If you need legal help with medical malpractice matters in Kentucky, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Kentucky attorneys handle cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, birth injuries, medication errors, and hospital negligence, 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.

One of the most important things to know about medical malpractice law in Kentucky is the statute of limitations. You generally have 1 year from the date of injury to file a claim. Kentucky follows pure comparative fault (Hilen v. Hays, 1984) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

When selecting a medical malpractice attorney in Kentucky, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Kentucky and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to medical malpractice law in Kentucky to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Kentucky.

Corey Gagnon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 5004 Poplar Level Rd Louisville KY 40219
(502) 585-4693
Middlebury College
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Tad Thomas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Thomas Law Offices
 9418 Norton Commons Blvd. Suite 200 Louisville KY 40059
(502) 473-6540
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
David Randolph Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DRS Law Personal Injury Lawyers
 943 College St Bowling Green KY 42101
(615) 742-1223
University of Texas - Austin (1975)
English
Texas Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Health Care 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
Andre Fereole Regard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Regard Law Group PLLC
 1500 Leestown Rd, Suite 307 Suite 307 Lexington KY 40511
(859) 281-1318
Georgetown University Law Center (2000)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Consumer Law
Aaron Kemper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Kemper Law Office
 1009 S. 4th St. Louisville KY 40203
(502) 771-0588
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2008)
English
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Construction Law Insurance Claims
Cara W. Stigger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC
 7513 New LaGrange Road Louisville KY 40222
(502) 458-5555
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
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
Kendra Craft - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 5004 Poplar Level Rd Louisville KY 40219
(859) 260-1722
University of Kentucky
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Doris A. Kim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gray & White Law
 9301 Dayflower St. #300 Prospect KY 40059
(502) 210-8942
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law Elder Law
John Thomas Hester - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Isaacs & Isaacs
 201 N. Illinois Street Suite 1600 Indianapolis IN 46204
(502) 458-1000
Bar #92068
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Zachary Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taylor Couch, PLLC
 130 St Matthews Ave #301 Louisville KY 40207
(502) 625-5000
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law (2005)
English
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Foreclosure Defense
Mason Moore Kessinger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kessinger Law Group, PLLC
 120 Kentucky Avenue Suite 220 Lexington KY 40502
(859) 253-2105
University of Kentucky College of Law (1991)
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Legal Malpractice
Milton Sherman Goff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Milton S. Goff
 7000 Houston Road Building 100, Suite 3 Florence KY 41042
(859) 261-4200
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1995)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
P. Kevin Hackworth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 5004 Poplar Level Rd Louisville KY 40219
(859) 260-1722
University of Kentucky
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
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
Nathan Sparks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Lawrence Firm, PSC
 535 Madison Ave. Suite 500 Covington KY 41011
(859) 578-9130
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
J. Conner Niceley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garmer & Prather, PLLC
 141 N Broadway Lexington KY 40507
(859) 254-9351
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (2021)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
James Clayton Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James Clayton Hall, PLC
 153 Patchen Drive, Suite 67 Lexington KY 40517
(859) 275-4255
English, Spanish
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Matthew S. Hatfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hatfield Law Office, PLLC
 309 N. 4th Street Murray KY 42071
(270) 759-3954
Saint Louis University School of Law (2001)
Unknown Status
Collections Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Timothy Jay Wilson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 309 N Broadway Rd Lexington KY 40508
(859) 253-2373
Morehead State University
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Mark Bryant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryant Law Center
 935 Paris Rd., Suite A Mayfield KY 42066
(270) 550-1250
University of Kentucky College of Law
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Maritime Law
Terrance L. Massey Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 5004 Poplar Level Rd Louisville KY 40219
(502) 585-4693
University of Pennsylvania
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Andrew Gregory-Mabrey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(270) 782-6000
Purdue University - Purdue University
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Matthew Lee White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gray and White Law
 9301 Dayflower St. #300 Prospect KY 40202
(502) 210-8942
University of Louisville (2000)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Ashley Lee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(270) 782-6000
Western Kentucky University
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Sabina Sawyers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(270) 782-6000
Western Kentucky University
Bosnian, English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Zachary Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(270) 782-6000
Western Kentucky University
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
Jeremy V. Prichard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Varellas & Varellas PLLC
 360 E Vine St #320 Lexington KY 40507
(859) 252-4473
University of Florida Levin College of Law
English
Colorado Bar
Unknown Status
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Adrienne Kim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gray and White Law
 713 E Market St Louisville KY 40202
(502) 210-8942
University of Louisville
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Elder Law Legal Malpractice
Kathryn Coffman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(270) 782-6000
University of Louisville
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Charles C. Adams Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Herren & Adams LLP
 148 N Broadway Lexington KY 40507
(859) 254-0024
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (1986)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
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