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Jerome P. Prather - Lexington, KY

141 N Broadway Lexington, KY 40507

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Updated: 02/18/2024

Lexington Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Overview

Jay Prather is a partner at Garmer & Prather. He is committed to the representation of clients who have been seriously injured, have been the victim of a workplace wrong, or whose rights have been adversely affected.

Jay is an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky David J. Rosenberg College of Law, where he teaches an upper-level course in medical liability. He has been recognized by his peers. He is rated AV-Preeminent® by the Martindale-Hubbell* peer review, the highest rating an attorney can receive, and is currently listed as a Kentucky Super Lawyer, and for six years before that he was listed as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Jay is a District Vice President of the Kentucky Justice Association, and has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2011. He has also been selected to the American Inns of Court. Jay is one of a small number of lawyers under the age of 40 who has argued cases before both the Kentucky Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was been called on to testify before the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee about the effect of proposed legislation that would have limited the Attorney General's ability to contract with lawyers on a contingency fee basis. He also serves the profession by regularly leading and appearing on the faculty of various continuing legal education seminars for other lawyers.

Jay earned his Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University with a double major in economics and political science. He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. At UK, he was named Outstanding Third-Year Staff Member of the Kentucky Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He was also a member of the Environmental Law Society, Student Public Interest Law Foundation, and American Constitution Society.

Jay is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Kentucky. He has also been admitted to practice pro hac vice in Ohio, Tennessee, and Alabama. He is a member of the American, Kentucky, and Fayette County Bar Associations, the Federal Bar Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, and the American Association for Justice. Jay is a Life Fellow of the Kentucky Bar Foundation.

Jay lives in Lexington, with his wife, young son, and adopted golden retriever. He is an active member and vice-moderator of the congregation at Crestwood Christian Church, and is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. He is a former editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt University's Orbis, a former chairman of Habitat for Humanity’s Vanderbilt University Campus Chapter, and an Eagle Scout. He has been with the firm since he began as a law clerk in 2004.

*Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

About Jerome P. Prather

Practice Areas

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Products Liability
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Veterinary and Equine Malpractice
  • Wage & Hour

Litigation

  • 100%

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Member

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2011

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Member)
  • Kentucky Bar Association (Member)
  • Fayette County Bar Association (Member)
  • American Association for Justice (Member)
  • Kentucky Justice Association (District Vice President)
  • American Inns of Court, Central Kentucky Chapter
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Kentucky Justice Association (Past Elected Governor)
  • Young Lawyer's Division, Kentucky Bar Association

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court Board
    Honors: Outstanding Third-Year Staff Member, Kentucky Law Journal
    Honors: Environmental Law Society, Member
    Honors: Student Public Interest Law Foundation
    Honors: American Constitution Society
    Law Journal: Kentucky Law Journal, 2004 - 2006
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Economics and Political Science

Pro Bono Activities

  • Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer
  • Habitat for Humanity’s Vanderbilt University Campus Chapter, and an Eagle Scout, volunteer
  • Crestwood Christian Church, Vice Moderator
  • Lexington History Museum, Volunteer and Former Trustee
  • Vanderbilt Alumni Association, Volunteer

Classes and Seminars

  • Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Jerome P. Prather

Included on the 2025 Kentucky Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Kentucky Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Jerome P. Prather on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • AV-Preeminent® by the Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers, 2020 - Present
  • Eagle Scout

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Office Information

Address

141 N Broadway Lexington, KY 40507

Fax

  • 859-233-9769 (Fax)

Publication

Articles

  • Tax exemption of American churches and other non-profits: One election cycle after Branch Ministries v. Rossotti., 94 Ky. L. J. 139, (2005-2006)

Representative Cases

  • Gonzalez v. Johnson

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