Justin Lee Lawrence

Justin L. Lawrence is the managing partner of Lawrence & Associates, the successful law firm he founded in 2005.  Along the way, Justin has started and built up the firm’s practice areas in personal injury, worker’s compensation, social security, wrongful death, and bankruptcy.  Justin is a 2002 Cum Laude graduate of the University of Kentucky with Bachelor degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. While at the University of Kentucky, he was awarded the prestigious Woodson B. Gudgell scholarship. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2005. In law school, he served as Vice President of the SBA and Justice of Phi Alpha Delta’s Hoffman Chapter. Justin was also honored with the Alex P. Hotchkiss Award for outstanding Chapter Justice, and the Hoffman Chapter was awarded the international Stanley H. Kohn Award for best chapter.

Justin has years of experience in making sure his clients recover or save the maximum amount possible under the circumstances of their case.  Sometimes this means representing injured men and women in civil cases against insurance companies and large corporations.  Sometimes it means saving a family’s home.  Regardless of the case, Justin is responsible for over one hundred million dollars paid to his clients in settlements and verdicts, paid in ongoing benefits, and saved from shady creditors.  More importantly, Justin is passionate about the idea that law firms should provide better customer service, and has ensured that his firm is more responsive than its peers, with a higher staff to client ratio than other large plaintiff’s personal injury practices.

Associations/Organizations

Justin has taken leadership roles with the Kentucky Justice Association and the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, and is a member of the Ohio Association for Justice and the Kentucky Bar Association. He continues to be active as a member of the Salmon P. Chase Inns of Court, and was the alumni adviser to his Phi Alpha Delta chapter for thirteen years. He regularly practices in Kentucky and Ohio, and has also won awards in Pennsylvania and Indiana. In addition to Justin’s professional memberships, he is on Redwood’s Board of Trustees and is active with the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati. Redwood is a school that helps children and adults with disabilities grow and live to their fullest potential, including entering the workforce and living independently. The Down Syndrome Association provides aid and support to individuals with Down Syndrome and their families.  Justin has previously been a member of the American Association for Justice, and was appointed to the Kentucky Early Intervention System Interagency Coordinating Counsel by Governors Beshear and Bevin.

Personal Life

Justin lives in Ft. Wright, Kentucky with his wife, Michelle, his son, Gabriel, and his daughter, Alyssa. He enjoys sports and physical activity, and travels whenever he can.  He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and recently took a step back from several extracurricular leadership roles to spend more time with his kids.

Areas of Practice

Justin can practice in any area that Lawrence & Associates practices in, because he started each practice area within the firm before training other attorneys to work in those areas. Justin usually focuses his work on major injury cases, including in:

• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Products Liability
• Jones Act and Admiralty Law
• Workers’ Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court: April 13, 2012
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: May 15, 2013
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: June 25, 2007
• State of Kentucky: October 7, 2005
• State of Ohio: April 24, 2012
• Eastern District of Kentucky: November 3, 2005
• Western District of Kentucky: August 29, 2016
• Southern District of Ohio: May 19, 2012

Education

• Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky
  • J.D.
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • B.A. (Cum Laude) – 2002
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Management
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • B.S. (Cum Laude) – 2002
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Accounting

Honors and Awards

• Justin Lawrence is a Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters! “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.” – 2018, 2019
• Nominated for the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 under 40 attorney Award – January 2018
• Lawrence & Associates was crowned best personal injury law firm in Kentucky by Legal Elite! – April 2017
• Named to the National Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers – January 2017
• Justin Lawrence was named to Thompson Reuters’ list of Rising Stars each year from 2014 through 2017. This honor is bestowed on only 2.5% of the best up-and-coming attorneys in Kentucky and Ohio who have been practicing 10 or fewer years.
• Named one of the 10 Best Social Security and Disability Law Attorneys in Kentucky – October 2016
• Named one of the 10 best bankruptcy attorneys in Kentucky – September 2016
• Justin Lawrence was “…chosen to receive this year’s prestigious Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award for the state of Kentucky.” http://www.naopia.com/ – March 2016
• Justin Lawrence was invited to the American Society of Legal Advocateshttp://www.societyoflegaladvocates.org/ – January 2016
• Justin Lawrence was re-nominated for Top 10 Under 40 Award for Kentucky http://www.naopia.com/ – April 2015
• Justin Lawrence was selected as one of the American Society of Legal Advocates’ Top 40 under 40 list of litigators in Kentucky! http://www.societyoflegaladvocates.org/ – February 2015

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