Tyler S. Thompson

Senior Partner

Bio

Tyler S. Thompson is an experienced Louisville personal injury attorney and has been named one of the Top Ten Attorneys in Kentucky on multiple occasions by Super Lawyers® Magazine. In 2008, he became a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, a trial lawyer organization by invitation-only, limited to only 100 lawyers in the United States, and described by the Washington Post as “a select group of 100 of the nations most celebrated trial lawyers.” The Inner Circle of Advocates are considered to be among the best plaintiff attorneys in the United States and also to be “lawyers of excellent character and integrity.”

Tyler Thompson has successfully represented injured clients in the state of Kentucky and throughout the United States, and has obtained multiple million-dollar verdicts, including some of the largest verdicts in the state of Kentucky. He has been included in one or more categories listing top lawyers by Louisville Magazine each year since 2007. Mr. Thompson is a past President of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys (now known as the Kentucky Justice Association). Mr. Thompson is also a member of the International Academy of Trial Attorneys, invitation-only, limited to 500 lawyers in the world and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. His civic involvement includes serving as a trustee of Berea College and serving as a board member of Historic Locust Grove, The American Museum of Fly Fishing, and support of numerous charities and institutions.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

Kentucky
U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
West Virginia, 2008

Education

University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
- J.D. – 1986
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
- B.A. – 1983
- Major: History

Honors & Awards

Inner Circle of Advocates, Invited Member, 2007
Best Lawyers in America, 2007 – present
Best Lawyers’ 2011 Louisville Personal Injury Litigator of the Year
Selected to Super Lawyers, 2007 – present
Peter Perlman Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, presented by the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2003
Top 10 Attorneys In Kentucky, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008, 2010 – 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020
Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky, Super Lawyers, 2007 – 2020
American College of Trial Lawyers
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, invited member, 2007
Louisville Top Lawyers, Best Lawyers by Their Peers, 2007
AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Top 100 Verdicts of 2002, presented by the National Law Journal
First Place, Pirtle-Washer Moot Court Brief Writing Competition, Brandeis School of Law, 1986
Litigation Counsel of America, Invited Fellow, 2013

Professional Associations & Memberships

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2005 – 2006
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, President, 2005
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, President-Elect, 2004
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Vice President, 2003
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member, Board of Directors, 1989 – 2003
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member, Seminar Committee, 1996 – Present
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member, Legislative Committee, 2001 – Present
Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Chairman, CLE Committee, 1999 – 2001
Berea College – Board of Trustees, Investment Committee, Audit Committee, Educational Policies Committee
Kentucky Family Safety Foundation, Director
Kentucky Attorneys Political Action Trust, Director
People’s Bank, Lee County, VA, Director/Corporate President
Legal Aid Society
American Heart Association
Brain Injury Association of Kentucky
Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Trout Unlimited, Lifetime Member
Spalding University, Athletic Council Member
Louisville Bar Association, KLRS Advisory Committee, 1995 – 2002
Kentucky Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Medical Negligence and Products Liability
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
The Trial Law Institute, Member, 2013
Diversity Law Institute, Member, 2013
The National Trial Lawyers
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Bar Foundation
Kentucky Justice Association

