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 – 2021.
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 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
Congratulations to Justin L. Lawrence for being nominated as one of the 10 best Social Security & Disability Law Attorneys in Kentucky! #GoLawrenceLaws #LawrenceLaws #SSDI
Justin Lawrence was invited to the American Society of Legal Advocates for 2016! This is the third straight year Justin was selected. Congratulations Justin!
A man was injured when a piece of construction equipment collided with his vehicle and crushed him.
$3.5 Million
A man was working on a motor vehicle when a truck struck the vehicle. The man was pinned between the two vehicles, and his hips and legs were broken.
$1 Million
A man was changing a tire on an Ohio road when he was negligently struck by another vehicle, resulting in life threatening injuries.
$950,000.00
A woman was killed while driving due to spillage left on the road.
$775,422.00
A man developed a rare nerve condition due to his employment, which made it impossible for him to use one arm.
$750,000.00
A man was a passenger in a rental car when it spun out of control and killed him.
$325,000.00
A barge worker (Jones Act Seaman) was climbing down a ladder from an empty to a loaded barge when the improperly secured ladder collapsed. The worker’s head injury which caused...
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“Not only did Justin Lawrence do a great job on handling my case, he is a great guy as well. A very good lawyer!”
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