 Tyler S. Thompson
Louisville, Kentucky
Senior Partner
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Tyler S. Thompson has successfully represented injured clients throughout the state of Kentucky and has obtained multiple million-dollar verdicts, including two jury verdicts in excess of twenty million dollars. Mr. Thompson is immediate past President of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, a state trial lawyer association with more than 1,400 members. In 2003, Mr. Thompson received the prestigious "Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer" award, given annually to an attorney in Kentucky who has demonstrated excellence in the courtroom. His considerable civic involvement includes serving as a trustee of Berea College and as a director of the Kentucky Family Safety Foundation.
- Medical Malpractice
- Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky,
1986
J.D.
- Berea College, Berea, Kentucky,
1983
B.A.
Major: History
- Preparation and Organization of the Medical Negligence Case, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
July 23, 1993
- Kentucky Insurance Law - The Plaintiff's Perspective, Professional Education systems, Inc.,
April 10, 1994
- Bad Faith Litigation in Kentucky - The Plaintiff's Perspective, National Business Institute, Inc.,
May 20, 1994
- Trial of a High Damage Medical Negligence Case in Kentucky - Direct Examination of Plaintiff's Expert, Louisville Bar Association,
December 15, 1994
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Kentucky, National Business Institute, Inc.,
September 21, 1995
- Lawyers and Doctors Talk Malpractice - The Sequel: Who are the Victims of Malpractice, Louisville Bar Association,
October 27, 1995
- Medical Malpractice in Kentucky, National Business Institute, Inc.,
September 18, 1996
- Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Kentucky - Strategies in Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute,
December 11, 1997
- "Trial Practice for Law Students - Whe Trial Law?", University of Louisville School of Law,
April 4, 1998
- "Birth Trauma Litigation - Discussion of Winston v. United States of America", University of Louisville School of Law,
October 7, 1998
- "Common Problems and Uncommon Solutions", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar - Destin, Florida,
April 6, 1999
- "Markers for Timing Fetal Asphyxia - An Overview", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar - Destin, Florida,
April 6, 1999
- "Creative Ideas for Maximizing Damages for the Catastrophically Injured Plaintiff", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Spring Break Seminar - Destin, Florida,
April 8, 1999
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April 8, 1989
- "One Mother's Struggle for Justice - Winston v. United States, et al.", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Annual Convention and Seminar - Lexington, Kentucky,
September 16, 1999
- "The Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial", University of Kentucky School of Law, Trial Practice Course,
2000
- "Trial by Jury, a Sacred Right", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Kentucky State Fair - Louisville, Kentucky,
August 16, 2000
- Products Liability - The Peoples Law School, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys/Kentucky Educational Television - Louisville, Kentucky,
August 19, 2000
- "Medicine for Trial Lawyers - Evaluating the Medical Malpractice Case", The Plaintiff's Perspective, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - Lexington, Kentucky,
October 13, 2000
- "Decisions 2001 - Torts Law Update, Medical Negligence", Kentucky Bar Association - Louisville, Kentucky,
February 21, 2001
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February 21, 2000
- "Federal Causes of Action and Procedure - Basics of Federal Tort Claims Act Cases", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - Lexington, Kentucky,
May 31, 2002
- "Trial of a Medical Negligence Case" (Voir Dire), Kentucky Bar Association, Annual Convention - Covington, Kentucky,
2002
- "Medical Negligence in Kentucky - An Overview", Banking and Insurance Committee - Frankfort, Kentucky,
2002
- "Effective Use of a Human Factors Expert", Fighting for Justice, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - Covington, Kentucky,
May 15, 2003
- "The Use of the Human Factors Expert", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
June 6, 2003
- "Why Caps on Damages Area Bad Idea", State Government Committee,
August 27, 2003
- Trial Demonstration (Voir Dire), Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
September 13, 2003
- Tort Reform-How it Harms Children, Stay at Home Mom's and Senior Citizens, Senior Citizens Advisory Committee - Frankfort, Kentucky,
November 6, 2003
- "Retaining and Preparing Expert Witnesses for Deposition and Trial", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Teleconference - Louisville, Kentucky,
November 20, 2003
- "Why Amending Section 54 of the Kentucky Constitution Will Have No Effect on Physicians Premiums", Louisville Bar Association Healthcare Consortium Seminar - Louisville, Kentucky,
December 8, 2003
- "Proving Pain and Suffering and Punitive Damages", Northern Kentucky Bar Association - Cincinnati, Ohio,
December 16, 2003
- "Using Experts to Maximize Damages", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Auto Litigation Seminar, Louisville, Kentucky,
June 15, 2004
- "Proof of Economic Damages in the Car Wreck Case", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Nuts and Bolts of Trying A Car Wreck Case - Louisville, Kentucky,
April 26, 2005
- "Proof of Economic Damages in the Car Wreck Case", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Nuts and Bolts of Trying A Car Wreck Case - Hebron, Kentucky,
May 13, 2005
- "Effective Use of Focus Groups in Trial Preparation", Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Trial Tactics from Trial Masters - Lexington, Kentucky,
May 20, 2005
- Inner Circle of Advocates,
2007
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Featured as a Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky Super Lawyers,
2007
- Louisville Top Lawyers, Best Lawyers by Their Peers,
2007
- AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America by His Peers,
2007
- Peter Perlman Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, presented by the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2003
- Top 100 Verdicts of 2002, presented by the National Law Journal
- First Place, Pirtle-Washer Moot Court Brief Writing Competition, Brandeis School of Law,
1986
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2005
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2006
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2005
- President
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2004
- President-Elect
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2003
- Vice President
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
1989
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2003
- Member, Board of Directors
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
1996
- Present
- Member, Seminar Committee
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
2001
- Present
- Member, Legislative Committee
- Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys,
1999
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2001
- Chairman, CLE Committee
- Berea College
- Board of Trustees, Investment Committee, Audit Committee
- Kentucky Family Safety Foundation
- Director
- Kentucky Attorneys Political Action Trust
- Director
- People's Bank, Lee County, VA
- Director
- Legal Aid Society
- American Heart Association
- Brain Injury Association of Kentucky
- Kentucky Waterways Alliance
- Trout Unlimited
- Lifetime Member
- Spalding University
- Council Member
- Louisville Bar Association,
1995
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2002
- KLRS Advisory Committee
- Kentucky Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Medical Negligence and Products Liability
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- People's Bank, Lee County, VA,
2001
- Present
- President
- Berea College
- Board of Trustees, Educational Policies Committee
- Frederick C. Dolt & Associates, PSC, Senior Partner,
1986
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1988
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