Jay Vaughn

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Attorney at HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers Louisville

Louisville, KY

Truck AccidentsWrongful Death

About Jay Vaughn

Jay R. Vaughn is a Louisville-based personal injury attorney at HJV (Hendy Johnson Vaughn) focused on truck accidents, catastrophic injuries, brain injuries, and wrongful death. He was one of the first Louisville injury attorneys to be Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is licensed in Kentucky and Ohio and has held leadership positions in the Kentucky Justice Association and the American Association for Justice.

Notable case results

$74 millionVerdict

A Boone County jury found that Eaton Asphalt's improper repaving of Richwood Road created the edge drop-off that sent a flatbed truck into Amy Skiba's car, and awarded her three children $74 million.

Boone Circuit Court, Boone County, KY · 2021Read the full story →

$74MVerdict

Wrongful death verdict

Reported by the firm

$21MSettlement

Road construction settlement

Reported by the firm

$10.1MSettlement

Trucking settlement

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Truck Accidents

Wrongful Death

Education

Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University

J.D., 2002

Murray State University

Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky

State Bar of Ohio

Past President, Kentucky Justice Association

Past Chair, AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group

Past Chair, AAJ Distracted Driving Litigation Group

Executive Board, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV rating

Kentucky Super Lawyers (since 2013)

Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers (since 2020)

Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy

AAJ Roxanne Barton Conlin Certificate of Recognition

AAJ Trucking Litigation Group Distinguished Service Award

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, Kentucky Trial Court Review (co-winner)

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