Howard Law Firm
About our Team
Joshua D. Howard
Attorney at Law
Josh is a 2006 graduate of Union College, located in Barbourville, Kentucky. There, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Pre-Law and a minor in Political Science. Josh obtained his Juris Doctorate in 2010 from the Appalachian School of Law (ASL), located in Grundy, Virginia. During his time in law school, Josh served as President of the Student Bar Association, Parliamentarian elect for the Student Bar Association, and Treasurer of the Republican National Lawyers Association. In 2011, Josh was admitted and licensed by the Kentucky Bar Association, as well as the Federal District Court of Eastern Kentucky and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth District. Josh also previously served as both the Vice- President and President of the Bell County Bar Association.
Whitney M. Howard
Attorney at Law
Whitney is a 2008 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. There, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Political Science and a minor in Communication Arts. Whitney obtained her Juris Doctorate in 2011 from the Appalachian School of Law (ASL) in Grundy, Virginia. During her time at ASL, Whitney was involved in the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, Appalachian Women in Law, and was the treasurer of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. In 2012, Whitney was admitted and licensed by the Kentucky Bar Association. Whitney previously served as the Vice President of the Bell County Bar Association.
Mitch Whitaker
Attorney at Law
Mitch is an 8th Generation Eastern Kentuckian and a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and College of Law. During his time in law school, Mitch held several leadership positions with the Student Bar Association, Student Government Association, and the Appalachian Law Caucus. He is a member of the State and Federal Bar of Kentucky. Mitch currently serves as the State Representative of Kentucky’s 94th District, which includes all of Letcher County and parts of Harlan and Pike Counties.
Melissa Henson
Paralegal
Melissa is a native of London, Kentucky. She studied at Eastern Kentucky University, with an emphasis in Criminal Justice. Melissa has worked in both the insurance and legal industries for over 25 years with experience in personal injury, civil, criminal, real estate, domestic, probate, bankruptcy, workers compensation and Social Security. During her career, she worked as the Accreditation Manager for the Juvenile Detention Center in London, Kentucky, which received acclaim for becoming the largest facility in Kentucky to receive a perfect score on their first accreditation test and the third largest facility in the United States to do so.