Jay Vaughn
Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC
600 West Main Street, Suite 100
Louisville, KY  40202
502-540-5700
jvaughn@justicestartshere.com

Licensed in: KY and OH

Education:
Law school: Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, 2002
Undergraduate degrees: Murray State University, B.A. Organizational Communications, 1999

Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings:
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Avvo 10.0 Rating
Kentuck SuperLawyer

Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards:

• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), Trucking Litigation Group

Law Organizations and leadership and awards:

• American Association for Justice
  Nursing Home Litigation Group
  • Chair, 2017-2017
  • Chair-Elect, 2016-2017
  • Vice Chair, 2015-2016
  • Secretary, 2014-2015
  • Treasurer, 2013-2014
  Distracted Driving Litigation Group
  • Chair, 2018-2019
  • Co-Chair, 2016-2017
  Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
  • BIA Liaison, 2018-2019
  Toning Shoe Litigation Group
  • Co-Chair, 2011-2012
  Exchange Advisory Committee, 2014-2017
  Section & Litigation Group Coordination Committee, 2014-2017
  Board of Governors, 2014-2017
• Kentucky Justice Association
  District Vice President, 2013-2017
  Seminar Chair (for all KJA Seminars), 2012, 2014-2017
  Trucking Seminar Chair, 2017
  Trial Seminar Chair, 2015 & 2018
  Traveling Auto Seminar Chair, 2014 & 2019
  Nursing Home Seminar Chair, 2012 & 2013
  Destin Seminar Co-Chair, 2014
  Subrogation Seminar Co-Chair, 2012
  Automobile Seminar Chair, 2011
  Amicus Curiae Committee, 2012-present
  Board of Governors, 2003-present
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association
  Board of Governors, 2005-2007

Law Organization Memberships:

• Kentucky Justice Association
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
  Nursing Home Litigation Group
  Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
  Distracted Driving Litigation Group
  Motor Vehicle Section

Notable Results: 

• $10 million—Trucking crash settlement for catastrophic injuries
• $7.25 million—Settlement for family of 10-year old girl who was killed when her family's vehicle was rear-ended by a fatigued driver in a work truck
• $2.8 million—Trucking crash settlement for catastrophic injuries company