Our Team.
Richard J. Bonenfant, Attorney | rbonen5988@aol.com |
859.653.8028
Richard J. Bonenfant is a proud Marine, serving with the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam conflict in 1967 and 1968. He then served in the financial planning industry for over 20 years, making the decision to pursue his law degree at Chapman University in 1997. After receiving his degree, Richard became licensed in Kentucky and began his practice as a Public Defender in 2001. He then specialized as a Juvenile Defender. Currently Richard serves on the Guardian Ad Litem panel in Campbell County Family Court. He is a member in good standing with the Kentucky Bar Association, the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, the Eastern District of Kentucky, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and a volunteer with the Kentucky Lawyer’s Assistance Program (KYLAP). Richard believes all work is noble, and that all who work are noble. Nothing is more exciting to Richard than helping a deserving client obtain justice.
Christine Mayhew, Attorney | christinemayhew77@gmail.com
Christine Mayhew has been practicing law since 2016. Her background is rooted in advocacy, research, and service to others. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008, after which she devoted five years to advocating for artists with disabilities to achieve professional success through careers in the arts at Visionaries and Voices. From 2013-2016 she served as a faculty research assistant to faculty members at Salmon P. Chase College of Law. In 2015-2016 Christine completed an internship at the Newport Public Defender’s Office and represented incarcerated individuals in civil suits against the state of Ohio at the Ohio Justice and Policy Center under the supervision of David Singleton.
Christine is a member in good standing of the Kentucky Bar Association, the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, the Eastern District of Kentucky, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court. She regularly accepts pro bono cases on behalf of Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. She takes a creative, investigatory approach to matters, and believes that each client’s unique legal situation deserves her finest effort.