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Attorney Austin P. Vowels
Austin P. Vowels founded and operates Vowels Law PLC, a law firm in Henderson, Kentucky. He is licensed to practice law in Kentucky and Missouri. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Tenth Circuit. He was selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers each year from 2016 through 2022. Vowels has been serving on the Henderson City Commission since January 2017 after being elected in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. In 2017, he co-founded Henderson Brewing Co., a microbrewery in Henderson, Kentucky. In May 2020, he was appointed by the Governor of Kentucky to serve on the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Vowels is also the Secretary of and the former Vice President of the Henderson Bar Association, a member of the Henderson Rotary Club, a member of Network Success Partners, a Member of the Downtown Henderson Partnership Committee, the former Chairman of the HEAT Lab Advisory Board, the former President of the Network Alliance Chapter of Business Network International, the former Vice President of the Henderson Rotaract Club, a Henderson Leadership Initiative Alumni, a New Leaders Council Alumni, a Former Ohio Valley Art League Treasurer, and a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. Vowels is married to Sarah Crick. The two have a son together and live in Henderson, Kentucky with their dogs, Louis and Charlie.
Vowels earned his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school, Vowels served as an articles editor and staff member for the Saint Louis University Public Law Review, engaged in student organizations, and was employed as a faculty fellow for an intellectual property professor. Vowels provided legal services at his law school’s clinic dealing with community and economic development issues for nonprofit organizations. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, Illinois, and as a law clerk for Morton Law LLC in Henderson, Kentucky. Vowels obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisville where he majored in Political Science with a concentration in Law and Public Policy and minored in Economics. During college, Vowels worked as a technology business analyst for Eon U.S., a utility company, and as technical
Paralegal Desiré Smith
Desiré Smith is a Paralegal at Vowels Law PLC in Henderson, Kentucky. Prior to joining Vowels Law PLC in 2019, she gained experience working in disability claims filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs. At Vowels Law PLC, Smith uses her knowledge and experience to assist clients litigating cases, primarily in federal black lung claims. She also has experience in personal injury, veterans’ compensation, contracts, tort law, family law, expungements, estate planning, and equine law related to disputes of ownership.
Smith has worked as a Paralegal since 2013. She earned a Paralegal Studies Degree from Daymar College of Owensboro, in an American Bar Association approved program, graduating with a 3.62 GPA, made the President’s List, and the Who’s Who Among Students List.
Smith is a nationally certified paralegal, being one of only eighteen in the state of Kentucky holding that accreditation. She is also a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants. Smith enjoys legal research and legal writing; plans to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in Henderson County, Kentucky; and is also a parent volunteer, event coordinator, and cross-country liaison for the Junior Colonels District Championship race.
ATTORNEY M. ALEXANDER RUSSELL
M. Alexander Russell is an associate attorney at Vowels Law PLC. He joined Vowels Law PLC in January 2021. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and Kentucky.
Russell earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville. His Bachelor's degree was earned from the University of Kentucky.