Darrin Winn Banks
Mr. Banks is a native of Eastern Kentucky, having lived and practiced in this area throughout his professional career. His practice is devoted to the defense of state, regional and national corporate insurance clients in both state and federal courts. His area of concentration involves the litigation of complex legal issues of bodily injury, insurance and commercial matters.
Areas of Practice
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Auto/Truck Litigation
- Special Investigation/Fraud Issues with Insurance Claims
- Property/Casualty Subrogation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2013
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1993
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1990
- Major: History
Representative Cases
- Conley v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co, 2018 Ky. App. Lexis 933 (2018)
- Parks v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 11-CI-64-ART, 2012 WL 3835837 (E.D. Ky. 2012)
- Adler v. Elk Glenn, LLC, 12-CI-85-ART, 2013 WL 6632057 (E.D. Ky. 2013)
- McFerrin v. Allstate Property & Cas. Co., 29 F. Supp. 3d 924 (E.D. Ky. 2014)
- Hill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., CIV. ( Jan. 22, 2014), 10-CI-241-GFVT, 2014 WL 241469 (E.D. Ky. 2014)
- Wayne Romans v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 2017 WL 2210747 (Ky. App. 2017)
- Salyers v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 14-CV-143-JMH, 2014 WL 3611306 (E.D. Ky. 2014)
- Durham v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, 5:16-CV-126-DCR, 2016 WL 3926263 (E.D. Ky. 2016)
- Marty Frost v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, 2013 WL 4746333 (E.D. Ky. 2013)
Representative Clients
- State Farm Insurance Comp.
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
- Allstate Insurance Company
- California Casualty Insurance Co.
- Progressive Ins. Co.
- State Auto Insurance Comp.
- American Nat'l Prop + Casualty (ANPAC)
- Encompass Ins. Company
- GEICO General Insurance Company
- Nationwide Property and Casualty Company
- Grange Mutual Insurance Company
- Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Company
Honors and Awards
- Selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers 2020
- Martindale – Hubbell Distinguished
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Kentucky Defense Counsel, President (20182019)
- Defense Research Institute
- Kentucky Defense Counsel, Board of Directors
Past Employment Positions
- Johnson County Attorney, Assistant Prosecutor, 1993 to 1995
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Chi