J. Guthrie True

J. Guthrie True is an attorney and partner at True Guarnieri Ayer, LLP, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Mr. True practices in the areas of administrative law, appeals, government investigations, health care litigation, personal injury, white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. He represents clients throughout the Kentucky.

Practicing law for over 40 years, Mr. True has litigated and settled many major cases over the course of his career. He is qualified to appear before all Kentucky state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mr. True is AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, he is a fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America magazine.

A member of many professional organizations, Mr. True is a member of the Franklin County Bar Association, the Fayette County Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Health Law Association. He is also a member of the Kentucky Justice Association and the American Association for Justice. 

Raised in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Mr. True graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown College with a bachelor’s degree in business and economics. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law. While attending law school, he was a member and president of the moot court board. 

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