Past Employment Positions

Frederick C. Dolt & Associates, PSC, Staff Attorney, 1986 – 1988

Classes/Seminars Taught by Tyler Thompson

“How Do I Prepare My Cases” Kentucky Justice Association, Boot Camp – So You Want a Plaintiff’ Practice, May 10, 2019, Louisville, Kentucky
“Anatomy of a Cross Examination” Kentucky Justice Association, Gathering of Legends and Champions, June 22, 2018, Louisville, Kentucky
“How Jurors Decide – The Myth and the Science” Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Seminar of the Stars, April 6, 2018, Trumbell, Connecticut
“Maximizing Damages at Trial” Kentucky Justice Association, Legends Seminar, June 30, 2017, Louisville, Kentucky
Savannah Georgia Medical Conference, November 16, 2016, Savannah, Georgia
“What Do You Know About Experts, Part II” Kentucky Justice Association, May the Force Be with You, April 15, 2016, Louisville, Kentucky
“Preparation of Plaintiff’s Expert Witnesses”, Kentucky Justice Association Webinar, July 10, 2014
“My Favorite Rule 26.02(b)(4), Retaining and Preparing Your Expert Witnesses for 26.02(b)(4) Discovery”, Kentucky Justice Association, Favorite Rules, June 27, 2014, Lexington, Kentucky
“Preparation of Plaintiff’s Expert Witnesses”, Kentucky Justice Association, Mastering the Deposition, May 10, 2013, Louisville, Kentucky
“Identifying Products Liability Issues in Your Motor Vehicle Cases” Kentucky Justice Association, Strategic Solutions for Attorneys Who Do It All, April 12, 2013, Horseshoe Casino, Elizabeth, Indiana
“Closing Argument” Fayette County Bar Association, March 22, 2012, Lexington, Kentucky
“Comparative Cross Examination: To Compare and Contrast Is To Learn” Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, June 15-17, 2011, Lexington, Kentucky
“Trial Strategies in Medical Negligence Cases” Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association November 5, 2010, Rogers, Arkansas
“Closing Argument – Plaintiff” Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention June 16-18, 2010, Lexington, Kentucky
“Winning Trial Strategies in Medical Negligence Cases” Southern Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention February 10-13, 2010, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Medical Device Litigation Discovery Practices” from John King Litigation (Confidential Settlement), Inner Circle of Advocates 38^th Annual Meeting, August 1-5, 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Opening Statements in Million Dollar Cases” Fayette County (KY) Bar Association June 24, 2009, Lexington, Kentucky
“Lessons from the Arena” Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention February 18-20, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana
“The Best Case I Ever Lost” Indiana Trial Lawyers October 3, 2008, Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino, Elizabeth, Indiana
“John King Litigation: Hospital Corporate Liability for Negligently Credentialing and Privileging” Inner Circle of Advocates 37^th Annual Meeting, August 23-27, 2008, Beverly Hills, California
Trial Advocacy College, Mentor, Kentucky Justice Association, May 17-21, 2008, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
“Plaintiff Closing Arguments” Kentucky Justice Association, Advanced Trial Skills, May 16, 2008, Louisville, Kentucky and May 30, 2008 Lexington, Kentucky
“Current Trial Strategy” Kentucky Justice Association, Annual Convention, September 28, 2007, Lexington, Kentucky
“Effective Use of Focus Groups in Trial Preparation” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Trial Tactics from Trial Masters, May 20, 2005, Lexington, Kentucky
“Proof of Economic Damages in the Car Wreck Case” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Nuts and Bolts of Trying A Car Wreck Case, May 13, 2005, Hebron, Kentucky
“Proof of Economic Damages in the Car Wreck Case” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Nuts and Bolts of Trying A Car Wreck Case, April 29, 2005, Louisville, Kentucky
“Using Experts to Maximize Damages” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys Auto Litigation Seminar, June 18, 2004, Louisville, Kentucky
“Proving Pain and Suffering and Punitive Damages” Northern Kentucky Bar Association, December 16, 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio
“Why Amending Section 54 of the Kentucky Constitution Will Have No Effect on Physicians Premiums” Louisville Bar Association Healthcare Consortium Seminar, December 8, 2003, Louisville, Kentucky
“Retaining and Preparing Expert Witnesses for Deposition and Trial” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Teleconference, November 20, 2003, Louisville, Kentucky
Tort Reform–How it Harms Children, Stay at Home Mom’s and Senior Citizens, Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, November 6, 2003, Frankfort, Kentucky
Trial Demonstration (Voir Dire), Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, September 13, 2003, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
“Decisions 2001—Torts Law Update, Medical Negligence” Kentucky Bar Association, February 21, 2001, Louisville, Kentucky
“Federal Causes of Action and Procedure—Basics of Federal Tort Claims Act Cases” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, May 31 2002, Lexington, Kentucky
“Trial of a Medical Negligence Case” (Voir Dire), Kentucky Bar Association, Annual Convention, June, 2002, Covington, Kentucky
“Medical Negligence in Kentucky–An Overview” Banking and Insurance Committee, December 2002, Frankfort, Kentucky
“Why Caps on Damages Are a Bad Idea” State Government Committee, August 27, 2003, Frankfort, Kentucky
“The Use of the Human Factors Expert” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, June 6, 2003, Corbin, Kentucky
“Effective Use of a Human Factors Expert” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Convention, Fighting for Justice, May 15, 2003, Covington, Kentucky
“Medicine for Trial Lawyers—Evaluating the Medical Malpractice Case -The Plaintiff’s Perspective” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, October 13, 2000, Lexington, Kentucky
“Products Liability— The Peoples Law School,” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys/Kentucky Educational Television; August 19, 2000, Louisville, Kentucky
“Trial by Jury, a Sacred Right” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Kentucky State Fair, August 16, 2000, Louisville, Kentucky
“The Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial,” University of Kentucky School of Law, Trial Practice Course, May, 2000.
“One Mother’s Struggle for Justice — Winston v. United States, et al.” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Convention and Seminar, September 16, 1999, Lexington, Kentucky.
“Creative Ideas for Maximizing Damages for the Catastrophically Injured Plaintiff” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar, April 8, 1999, Destin, Florida.
“Markers for Timing Fetal Asphyxia—An Overview” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar, April 6, 1999, Destin, Florida.
“Common Problems and Uncommon Solutions” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar, April 6-8, 1999, Destin, Florida.
“Birth Trauma Litigation – Discussion of Winston v. United States of America” University of Louisville School of Law, October 7, 1998.
“Trial Practice for Law Students — Why Trial Law?” University of Louisville School of Law, April 4, 1998.
“Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Kentucky — Strategies in Preparation and Valuation” National Business Institute, December 11, 1997.
“Medical Malpractice in Kentucky” National Business Institute, September 18, 1996.
“Lawyers and Doctors Talk Malpractice — The Sequel: Who are the Victims of Malpractice” Louisville Bar Association, October 27, 1995.
“Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Kentucky” National Business Institute, Inc., September 21, l995.
“Trial of a High Damage Medical Negligence Case in Kentucky — Direct Examination of Plaintiff’s Expert” Louisville Bar Association, December 15, 1994.
“Bad Faith Litigation in Kentucky — The Plaintiff’s Perspective” National Business Institute, Inc., May 20, 1994.
“Kentucky Insurance Law — The Plaintiff’s Perspective” Professional Education Systems, Inc., April 10, 1994.
“Preparation and Organization of the Medical Negligence Case,” Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, July 23, 1993.

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