counsel. As
the National Governing Body of Equestrian Sport in the United States
we have many new opportunities and challenges. She will be an important
part of our executive team focused on growing equestrian sport in
this country, said John Long, Chief Executive Officer of the
USEF.
The
USEF, a non-profit organization, was formed when the former U.S.A.
Equestrian joined with the United States Equestrian Team (USET)
to form one organization on December 1st, 2003. It has over 80,000
members and is the countrys largest multi-breed organization
representing 26 breeds of horses and performance disciplines at
over 2800 horse shows and events each year. It is the organization
that fields the international high performance equestrian teams
including the teams for the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and
World Championships. The national headquarters is at the Kentucky
Horse Park in Lexington.
Ms.
Goodman is a native of Lexington, and received her undergraduate
degree at Transylvania University and her J.D at the University
of Kentucky College of Law. Ms. Goodman is admitted to the Bar in
both Kentucky and New York. Her family has been actively involved
in the thoroughbred industry for many years. The USEF will
be a new and challenging professional opportunity for me, and it
brings me back to the equine world which is part of my family heritage
and personal interest, she said.
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