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Tyler Thompson

Tyler Thompson

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Louisville, KY30 years experience
Car AccidentsTruck AccidentsMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Tyler Thompson

Tyler S. Thompson is the Senior/Managing Partner at Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC in Louisville, Kentucky, with over 30 years of experience as a plaintiff trial attorney. He focuses on medical malpractice, wrongful death, birth injury, catastrophic injury, products liability, and motor vehicle and trucking accidents. He has secured six jury verdicts exceeding $10 million, including landmark recoveries of $20.8M, $27.3M, and $164M, among the highest in Kentucky history. Named ABOTA Outstanding Plaintiff Trial Attorney of the Year for 2026, he serves as President of the Inner Circle of Advocates (2025–present).

Notable case results

Winston v. United States (birth trauma landmark case)

$164MVerdict

$164M verdict

$27.3MVerdict

$27.3M verdict

$20.8MVerdict

$20.8M verdict

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Truck Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
J.D., 1986
Berea College
Undergraduate, 1983

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky
State Bar of West Virginia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
Inner Circle of Advocates (President, 2025–present)
American College of Trial Lawyers
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Kentucky Justice Association
American Bar Foundation
American Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association

Awards & recognition

ABOTA Outstanding Plaintiff Trial Attorney of the Year (2026)
#1 Attorney in Kentucky, Super Lawyers (2021, 2023-2026)
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (2011, 2013, 2019, 2024, 2026)
Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award (2003)
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Kentucky Trial Court Review Hall of Fame (2020)

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