Admitted to Practice
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State of Ohio
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Kentucky Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Clerk, Honorable Scott Reed, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Clerk, Honorable Donald C. Wintersheimer, Kentucky Court of Appeals

Education
University of Dayton (summa cum laude 1976)
George Washington University School of Law (with honors 1979)

Community Involvement
Kentucky Continuing Legal Education Commission, Past Chairman and Member
Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Past President
Redwood School & Rehabilitation Center, Trustee Emeritus and Former Chair
Mother of God Parish, Finance Council Member
Diocese of Covington, Finance Council Member
Notre Dame Urban Education Center, Board Member
Mother of God Parish Council, Past President and Member
Covington Catholic High School Board of Education, Past President and Member

Michael M. Sketch is a Member at Adams, Stepner, Woltermann & Dusing, PLLC.  For over 30 years, he has practiced in the areas of Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Development and Planning, Banking, Probate and Adoptions.

By overseeing the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, Michael has represented most of the firm’s developer and banking clients, providing counseling on sophisticated, multi-million dollar commercial developments, land acquisitions, developments and financing.  His practice has comprised all aspects of real property law including Land Development, Title Insurance, curing Title Defect issues, Zoning and Land Use, Sales and Acquisitions, Leasing, Taxation and Project Financing.  Working closely with the Government Practice Group, he provides developers, financial institutions and business owners with comprehensive representation in areas involving issues that involve public utilities and administrative agencies.

In the Firm’s Private Client group, Michael represents individual clients and business owners, particularly high net worth clients, with Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Probate issues.  He has worked for years with the firm’s oldest and most established clients to ensure continuity in their business objectives and individual estate plan.

Additionally, he has become one of Northern Kentucky’s leading recognized counsel on adoption law in Kentucky.  He has represented and counseled many birth and adoptive parents, working in the Kentucky Courts on the behalf of parents and adopted children for over 25 years.