Lexington Injury Lawyers

Personal injury and wrongful death representation in Lexington, Fayette County, and the Central Kentucky Bluegrass region.

Hance & Srinivasan, PLLC represents people injured in Lexington, Fayette County, and the surrounding Central Kentucky Bluegrass counties. Our office is in Louisville, approximately seventy miles west of Lexington on Interstate 64, and we regularly travel to Fayette County for hearings, depositions, mediations, and trial. A Lexington personal injury case is handled in Lexington. The attorney handles the case from wherever the attorney happens to be.

Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, home to the University of Kentucky, and serves as the judicial seat of Fayette County under Kentucky’s consolidated urban county government. More than three hundred twenty thousand people live in Fayette County, and the Lexington metropolitan area extends across multiple surrounding counties, creating a venue landscape that benefits from experienced Kentucky counsel.

TYPES OF INJURY CASES WE HANDLE IN LEXINGTON

Motor vehicle collisions

Lexington sits at the intersection of I-64, I-75, and the Bluegrass Parkway, with New Circle Road encircling the urban core. The combination of interstate transit, commuter traffic from Jessamine, Scott, and Madison Counties, and the distinctive rural two lane roads of the surrounding Bluegrass produces a steady volume of serious motor vehicle injury cases. Kentucky’s no fault auto insurance framework under KRS 304.39-020 applies identically in Fayette County as it does elsewhere in the Commonwealth, and the tort threshold under KRS 304.39-060 determines when a full liability claim becomes available.

Commercial trucking

The I-75 corridor through Lexington is one of the highest volume commercial trucking routes in the eastern United States. Tractor trailer crashes in and around Fayette County frequently involve carriers based out of state, multiple insurance policies, and federal regulatory frameworks that sit on top of Kentucky negligence law. These cases require immediate investigation to preserve electronic logging device data, driver records, and dispatch communications.

Medical malpractice

The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Baptist Health Lexington, CHI Saint Joseph, and the Lexington VA Medical Center collectively serve a population that extends far beyond Fayette County. Medical negligence cases arising from Lexington area providers are governed by Kentucky law, including the certificate of merit requirement under KRS 411.167 that the Kentucky Supreme Court confirmed in 2024 must be strictly complied with at the time of filing. A medical malpractice complaint filed in Fayette Circuit Court without a proper certificate of merit faces dismissal regardless of the strength of the underlying facts.

Pharmaceutical and medical device injury

Drug injury and defective medical device cases involving Lexington area patients frequently intersect with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, St. Joseph, Good Samaritan, and the major pharmacy chains that serve central Kentucky. Our firm’s substantive background in pharmacology makes these cases a natural fit for the practice.

Wrongful death

Wrongful death claims arising in Fayette County are filed under KRS Chapter 411 and must be brought by the personal representative of the decedent’s estate. The one year statute of limitations under KRS 413.180 runs from the date of the personal representative’s appointment, which means probate must be opened through Fayette District Court before the wrongful death action can be filed. Families who wait too long to begin the probate process can lose the case on timing before the merits are ever heard.

Workplace and third party injury claims

Lexington’s economy spans the University of Kentucky, healthcare institutions, bourbon and distilling, thoroughbred racing and breeding, aerospace manufacturing, and logistics. Workplace injuries across these sectors often involve parties beyond the employer, which opens the possibility of a third party claim under KRS 342.700 alongside the workers compensation matter. Third party claims frequently reach damages that workers compensation does not cover, including full pain and suffering.

Premises liability

Slip and fall, inadequate security, and other premises liability claims in Lexington are governed by the one year general statute of limitations under KRS 413.140(1)(a). Common venues include downtown entertainment districts, the Fayette Mall and Hamburg Pavilion shopping corridors, the University of Kentucky campus, and the hospitality properties that serve Keeneland and Kentucky Horse Park traffic.

WHERE LEXINGTON CASES ARE FILED

Personal injury cases in Lexington with damages claims exceeding five thousand dollars are filed in Fayette Circuit Court at the Robert F. Stephens Circuit Courthouse, 120 North Limestone Street. Fayette Circuit Court is the court of general jurisdiction for Lexington and handles civil litigation including personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. District Court matters and probate are handled at the Robert F. Stephens District Courthouse at 150 North Limestone, connected to the circuit courthouse by an underground tunnel from the basement level.

Federal claims arising in Lexington are filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division, at 101 Barr Street.

The distance from Louisville to Lexington is seventy miles. The distance between a competent Kentucky trial lawyer and a Kentucky courtroom is zero, wherever the courtroom happens to be.

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN LEXINGTON

Kentucky personal injury deadlines apply identically in Fayette County. General personal injury claims must be filed within one year under KRS 413.140(1)(a). Motor vehicle claims must be filed within two years of the crash or the last Personal Injury Protection payment, whichever is later, with a four year outer limit under KRS 304.39-230. Medical malpractice claims must be filed within one year of discovery under KRS 413.140(1)(e). Workers compensation claims must be filed within two years under KRS 342.185. Wrongful death claims must be filed within one year of the personal representative’s appointment under KRS 413.180.

Fayette Circuit Court applies these deadlines strictly. A claim filed one day late is a claim dismissed, regardless of the facts. Early legal consultation preserves options that late consultation cannot recover.

REPRESENTING LEXINGTON CLIENTS FROM LOUISVILLE

Most of the routine work on a Lexington personal injury case does not require the client to travel. Initial consultations, case updates, document review, and settlement discussions are handled by phone, video, or secure email. When in person meetings matter, we travel to the client, particularly when the injury limits mobility. Depositions, mediations, and court appearances are handled in Fayette County.

For cases that require substantial courtroom presence over extended periods, we sometimes associate local co-counsel in Lexington who know the specific judges, the local bar, and the operational details of Fayette Circuit Court. These arrangements are common in Kentucky personal injury practice and generally benefit the client without increasing the overall fee. Fee division in these arrangements complies with Kentucky Supreme Court Rule 3.130(1.5)(e).

OUR APPROACH TO LEXINGTON INJURY CASES

Michael R. Hance has practiced law in Kentucky since 1980 and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is a past president of the Kentucky Justice Association and received the Peter Perlman Service Award in 2011. Chandrika Srinivasan joined the firm as a partner in 2002 and brings a J.D. alongside a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology, which is particularly relevant in medical negligence and pharmaceutical injury cases arising from Lexington medical institutions.

We are a small firm. Every case we accept gets the direct, personal attention of the attorneys whose names are on the door. We try cases when cases need to be tried, and the defense bar in Fayette County knows that about us. That reputation is part of what makes settlement possible on cases that should settle.

CONTACT A LEXINGTON INJURY LAWYER

If the statute of limitations is running on a Lexington case, say so when you call. We move quickly on time sensitive matters because Kentucky law requires quick movement. The one year general personal injury deadline does not adjust for the seventy miles between our office and the Fayette County courthouse.