A Litigation Firm Serving Kentucky and Surrounding States

For over a quarter of a century, the attorneys at Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC (WHT) have diligently and competently served their clients and have provided them with the highest quality legal representation. With offices in Lexington and Louisville, WHT is able to service the entire state of Kentucky and has litigated cases in nearly all of its 120 counties. Additionally, WHT often handles cases in neighboring states to include Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana.

WHT can generally be described as an "insurance defense" litigation firm in that it routinely represents individuals, businesses and corporations through their respective insurance policies. We also directly represent insurance carriers and self-insured corporations (many of which are Fortune 500 companies). The net result is that our team of 30 lawyers has tremendous litigation experience and has collectively handled thousands of cases encompassing several different service areas including: appellate practice, automobile/motor vehicle litigation, construction law, commercial & business litigation, extra-contractual/coverage issues, fire & casualty, governmental liability, healthcare professional liability, insurance defense, large loss subrogation, products liability defense, premises liability, trucking & transportation litigation, and workers' compensation.

Our attorneys are licensed to practice in all of Kentucky's trial and appellate courts as well as all of the federal courts sitting in Kentucky and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, we have attorneys licensed in Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana. Put simply, WHT has earned the reputation as having some of the most competent and well-respected lawyers in the region. WHT has been awarded the prestigious AV rating which is the highest peer-reviewed rating offered by LEXISNEXIS Martindale-Hubbell and we are also listed in the Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjustors.

Our goal is to provide you and your business with result-oriented legal services in an effective, cost-efficient manner. We at WHT welcome the opportunity to be of service to you and will aggressively work to achieve a successful outcome.