- 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 - 1975
Academy Member Inducted 2016
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John R. Martin Jr.
220 West Main Street, Suite 1900
Louisville, KY 40202

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- LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON CTY
Biographical
I have been certified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1994. I have been listed in the Best Lawyers edition of the Louisville magazine under both Personal Injury Defense and Mediation since 2006. I have been listed by Kentucky Super Lawyers since 2007 and Best Lawyers in America since 1995, which is the oldest and most respected peer rated publication in the legal profession. I am admitted to practice in the Eastern and Western Districts of U.S. District Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
I have over 39 years’ experience and focus my practice in Insurance Defense, including Personal Injury, UM/UIM, Declaratory Judgment Actions, Product Liability, Property Casualty, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Insurance Coverage Disputes and Bad Faith. Additionally, I have done work as a mediator for the past 10 years. I have extensive experience in State and Federal trial practice and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
My professional associations and memberships include: Member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Fayette County Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, 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.
Case Experience
- Commercial/Business
- Insurance
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Religious Institutions
- Torts
- Wrongful Death
Education
Memberships & Affiliations
- Louisville Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Kentucky Defense Council
- Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Chairman, Board of Trustees – Kentucky IOLTA Fund, 2003-2006
- Member of the Kentucky Bar – 1979
- Member of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky Bar
- Member of the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky Bar
- Member of the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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