John R. Martin Jr.
888-322-2505
502-589-7616
Areas of Practice
- 50% Civil Litigation
- 30% Insurance Defense
- 20% Mediation/ADR
- Motor Vehicle
- Property & Casualty
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Animal Bites -- Defense
- Assault & Battery -- Defense
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense
- Premises Liability -- Defense
- Slip and Fall -- Defense
- Wrongful Death -- Defense
- Alcoholic Beverages
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1986
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1979
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
- B.A. - 1975
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Political Science/Economics
- Oxford University, Oxford, England
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2010
- Best Lawyers in America, 1995 - Present
- Best Lawyers in Kentucky, 2011
- Best Lawyers in Louisville, Louisville Magazine, 2006 - Present
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocacy, 2009 - Present
- Rated by SuperLawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kentucky Association of Trial Attorneys, Member
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Member
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member
- Louisville Bar Association, Member
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- IOLTA Fund, Board of Trustees, 2000 - 2006
- IOLTA Fund, Chairman, 2003 - 2006
- Kentucky Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2006 - Present
- Kentucky Bar Foundation, President-Elect, 2010 - 2011
- Kentucky Bar Foundation, President, 2011
Ancillary Businesses
- Mediation




















