Nursing Home Abuse law in Kentucky covers elder abuse in care facilities, neglect, financial exploitation, wrongful death, and resident rights violations. 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 nursing home abuse cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about nursing home abuse law in Kentucky is the statute of limitations. You generally have 1 year (one of the shortest in the US) 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.

Choosing the right nursing home abuse 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 nursing home abuse 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.

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
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 G. Bryant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
David Bryant Law, PLLC
 601 Washington St. Paducah KY 42003
(502) 540-1221
University of Kentucky College of Law (2003)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Consumer Law Nursing Home Abuse
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bradley A Sears - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9418 Norton Commons Blvd Suite 200 Louisville KY 40059
(502) 688-5065
Murray State University
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Daryl T Dixon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daryl T. Dixon Law
 535 Broadway Paducah KY 42001
(270) 442-3246
Nova Southeastern University (1996)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Maritime Law
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
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
William Kevin Shannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryant Law Center P.S.C.
 Suite 225 Louisville KY 40202
(270) 550-1250
English
United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Maritime Law Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Christopher L. Jackson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 810 Sycamore Street 1st Floor Cincinnati OH 45202
(859) 261-1111
Capital University (2000)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Insurance Claims Nursing Home Abuse
William D. Nefzger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger PLC
 1041 Goss Avenue Louisville KY 40217
(502) 587-2002
Loyola University New Orleans (2000)
English
Kentucky Federal Courts- Western District Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Consumer Law Medical Malpractice
Robert Edward Blau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blau & Kriege PLLC
 3699 Alexandria Pike Cold Spring KY 41076
(859) 441-5400
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1979)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
Chandler Maze - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maze Law Office Accident & Injury Lawyers
 101 W Loudon Ave Suite 214 Lexington KY 40508
(859) 882-9999
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Insurance Claims Nursing Home Abuse
Kate Dunnington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Becker Law Office Injury Lawyers
 9300 Shelbyville Rd #215A Louisville KY 40222
(502) 333-3333
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (2015)
English
Kentucky Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Andrew Coleman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 5004 Poplar Level Rd Louisville KY 40219
(270) 782-6000
Western Kentucky University
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
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