Domestic Violence law in Kentucky covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Kentucky has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Kentucky is generally 1 year (one of the shortest in the US), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Kentucky's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Kentucky Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Kentucky bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Kentucky means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Kentucky for an in-depth look at Kentucky's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

J. Eric Rottinghaus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
O Hara, Ruberg, Taylor, Sloan & Sergent
 25 Town Center Boulevard Suite 201 Crestview Hills KY 41017
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1998)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Olivia McCollum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mabjish Law PLLC
 50 E. RIVERCENTER BLVD, SUITE 1275 COVINGTON KY 41011
(513) 580-4126
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Chris Hendricks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chris Hendricks Lawyer at Law
 301 Maple Street, Suite C PO Box 1575 Murray KY 42071
(270) 293-5944
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Collections Criminal Law
Charlotte A. Nickerson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nickerson Watts, PLLC
 148 South Main Street Lawrenceburg KY 40342
(502) 839-0004
University of Kentucky College of Law (2004)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Donald Aaron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aaron Law Offices, PLLC
 6900 Houston Road, Suite 12 (Office condos across from Walmart) Florence KY 41042
(859) 525-9800
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Brian Paul Halloran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 909 Wright Summit Suite 220 Fort Wright KY 41011
(859) 292-1183
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1991)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Amanda Marie Spalding - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 200 S Buckman St Suite 202 Shepherdsville KY 40165
(502) 957-1301
University of Louisville (2002)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Dorothy L. Watts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nickerson Watts, PLLC
 148 South Main Street Lawrenceburg KY 40342
(502) 839-0004
University of Kentucky College of Law
English
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Timothy Denison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Timothy Denison, Lawyer at Law
 235 South Fifth Street The Third Floor Louisville KY 40202-3226
(502) 589-6916
University of Louisville (1988)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Micah Guilfoil - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law and Mediation Offices of Micah G. Guilfoil Payne
 726 East Main Street Glasgow KY 42141
(270) 629-5050
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (1989)
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Sarah Coursey Jones - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Sarah Coursey Jones, PLLC
 100 N. 6th St Suite A Murray KY 42071
(270) 873-8150
University of Kentucky College of Law (1991)
United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Divorce
Candice Combs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Candice Combs, PLLC
 305 S Broadway St Georgetown KY 40324
(859) 227-7977
Liberty University School of Law (2012)
English, Japanese
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law Divorce
John Scott Hopper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Farley and Hopper PLLC
 581Dudley Road Suite A Edgewood KY 41017
(859) 888-3448
Northern Kentucky University (2014)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Bradley Clark - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Suhre & Associates, LLC
 600 Vine Street Suite 1004 Cincinnati OH 45202
(859) 569-4014
University of Kentucky College of Law
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Jonathan Hodge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hodge & Smither, PLLC
 320 Whittington Parkway Suite 215 Louisville KY 40222
(502) 410-1570
University of Dayton School of Law (1999)
United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Brendan Joseph McLeod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1801 Huckleberry Lane Prospect KY 40059
(502) 386-1414
University of Louisville (2001)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jon R. Fee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Jon R. Fee, LLC
 214 Parker Drive Suite B La Grange KY 40031
University of Colorado Law School (2007)
English, Spanish
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Kevin R Croslin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 728 Chestnut Street Suite 205 Bowling Green KY 42102
(270) 842-1599
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (2005)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
John Bundy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Bundy Law, PLLC
 Republic Plaza Building, 200 S. 7th St. Suite 320 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 758-0572
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Consumer Law
William Robert Noelker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
William R. Noelker Lawyer at Law, PLLC
 116 N. First Street Danville KY 40422
(859) 236-0374
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (2006)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Sarah E. Clay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Clay Law Office, PLLC 600 West Main Street, Suite 100 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 540-5700
University of Louisville (2009)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jessica Fox Flinn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 104 North 4th Street Suite A Murray KY 42071
(270) 226-1103
Vermont Law School (2007)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Adam Stotts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stotts Law, PLLC
 102 East Main Street Suite 4 Georgetown KY 40324
(502) 383-1550
University of Louisville (2007)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jeffrey Casazza - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Casazza Law Office
 7310 Turfway Road Suite 550 Florence KY 41042
(859) 412-1080
New England Law | Boston (1998)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Hugh W. Barrow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barrow Brown Carrington, PLLC
 2501 Nelson Miller Pkwy #102 Louisville KY 40223
(502) 498-5945
University of Washington School of Law
English
United States District Courts, Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
William Hoge III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
William Hoge III
 200 South 5th Street Suite 400 South Louisville KY 40202
(502) 583-2005
University of Louisville (1972)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
James Kennedy Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hoge Partners, PLLC
 Suite 400 South, First Trust Centre 200 South 5th Street Louisville KY 40202
(502) 583-2005
Washington & Lee University
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Melinda Ann Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murphy Law, PLLC
 200 E. Main Street Suite 207 Richmond KY 40475
(859) 625-0400
University of Akron
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
Ashley Michael - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashley Michael, Lawyer at Law
 138 South Third Street Louisville KY 40202
(502) 690-7333
Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (2008)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Anna Aleksander - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aleksander Law Office, PLLC
 436 South 7th St 202 Louisville KY 40203
(502) 589-0816
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Gary Stewart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
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 214 S. EIGHTH STREET Suite 201 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 541-4267
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1982)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Julie Marie Kaelin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 514 S Fifth Street Suite 102 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 584-0969
University of Louisville (2002)
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carol L. Risk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Busald Funk Zevely, P.S.C., handling family law and criminal defense cases
 2009 Dixie Hwy Fort Mitchell KY 41011
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (2003)
English
United States Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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