Tyler Thompson

Senior Partner

30 yrs experience
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Louisville, KY

Bar admissions

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

Education

J.D.: University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law1986
Undergraduate: Berea College1983

Awards and recognition

01ABOTA Outstanding Plaintiff Trial Attorney of the Year (2026)
02#1 Attorney in Kentucky, Super Lawyers (2021, 2023-2026)
03Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year (2011, 2013, 2019, 2024, 2026)
04Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award (2003)
05AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
06Kentucky Trial Court Review Hall of Fame (2020)

Memberships

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

Publications

40+ documented seminars and CLE presentations since 1993

Background

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 cases

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Winston v. United States (birth trauma landmark case)
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$164M verdict
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$27.3M verdict
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$20.8M verdict

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