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Eric Artell Bates
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Biography
I graduated from The University of Louisville in 1996 with a Degree in History and a minor in Spanish. I graduated from Louisville again in 2004 with a juris doctor and a Masters in Business Administration. I am also a State Approved Mediator and a Former Administrative Law Judge.
I spent six years working closely with the Parole Board and the Department of Corrections, so I am very familiar with Parole, Probation, Conditional Discharge, Interstate Compact. As a Criminal Defense Attorney, I have handled just about every kind of case imaginable.
I also have experience in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Family Law, Post Conviction Criminal Work, Collections, and Appeals. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at to set up a free, confidential appointment.
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Licensed in Kentucky for 21 years
State: Kentucky
Acquired: 2004
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Location
Law Offices of Eric Artell Bates
39 Public Square, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701
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Posted by anonymous | May 28, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
DUI
Receive dui, hired Eric Bates attorney. The court offered a plea deal, and without looking at it, he said take it. I still had to serve time in jail. If he couldn't help with the sentencing, he should have refunded some of my money. If you have a license in another state and get a DUI in Kentucky, do...
Eric Bates
Replied last May 29, 2024I am certainly sorry that you were not happy with the results you received in your case. I wonder if you have me confused with someone else or if this is not a real review. In my 20 years of practice, I have NEVER told someone to take a plea "without looking at it." I don't normally even suggest someone should take a plea. We discuss the options and the likelihood of winning at trial. It is up to the client to decide whether to take a plea. I would only recommend pleading guilty when the facts suggest that the client would be found guilty and would face harsher treatment. Indeed, I cannot tell every client what will happen to their out-of-state license upon a plea to a DUI in Kentucky. It is up to each state to decide. Before taking a DUI plea I tell my clients with out-of-state licenses to check with the Department of Transportation or a lawyer in their home state to get an idea of the likely results.
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Experience
Honors
2025
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2019
Top 10 Attorney, Best of the Best Attorneys
2019
10 Best, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2018
10 Best, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2018
Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2018
10 Best Under 40, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2017
10 Best Under 40, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
2015
Listed, International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers
Associations
2015 - Present
Louisville Bar Association
2015 - Present
American Bar Association
2014 - Present
Southern Poverty Law Center
2013 - Present
Hardin County Bar Association
2004 - Present
Kentucky Bar Association
Education
2004
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville
JD - Juris Doctor
2004
University of Louisville
MA - Masters
1996
University of Louisville
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English