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Biography
I am a lawyer with extensive experience in estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates, including five years as a trust officer at a successful regional bank. Over the years, I have focused particularly on issues involving closely held businesses, from formation to business succession. I also have experience handling complex and novel trust and estate tax issues. In all of this, one of my core strengths is offering practical advice that respects business realities.
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Licensed in Kentucky for 25 years
State: Kentucky
Acquired: 2000
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2024
Licensed in North Carolina for 33 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1992
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025
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James C. Worthington Sr.'s Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Jim for over 15 years and have worked with him on numerous cases; both in private practice and when he was a trust officer at a local trust company. Jim is very competent, easy-going and conscientious. I have no hesitation referring others to him for legal representation."
Jefferey Yussman
Estate planning lawyer
Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.
Disbarment issued in NC, 2025
updated on 07/29/2025Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the North Carolina State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.
Disbarment issued in KY, 2024
updated on 07/29/2025This is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Kentucky Bar Association to understand the reasons for this disbarment.
Honors
2024
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Elected ACTEC Fellow, ACTEC
2013
Best Lawyers in Louisville, Louisville Magazine
Work Experience
2010 - 2024
Founding Attorney, Worthington Law Firm
2005 - 2010
Wealth Advisor VP, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.
2000 - 2005
Counsel, Stites & Harbison, PLLC
1998 - 2000
Partner, Poe Hoof & Reinhardt
Associations
2015 - Present
National Association of Workforce BoardsBoard of Directors
2009 - 2011
Kentuckiana WorksChair
Sample of Legal Cases
Bagby v. Koch, 98 S.W.3d 521
Affirmed
Education
2011
The University of Alabama School of Law
LLM August 2011
1992
Duke University School of Law
JD
1987
Washington University in St. Louis
B.S.
Speaking Engagements
2017
National Business Institute, National Teleconference
Estate Planning for Short Life Expectancies
2017
National Business Institute
Probate: Everything You Need to Know
2017
National Business Institute
Estate Planning and Administration: The Complete Guide
2017
National Business Institute
Probate Boot Camp
2015
UK Midwest Midsouth CLE
Probate and Estate Update
Publications
2016
Attorney at Law Magazine Kentucky, Vol. 4, No. 5
Client Security
2016
Attorney at Law Magazine Kentucky, Vol. 4, No. 4
Back to Basics: Storage of Documents, Beneficiary Forms, and Vested Interest Trusts
2016
Attorney at Law Magazine Kentucky, Vol. 4, No. 3
Disruption and Estate Planning
2015
Attorney at Law
Limits on Powers of Attorney
2010
KBA Bench & Bar
The Conflict Between a Lawyer’s Duty to the Client and the Statutory and Regulatory Standards for Tax Practitioners
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Property shared with ex wife who passed away.
14 May 2019
Q&A
If four siblings are on a deed, and only one pays the property taxes for years, can the one who pays claim 100% ownership?
11 May 2019
Q&A
Do I need to get appointed his executor?
02 Mar 2019