
Jay Vaughn
VerifiedLouisville, KY
Truck AccidentsWrongful Death
About Jay Vaughn
Jay R. Vaughn is a Louisville-based personal injury attorney at HJV (Hendy Johnson Vaughn) focused on truck accidents, catastrophic injuries, brain injuries, and wrongful death. He was one of the first Louisville injury attorneys to be Board Certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is licensed in Kentucky and Ohio and has held leadership positions in the Kentucky Justice Association and the American Association for Justice.
Notable case results
$74MVerdict
Wrongful death verdict
$21MSettlement
Road construction settlement
$10.1MSettlement
Trucking settlement
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
Practice areas
Truck Accidents
Wrongful Death
Education
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
J.D., 2002
Murray State University
Undergraduate, 1999
Bar admissions & credentials
State Bar of Kentucky
State Bar of Ohio
Past President, Kentucky Justice Association
Past Chair, AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
Past Chair, AAJ Distracted Driving Litigation Group
Executive Board, AAJ Trucking Litigation Group
Awards & recognition
Martindale-Hubbell AV rating
Kentucky Super Lawyers (since 2013)
Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers (since 2020)
Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy
AAJ Roxanne Barton Conlin Certificate of Recognition
AAJ Trucking Litigation Group Distinguished Service Award
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, Kentucky Trial Court Review (co-winner)



