About TJ Massey

TJ Massey is a Personal Injury Attorney at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, and wrongful death claims.

Massey earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts in Diplomatic History from the University of Pennsylvania, where he competed as a four-year varsity crew team member. He is admitted to the State Bar of Kentucky.

Before law school, Massey worked as a legal aide to U.S. Senator Mel Martinez on Capitol Hill. His litigation background includes defending a large Kentucky nursing home chain before transitioning to represent injured plaintiffs. Raised in a small rural town in north Florida by two pharmacist parents who owned independent drug stores, he was inspired by their community service to pursue law.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers

These results are credited to Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.2 millionVerdictTop 20 in Tennessee · #9

A Davidson County jury awarded Charles Ray Peterson Jr. $12 million after a two-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Christmas Day 2017 cost him both legs, but the signed judgment entered against the defendants totals $4,203,547 once Tennessee's statutory damages cap was applied to the verdict.

Fifth Circuit Court, Davidson County, Tennessee (Docket No. 18C2027) · 2021Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky

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