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Michael E. Hammond - Lexington, KY
300 West Vine StreetSuite 1100 Lexington, KY 40507
Landrum & Shouse LLP
Lexington Premises Liability Defense Lawyer
Overview
Michael Hammond is a partner in the law firm of Landrum & Shouse LLP in Lexington and Louisville, KY. Since his admission to the Kentucky Bar in 2000, he has dedicated his legal career to civil trial practice. Mike has tried cases in Louisville and Lexington and throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky. Mike has frequently represented trucking companies, retail stores, construction companies and contractors, and individuals in cases dealing with personal injury, products liability, wrongful death, and contractual claims. Mike has also represented multiple insurance companies in bad faith litigation throughout Kentucky’s state and federal courts. Mike is a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association and the Defense Research Institute. He has addressed fellow attorneys and insurance representatives about truck accidents, the claims handling process, and the investigation and defense of motor vehicle accident lawsuits at numerous legal seminars. He has also taught deposition and trial skills to University of Kentucky law students for many years.
Mike holds an “AV” Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell as a trial lawyer, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been selected as a Kentucky Super Lawyer from 2013-2024, an honor limited to no more than 5% of Kentucky attorneys.
Mike is married and is the father of one daughter. He is an active member of Christ the King Cathedral and has served as a coach for many years at Lexington Catholic High School. He spends most of his free time coaching softball with his daughter or following University of Kentucky athletics.
About Michael E. Hammond
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Partner
Practice Areas
- Premises Liability Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Trucking Defense
- Nursing Home Defense
- Professional Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
- Gas Company Defense
- Wrongful Death Defense
- Auto Negligence Defense
- Property Damage Defense
- Insurance Subrogation
Litigation
- 100%
Representative Cases
- CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee v. Raymond SAMPLES, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, 192 S.W.3d 311 (Supreme Court of Kentucky )
- Savage v. Co-Part of Conn., 671 S.W.3d 48, Supreme Court of Kentucky
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Trucking Industry Defense Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Defense Research Institute, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Transportation Law Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Trucking Litigation From Start to Finish, NBI, Inc., 2006 - 2008
Past Positions
- Landrum & Shouse, LLP, Associate Attorney – 2000-2006, Partner – 2006-present, Managing Partner – 2022-present
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 2000
J.D. - Centre College of Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky, 1997
B.S.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Committee
Major: Economics & Government
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Truck Accident Litigation from Start to Finish, NBI, Inc., 2008
- Is it a Crime to Bet on the Net?, In Gambling Who Wins? Who Loses 132-149 (Prometheus), 2003
Office Information
Address
300 West Vine StreetSuite 1100 Lexington, KY 40507
Phone
Fax
- 859-233-0308
Websites
Achievements
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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
- 2014 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Kentucky Super Lawyers 2013-present
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America, 2024, Insurance Law and Litigation- Defendants in Lexington
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