Firm Profile

Dennie Hardin. Born in Nuremberg, West Germany, o­n October 19, 1965, Dennie is the second of four sons born to Ralph and Levina Hardin, who live in Meade County, Kentucky. Dennie’s father was in the U.S. Army for 20 years and so much of Dennie’s early life was spent moving from o­ne location to the other. He graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 1984 and received a music scholarship to the University of Louisville. However, soon after starting college, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard and went off to basic training at Cape May, New Jersey.

Following graduation from Hotel Company 119, Hardin was given orders for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro in mid-1985. While waiting for his ship to arrive, Hardin was temporarily assigned to the Coast Guard station at Kodiak Island, Alaska. It was there that Dennie became a Christian, realizing that life without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ would be futile and meaningless. Shortly after embarking o­n the Munro, Hardin met several other Christians who discipled him. These early days of Christian growth were extremely important in his overall growth into a Christian man.

After being honorably discharged in 1989 from the U.S. Coast Guard, Hardin moved back to Kentucky and got a job as a police dispatcher for the Elizabethtown Police Department. In 1990, Hardin was selected to go to the police academy in Richmond, Kentucky. Following graduation from Class 199 of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Class, Hardin began his career as a police officer in Elizabethtown. Most of his time with EPD was as a patrol officer o­n second shift, working the hours of 4:00 pm to 2:00 am. In 1993, however, Hardin left the police department and enrolled at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

After graduating from WKU in 1996 with a B.A. in History, Hardin married the former Sandy Whittinghill. After a year in Michigan at Cooley Law School, Hardin transferred to the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. During his second year of law school, he became a father for the first time. Graduating in 1999, the Hardin family moved back to Bowling Green. Two more children followed. Today, he has been in practice for nearly ten years. During this time period, Hardin has been the lead counsel in about 70 criminal jury trials. His practice areas include criminal defense, personal injury, employment litigation, landlord/tenant law, and debtor-creditor law.

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Jeremiah Harston. Jeremiah was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1978. He is the youngest of three children born to Gene and Deborah Harston of Bowling Green, Kentucky. After spending seven years in Nashville, his family moved to Bowling Green in order to be closer to his extended family from Scottsville, Kentucky. Jeremiah spent the rest of his childhood in Bowling Green and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1996. After o­ne year of college at Murray State University, Jeremiah transferred to Western Kentucky University where he received his B.A. in 2000, with a major in Government and minors in business administration and marketing.After dating Catherine Lanphear since his senior year in high school, he married Catherine in June of 2000. Jeremiah and Catherine then moved to Memphis, Tennessee to pursue graduate degrees. After three years of hard work, Catherine received a Masters in Audiology and Jeremiah earned his Juris Doctor and a Masters in Business Administration.

The Harstons then moved back to Bowling Green in order to be closer to family. Jeremiah began his practice of law with Keen & Hardin, Attorneys at Law, learning various areas of the law, but primarily focusing o­n criminal defense and family law. Catherine and Jeremiah had their first child, Luke, in October of 2004. In March of 2006, Jeremiah became an associate with Dennie Hardin & Associates where he focuses his practice o­n criminal defense.

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Brady Murley. Brady was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, o­n January 21, 1984. He is the older of two sons born to Tim and Lisa Murley of Bowling Green, Kentucky. After spending ten years living in Monroe County his family moved to Bowling Green. Brady spent the rest of his childhood in Bowling Green and graduated from Greenwood High School in 2002. After high school, Brady attended Western Kentucky University where he received his B.A. in 2006, with a major in English Writing and a minor in Finance.

After college, Brady attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University where he received his Juris Doctor in May, 2009. Upon graduation of law school, Brady moved back to Bowling Green and was admitted to practice law in Kentucky in October, 2009. In early November of 2009, Brady became an associate with Dennie Hardin & Associates where he assists the other attorneys in all practice areas.

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Jennifer Howard. Jennifer was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, o­n December 28, 1981. She is the daughter of Charles and Lynn Howard. Jennifer has two sons, Desmen and Dawsen. She also has two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Jennifer and her family moved to Bowling Green in December 1993. Jennifer attended Warren East High School and graduated in 2000. After graduating high school, she enrolled at Draughon’s Junior College in the Legal Assisting Program. Jennifer was an honor graduate from Draughon’s Junior College in August, 2002. Her employment with Keen & Hardin began in July, 2005. In March, 2006 she moved offices with Dennie Hardin and Jeremiah Harston and became their Paralegal and Office Manager.