If you need legal help with employment law matters in Kentucky, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Kentucky attorneys handle cases involving workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage disputes, harassment, and retaliation claims, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Employment disputes in Kentucky may involve wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or wage violations. Administrative deadlines for EEOC charges typically run 180 to 300 days, and Kentucky state law may provide additional protections beyond federal minimums. Claims can be pursued through the state human rights commission, federal EEOC, or directly in Circuit Court, depending on the nature of the case.

Choosing the right employment law 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 employment law 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
Edwin Lowe Vardiman Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vardiman Law
 122 Highland Ave Floor #2 Fort Thomas KY 41075
(859) 801-3543
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1997)
English, German, Italian
Bar #90751
Ohio Bar
Suspended License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Employment Law
Justin Peterson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Peterson Law Office
 2424 Harrodsburg Rd. Suite 205 Lexington KY 40503
(859) 469-6390
University of Kentucky College of Law (2005)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Edward Kyran Box - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edward K. Box, PLLC
 517 Broadway, Suite 100 Paducah KY 42001
(270) 442-3555
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1996)
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Collections Consumer Law
Shane Christian Sidebottom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ziegler & Schneider, PSC
 541 Buttermilk Pike, Suite 500 P.O. Box 175710 Covington KY 41017
(859) 426-1300
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Employment Law
Ronald L. Green - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 201 East Main Street, Suite 1250 Lexington KY 40507
8594751471101
University of Kentucky College of Law (1978)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
John Sampson Brooking - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 909 Wright s Summit Parkway Suite 220 Ft. Wright KY 41011
(859) 581-5898
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1987)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Neil P. Baine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rolfes Henry
 10200 Forest Green Blvd Suite 602 Louisville KY 40223
(502) 371-4000
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
Adam Futrell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Adam Futrell
 130 Fountain Avenue Paducah KY 42001
(270) 201-2651
Murray State University
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Personal Injury
Bart Loveman Greenwald - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC
 9750 Ormsby Station Road Louisville KY 40223
(502) 614-6974
University of Louisville
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Employment Law
Ted Houlehan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wolfe & Houlehan PLLC
 226 North Upper Street Lexington KY 40507
(859) 444-4698
University of Kentucky (2009)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Family Law
Brandon Voelker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gatlin Voelker PLLC
 50 East Rivercenter Blvd Suite 1275 Covington KY 41011
(859) 781-9100
University of Kentucky College of Law (1997)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Ron Aslam - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ron Aslam Law Office
 214 South 8th Street Suite 201 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 581-1675
University of Kentucky College of Law (2006)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Gregory Michael Funfsinn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hicks & Funfsinn, PLLC
 431 South Broadway Suite 331 Lexington KY 40508
(859) 286-5631
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2004)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Justin D Criswell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Criswell Law Office
 142 E. Main St. Grayson KY 41143
(606) 474-0029
Appalachian School of Law (2010)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Employment 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
Jason Greer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jason Greer, Lawyer at Law
 P.O. Box 145 300 West Main Street Grayson KY 41143
(606) 474-6359
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Vincent C Nealey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 109 West Poplar Street Elizabethtown KY 42701
(270) 401-3974
The Judge Advocate General s Legal Center and School (1980)
US District Ct for Western KY Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
John A. Bahe Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger PLC
 312 S 4th St 6th Floor Louisville KY 40202
(502) 587-2002
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (2002)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Civil Rights
John Francis Estill - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24 W 3rd St Maysville KY 41056
(606) 564-5585
University of Kentucky (1988)
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky Bar
Active License
Employment Law Estate Planning Family Law
Lindsay Durbin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lindsay Durbin Law, PLLC
 58 US Highway 41A S Dixon KY 42409
(270) 213-2022
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Energy, Oil & Gas Law Estate Planning
Jack Scott Gatlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gatlin Voelker PLLC
 50 E Rivercenter Blvd Suite 1275 Covington KY 41011
(859) 781-9100
University of Kentucky College of Law (1998)
English
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
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
Jasper D. Ward - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jones Ward PLC
 239 South Fifth Street Suite 700 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 587-2002
University of Louisville
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
William Kash Stilz Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 19 West Eleventh Street Covington KY 41011-3003
(859) 291-8400
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1999)
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Donald Wes Sullenger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullenger Law Office, PLLC
 629 Washington Street Paducah KY 42003
(270) 443-9401
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1998)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Andrew Alitowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Andrew Alitowski, P.A.
 332 W. Broadway Suite 613 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 582-9100
Nova Southeastern University (1995)
Spanish
New York Bar
Active License
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Nina Couch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taylor Couch, PLLC
 130 St Matthews Ave #301 Louisville KY 40207
(502) 625-5000
University of Louisville
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Employment Law Personal Injury
Robert L. Abell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robert Abell Law
 120 NORTH UPPER STREET Lexington KY 40507
(859) 254-7076
Tulane University School of Law (1984)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Insurance Claims Personal Injury
Paul Stewart Abney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abney Law Office, PLLC
 624 West Main Street 5th Floor Louisville KY 40202
(502) 498-8585
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (2004)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Employment Law
Rebecca A. Lambert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller & Falkner
 325 W Main St #2104 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 583-2300
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (2014)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Jennifer Leigh McCarty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCarty Legal
 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 13 Louisville KY 40220
(502) 459-4108
University of Louisville (2000)
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law
Theodore Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adams Landenwich Walton PLLC
 517 W. Ormsby Ave Louisville KY 40203
(502) 561-0085
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (1999)
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Employment Law
Andrew G Downey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrew G. Downey, Lawyer at Law
 Barrister Hall 1009 S. 4th Street Louisville KY 40203
(502) 509-6826
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
Charles Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 325 W Main St #2104 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 890-9954
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (1997)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky Bar
Active License
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Vanessa B. Cantley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger PLC
 312 S 4th St 6th Floor Louisville KY 40202
(502) 587-2002
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Michael Grabhorn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grabhorn Law | Insured Rights
 2525 Nelson Miller Parkway Suite 107 Louisville KY 40223
(502) 244-9331
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
English, Spanish
1st Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Insurance Claims
Kendra L. Rimbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 332 W. Broadway Suite 613 Louisville KY 40202
(502) 614-4096
University of Kentucky College of Law (2003)
Spanish
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Elder Law Employment Law Medical Malpractice
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