About Our Facilities
Basic Consumer Information
Directory
Getting Here
Justice Albie Sachs Lecture
Life in Lexington
News
Speakers and Conferences
UK Law Strategic Plan




Profile >> Richard H. Underwood



Title:
Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law

Department:
Faculty

Address:
College of Law Building, Room 142

Phone:
859-257-8648

Email:
runderwo@uky.edu

Professor Underwood teaches a variety of courses including Legal Ethics, Legal Medicine, Health and Bioethics, Evidence, Scientific Evidence and Forensics, Trial Advocacy, and Insurance Law.

He is a nationally recognized authority on Legal Ethics. He served for 14 years as the Chairman of the Kentucky Bar Association's Ethics Committee and chaired Kentucky's Model Rules Committee.

He has authored, co-authored, or edited four books, including Modern Litigation and Professional Responsibility Handbook and the Kentucky Evidence Courtroom Manual, and he has written 30 lead articles in law reviews. Prof. Underwood has presented papers at the Second World Conference on New Trends in Criminal Investigation and Evidence in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Worldwide Advocacy Conference at the Inns of Court School of Law in London, England, and the Medical Institute for Law Faculty at the Cleveland Clinic. He was recently appointed to the Kentucky Evidence Rules review Commission.
Faculty

Richard C. Ausness
Scott R. Bauries
Jennifer Bird-Pollan
Carolyn S. Bratt
David A. Brennen
Tina M. Brooks
Rutheford B Campbell
Stephen Clowney
Allison Connelly
Mary J. Davis
James M. Donovan
Joshua A. Douglas
William H. Fortune
Christopher W. Frost
Brian L. Frye
Eugene R. Gaetke
Maria Gall
Alvin L. Goldman
Louise E. Graham
Jane Grisé
Roberta M. Harding
Kristin J. Hazelwood
Michael P. Healy
Melissa N. Henke
Nicole Huberfeld
Mark F. Kightlinger
Diane B. Kraft
Robert G. Lawson
Douglas Michael
Kathryn L. Moore
Karen A. Nuckolls
Melynda J. Price
John M. Rogers
Franklin Runge
Paul E. Salamanca
Robert G. Schwemm
Beau Steenken
Richard H. Underwood
Ryan A. Valentin
Stephen J. Vasek, Jr.
Harold R. Weinberg
Sarah N. Welling
Richard A. Westin



 
   
 
University of Kentucky College of Law
About Our FacilitiesBasic Consumer InformationDirectoryGetting HereJustice Albie Sachs LectureLife in LexingtonNewsSpeakers and ConferencesUK Law Strategic Plan
Admissions ProcessAdmissions StaffLaw School BasicsScholarships and Financial AidVisiting UK Law
Academic CalendarsAcademic RegulationsAcademic Success Bar Exam InfoClinical/Public InterestCurrent ScheduleCurriculum and Course PlanningFirst AssignmentsFormsGraduation RequirementsHonor CodeLegal Research and Writing RegistrationStudent OrganizationsStudent ServicesStudy Abroad This Week
Kentucky Law JournalKJEANRL
Adjunct FacultyFaculty DirectoryFaculty in the MediaStaff DirectoryVisiting Faculty
Alumni AwardsAlumni DiscountsAlumni EventsAlumni Hall of FameCentennial CampaignDean's CircleDevelopment/Alumni StaffGiving OpportunitesGolf TournamentKeep Us InformedLafferty SocietyLaw Alumni AssociationLaw NotesLibraryThank You to our DonorsVisiting CommitteeVolunteer Opportunities
Career Development OfficeFor AlumniFor Current StudentsFor EmployersFor Prospective StudentsPoliciesStatistics - Employment
About UK/CLECLE StaffProceed to UK/CLE.com
Legal Clinic StaffLegal ExternshipsLegal Writing DocumentsTax Clinic
AudioKY Supreme Court LiveVideo Archive