Sam Aguiar

Sam Aguiar

Founder, Attorney at Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers
Louisville, KY
Car AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsTruck AccidentsWrongful Death

About Sam Aguiar

Sam Aguiar is the founder of Sam Aguiar Injury Lawyers in Louisville, Kentucky. He built the firm around three principles: client service, strong case results, and community involvement. Over his career, he has secured dozens of seven- and eight-figure recoveries for injury victims across Kentucky. Sam is one of only two personal injury attorneys in Kentucky selected as a Forbes Best-In-State Top Lawyer and one of just 16 nationwide. He has received Super Lawyers recognition every year from 2017 through 2026, earned National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and Trucking Trial Lawyers Association Top 10 designations, and was named Louisville's Top Personal Injury Lawyer by the Courier Journal. A published best-selling author and national speaker on trial strategy, civil rights, and insurance bad faith, his work on high-profile cases has been covered by Hulu, ABC's 20/20, the New York Times, Time Magazine, CNN, NBC, BBC, NPR, and the Washington Post. His cases have produced significant police reforms and changes to claims handling policies at one of the country's largest property and casualty insurers.

Notable case results

$14 millionVerdict

Insurance bad faith verdict

$12 millionSettlement

Wrongful death settlement

$6.1 millionSettlement

Truck accident settlement

$6 millionSettlement

Truck accident settlement

$5.2 millionSettlement

Car accident settlement

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

Practice areas

Car Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Truck Accidents
Wrongful Death

Education

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Kentucky

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