Jon Fleischaker is Chair of the Communications and Media Law Practice Group. Jon is the former Managing Partner for the Louisville Office. Jon has more than 30 years of experience in media law and First Amendment cases, actively involved in representation of newspapers and broadcasters dealing with publication issues. He has been the most visible attorney in Kentucky in dealing with First Amendment concerns. Jon also has extensive employment litigation experience, including class actions and individual cases. In addition to numerous appellate cases, he also has participated in 99 cases in the U.S. District Courts.
In addition to his law practice, Jon remains active in the community. Most recently, Jon was recognized by the Department of Public Advocacy and the Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation for his pro bono service in support of the constitutional rights of the poor and needy of Kentucky. In 2008, Jon and his wife, Kim Greene, created the Fleischaker-Greene Fund for Excellence in First Amendment Issues at Western Kentucky University. The fund supports the Fleischaker-Greene Scholars Program and will give top students in the School of Journalism the opportunity to take an advanced special topics class once a year and bring nationally-recognized speakers in journalism and First Amendment issues to Western Kentucky University.