Kentucky

Sheila Hiestand

Louisville, KY

Sheila Hiestand, known as "The Lady Litigator," is dedicated to helping injured individuals and their families. She has over 30 years of experience, including significant trial victories and 7-figure settlements in personal injury cases. A graduate of Centre College and the University of Kentucky School of Law, she is recognized with numerous awards and is fluent in Spanish.

Hans Poppe is the CEO & Lead Attorney at Poppe Law Firm, licensed in Kentucky and Indiana. He has a national reputation for handling catastrophic injury and death cases and contingency fee business-to-business litigation. Since 1998, he has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including the largest FELA verdict in Kentucky history and significant medical malpractice verdicts. He has been recognized as Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year and Kentucky Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, and consistently named a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America.

Tad Thomas

Louisville, KY

Tad Thomas has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury, business litigation, class actions, and multi-district litigation. He founded Thomas Law Offices in 2011 and has expanded it to multiple locations. He is a frequent lecturer on trial skills, ethics, and technology. He has secured millions of dollars in settlements and is a past President of the American Association for Justice.

Gary O. Bruce

Columbus, GA

Gary Bruce was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1961. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Business Administration in 1983 and obtained his Law degree in 1986. He began his practice in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to Columbus, Georgia, in 1989. Gary has served as president of the Chattahoochee Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association and the Columbus Younger Lawyers Association. He has been a Regional representative of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and remains a member of that organization. He is a former member of the Kentucky Bar Association and is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia. Gary became licensed to practice law in Alabama in 2014. He has practiced law for over 30 years, handling injury cases, particularly those arising from car wrecks and falls, striving to be efficient, effective and empathetic.

Darryl "The Hammer" Isaacs

Louisville, KY

Darryl "The Hammer" Isaacs is the founder of Isaacs & Isaacs, known for fighting for justice and fair compensation for over 30 years, recovering more than $2 billion for clients in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. His passion for helping injured individuals stems from his own serious bike accident in 2015. He earned his J.D. from the University of Louisville - Brandeis School of Law and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio, and is a member of several legal associations.

Seth Gladstein

Louisville, KY

Seth Gladstein is a personal injury attorney serving the Louisville, KY area. He graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 1997 and Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2001. With over 20 years of experience, he founded Gladstein Law Firm, PLLC in 2011 after previously defending physicians and hospitals. He is licensed in New York, Kentucky, and Indiana, and has been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer.