Sheila P. Hiestand - Louisville, KY
Attorney at McCoy & Hiestand, PLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Louisville, KY
108 Browns Lane Louisville, KY 40207
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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33
Years
Experience
Louisville Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 07/14/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Attorney Information
Overview
As a college basketball player who started in two final four appearances, Sheila knows the importance of hard work, drive and heart. Sheila—aka “The Lady Litigator” for her tenacity in court—is dedicated to helping women and their families through the very difficult process of personal injury claims. She has served as the president of the Kentucky trial lawyers with the Kentucky Justice Association and has worked tirelessly to fight for injured people for more than 30 years. This includes several trials with extraordinary results for her clients, such as an auto accident case where she earned a $743,000 verdict and a medical practice failure to diagnose cancer case where she earned a $1.3 million verdict. She also has achieved many 7-figure settlements for her clients in trucking, medical malpractice, auto and motorcycle cases.
After graduating from Centre College, Sheila received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky School of Law. Soon after she was recognized as the Fayette County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer and was rated an “AV Lawyer” by Martindale-Hubbell®. She has also been recognized among the American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Kentucky; Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers in Kentucky; Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Lawyers in Kentucky; as Top Lawyer by Louisville Magazine, and has received a long list of awards.
When not practicing law, Sheila enjoys spending time with her three children and husband and loves to compete in triathlons. She plays viola, violin, cello and piano and is a past member of the Lexington Singers. Sheila is also fluent in Spanish and has volunteered at the Federal Correctional Institute to assist Spanish-speaking inmates with legal matters pro bono.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Fayette County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1998
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Kentucky
- Selected for inclusion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kentucky Super Lawyers ®
- Named 2011 Top Attorney in Kentucky
- Selected for inclusion in the 2011-2012 edition of Who’s Who in American Law
- AVVO Perfect 10 Rating – Top Personal Injury Attorney, 2013
- Top 25 Women Lawyers in Kentucky
- Outstanding Attorney by the Greater Lexington Paralegal Association
- 2013 & 2014 National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
- NAOPIA Top 10 Attorney for KY, 2015
- Global Who’s Who Best Lawyers in America, 2015
Other Sources of Feedback About Sheila P. Hiestand
Included on the 2026 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
- 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
- 2012 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Kentucky College of Law,
Lexington,
Kentucky, 1993
Juris Doctorate
Non Legal Education
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Centre College of Kentucky, 1990
B.A.
Major: English
Major: Spanish
Current Employment Position(s)
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The Lady Litigator
Languages
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Spanish
Pro Bono Activities
- Memory Walk for the Alzheimer’s Association, Committee Chair
- Volunteer Center of Central Kentucky Annual Fundraiser, Committee Chair
- Lexington Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Sixty Five Roses Ball, Co-Chair
- Past Member of the Lexington Singers
- Volunteer, Federal Correctional Institute
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1993
- Indiana
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Other Affiliations
- Kentucky Association for Justice (Board of Governors)
- Kentucky Bar Association (Past Board of Governors)
- Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (Past President)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- American Association for Justice President of Fayette County Young Lawyers (Past President)
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
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