McBrayer law firm adds two attorneys

The McBrayer law firm announced on Thursday the addition of attorneys John Michael Carter and Courtney Hampton.

Courtney Hampton previously worked as Assistant Fayette County Attorney in the Division of Child Support. Before that, Hampton worked in a small practice where she focused on family law and bankruptcy. Hampton received her J.D. at the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Mich. where she was a Senior Associate Editor of the Law Review, and won the John D. Voelker Award for “Editor of the Year.”

John Michael Carter received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law where he was recognized for his writing skills, receiving the Marshall Writing Club Best Brief Award and a Best Source and Cite award as a staff member of the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law. Carter worked previously for Judge Gregory A. Lay of the 27th Circuit and completed internships with Judge Eddie Lovelace of the 40th Circuit and the Appellate Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Most recently, he practiced civil litigation at Tooms & Dunaway, PLLC in London, Ky.