About Robert (Bob)
Robert (Bob) Young has built a steady career as a trial lawyer practicing in Tennessee and Kentucky. He combines courtroom experience with long-standing ties to regional bar groups. Colleagues know him for a deliberate style and for handling cases that require persistent attention to detail.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University and a J.D. from the University of Louisville in 1990. Those years set the stage for a practice grounded in litigation. Early on he chose to work across state lines, maintaining admissions in both Tennessee and Kentucky.
Young is a partner at English Lucas Priest & Owsley, LLP. He has worked at the firm through many phases of litigation practice, handling matters that move from briefing to trial. In that role he works alongside other trial lawyers at the firm, taking on cases that require courtroom preparation and contested hearings.
Over the course of his career, Young has maintained active involvement in professional organizations. He is a current member of the Tennessee Justice Association and the Kentucky Justice Association. He also holds membership in the American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association. Locally, he belongs to the Bowling Green–Warren County Bar Association and remains engaged with peers in both states.
Peers describe Young as pragmatic in the courtroom. He tends to prepare cases methodically, anticipating the practical questions judges and juries are likely to raise. He handles discovery, motion practice and trial strategy, often coordinating with experts and local counsel when cases involve technical issues. He balances preparation for trial with efforts to resolve matters when settlement aligns with a client’s objectives.
Outside individual case work, Young participates in bar activities that keep him connected to developments in litigation practice. His memberships in state and national associations give him access to continuing education and to networks of trial lawyers. That engagement helps him stay current on procedural changes and trial techniques that affect civil cases in Tennessee and Kentucky.
He continues to serve as a partner at English Lucas Priest & Owsley, LLP, where his practice concentrates on litigation and trial work across Tennessee and Kentucky.
