Robert Ott

Senior Trial Attorney at Isaacs & Isaacs
Louisville, KY18 years experience

About Robert Ott

Robert Ott is a Senior Trial Attorney at Isaacs & Isaacs, focusing on premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence.

Ott earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2007 and his undergraduate degree from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY on an Army ROTC scholarship. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Indiana, and Florida.

He began his legal career at a boutique medical malpractice defense firm, where he developed litigation skills including case preparation and trial work. He subsequently joined a large regional civil defense firm, continuing to try cases in state and federal courts. He has successfully argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Following his ROTC commission, Ott attended jump school at Fort Benning and was assigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky, before pursuing his law degree. His honors include Best Lawyers of America, Kentucky Super Lawyers, and being named twice to the Kentucky Most Prolific Trial Attorneys list.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Isaacs & Isaacs

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$10 millionVerdictTop 20 in Kentucky · #8

An eight-person federal jury awarded $10 million to the widow and two children of Christopher Short, 44, who died when a Marvin Keller Trucking driver crossed the I-64 median in Bath County, Kentucky, in March 2019.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky (Lexington) · 2021Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

A Clark County jury awarded $601,853 to a woman rear-ended in the rain on the Mountain Parkway, finding her shoulder and hip injuries, PTSD, and lost income were caused by the collision despite a defense claim that she had exaggerated her symptoms.

Clark County Circuit Court, Winchester, Kentucky · 2024Car 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

Clarkson University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky
State Bar of Indiana
State Bar of Florida

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers of America
Kentucky Super Lawyers
Kentucky Most Prolific Trial Attorneys

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