HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers

05/30/2026

Proud of Hendy Johnson Vaughn partners Ron Johnson & Sarah Emery for relentless months preparing for this June trial in Oakland resulting in all of the social media defendants settling only days before trial for $27 million. This was going to be the very first Bellwether trial of the national school district cases:
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article315944318.html?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a1a3dc2efcf5d000143d59e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcASHNkpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEelPpu7II1jHzyLyM23vIUPFPLJDU07xWr1cIuGduO3RRc270P8beM9VOeVJI_aem_IgK5X3XShk95HRIOlln_6A

Breathitt County is among 1,200 school districts nationwide that filed a lawsuit against Meta.

11/03/2025

This was a very difficult case but our clients believed in us and we were able to hold the trucking company accountable for the death of a mother’s son and of two young childrens’ father. It took tremendous determination and teamwork from Ed Ciarimboli, Greg Fellerman & Corey Suda, who were co-counsel, to get justice for this grieving family.

If you or someone you love have been seriously injured or a loved one has been taken from you through someone else’s wrongdoing, please visit us at www.JusticeStartsHere.com for help.

11/03/2025

HJV partner, Jay Vaughn, after several years of litigation in Pennsylvania was able to get answers for the tragic loss of a family’s loved one and hold the trucking company accountable for the crash. We are thankful for being able to co-counsel this case with Fellerman & Ciarimboli as in many cases it takes teamwork to fight these battles.

10/10/2024

We are proud to be a sponsor of the 10th Year of The Moonshiner’s Ball in Rockcastle County, Kentucky! One of Kentucky’s best music festivals!

07/16/2024

Both Penny Hendy and Jay Vaughn are speaking at the AAJ Annual Convention which is being held in Nashville from July 19-23.

Penny and Jay are co-presenting Sunday, 7/21, on Settlements That Make the World Safer at the Motor Vehicle Section/Rideshare Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group CLE Program.

Jay is also presenting on Saturday, 7/20, on Making Your Client’s TBI Visually Apparent to the Jury: The Effective Use of Exhibits in a TBI Trial at the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program.

05/23/2024

We had a great firm outing today at the Cincinnati Reds game!

03/01/2024

Listen to partner, Jay Vaughn, share his thoughts and lessons after 21 years in the practice of law on Best Practices with Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC.

01/05/2024

HJVE partner Jay Vaughn has been named by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Kentucky Super Lawyers for 2024, making this his 5th year in a row for this recognition:

https://www.superlawyers.com/top-lists/kentucky/top-50-2024-kentucky-super-lawyers/0577f8a5882821b10cd1f6d49528cb04/

Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Kentucky via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. The Kentucky lawyers who receive the highest point totals during this selection process are further recognized in Kentucky Super Lawyers Top Lists.

Top 50: 2024 Kentucky Super Lawyers Top List

09/08/2023

Today was a very special day for partner, Ronald Johnson, who is 2023 recipient of the Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Kentucky Justice Association. It’s a huge honor and accomplishment!

05/26/2023

Partner, Jay Vaughn, attended truck inspections in Ohio & Arizona this week in cases involving a fatality and traumatic brain injury. It’s crucial that you hire a lawyer with truck crash experience who attends the inspections of all vehicles involved, no matter where they are located.