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.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$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.

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

Practice areas

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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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Louisville firms

Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers
Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers
$12 million · $12 Million Settlement for Breonna Taylor's Family After Fatal LMPD Raid
Becker Law Office
Becker Law Office
$16.95 million · Indiana Jury Awards Neurosurgeon $16.95 Million After Career-Ending Fall on a Hospital Pantry Floor
Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC
Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC
$27.3 million · A Parked Garbage Truck, a Hill, and a Thanksgiving Day Crash: $27.3 Million for Shannon Houchin
Isaacs & Isaacs
Isaacs & Isaacs
$10 million · $10 Million Verdict for Family of Christopher Short, Killed by Fatigued Marvin Keller Trucking Driver on I-64
Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC
Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC
$1,200,626 · $1.2 Million Verdict for Fort Knox Soldier Clipped by AmeriGas Propane Truck on Jefferson County Road