James M Francis

Jim Francis is an experienced attorney practicing in business and intellectual property law in addition to civil litigation, having spent time practicing law in Lexington and Louisville at some of the regions largest law firms.  Jim also worked for a large international oil company for over 17 years before entering private practice. 

His practice includes intellectual property, business law, commercial litigation, personal injury, and products liability. He is registered US Patent Attorney and is experienced in intellectual property transactions and litigation. 

Jim's experience includes the litigation of matters involving personal injury claims, injuries caused by defective products, failure of insurance companies to pay claims (bad faith insurance law), premises liability, bar/restaurant liability for the actions of drunk patrons, bank liability, breach of contract, unfair competition, patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, and theft of trade secrets.

Jim is also a highly experienced transactional attorney helping businesses and entrepreneurs buy and sell  businesses, draft employment and independent contractor agreements, obtain state and federal grants, draft software license and sales agreements, draft software development agreements, and negotiate and draft  licenses for  intellectual property in addition to drafting  website terms of use, privacy, and subscription agreements.