Jay R. Vaughn
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Louisville, Kentucky
Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, P.S.C.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Licensed in Kentucky since: 2002
Education: Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, P.S.C.
600 W Main StSuite 100
Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: 502-540-5700 Email: Jay R. Vaughn Visit website
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Jay was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his undergraduate degree from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky in 1999. Jay graduated from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2002. He is licensed to practice in both Kentucky and Ohio.
Jay was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his undergraduate degree from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky in 1999. Jay graduated from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2002. He is licensed to practice in both Kentucky and Ohio.
Jay has received Martindale-Hubbell's esteemed "AV" rating, which recognizes lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability. Since 2013, he has been named to the Kentucky Super Lawyers, which recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in Kentucky. Since, 2020, Jay has recognized as one of the Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers. Jay has tried numerous cases ranging from automobile collision cases to complex catastrophic injury and death cases. In 2021, Jay along with his partner, Ron Johnson, obtained a $74,000,000 verdict against a paving company for negligently completing a road project resulting in the death of a mother in front of her children. He is asked to speak both locally and nationally to other lawyers having given over 120 presentations on a variety of legal topics. Jay is currently serving on the Executive Committee as President-Elect for Kentucky Justice Association and is very active with both the American Association for Justice (AAJ) where he is the current Chair-Elect for the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and Education Committee Co-Chair for the Trucking Litigation Group. Jay also serves on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Jay focuses his practice on commercial motor vehicle, car wreck, personal injury, traumatic brain injury, and wrongful death cases. He is one of the first 10 Board Certified Truck Accident attorneys in the country, which is an ABA-accredited certification through the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Jay understands that his clients have had their lives turned upside down due to the fault of someone else which is the reason for him working tirelessly to achieve justice for his clients, help make up for what was taken from them and giving them hope for the future.
First Admitted: 2002, Kentucky
Professional Webpage: https://justicestartshere.com/team/jay-r-vaughn/
- Kentucky Justice Association, American Association for Justice, Ohio Association for Justice, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, AAJ Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, AAJ Distracted Driving Litigation Group and Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- See Curriculum Vitae, below.
- Murray State University 1999, Conner Senior High School 1995
- Board Certified - Truck Accident Law Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2019
- , Chair’s Award of Excellence , AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, 2020
- , Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year (Co-Winner with my partner, Ron Johnson), The Kentucky Trial Court Review, 2021
- , AAJ Certificate of Recognition, American Association for Justice, 2020
- , Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Award of Appreciation - 2007 Outstanding Board Member by Kentucky Justice Association, 2007
- , Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2020
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
- $74,000,000 verdict in Boone County, KY on behalf of three children who witnessed their mother get killed in a crash caused by an unsafe road created by an asphalt paving company. More information can be found here: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/boone-county/2021/07/13/amy-skiba-boone-county-jury-found-eaton-asphalt-fault-crash-killed-mom/7946260002/ , 2021
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