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Joseph Patrick Hummel
Joseph Patrick Hummel
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Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Construction Defects and Liability
- Products Liability
- Asbestos Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Construction Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Boating and Personal Watercraft Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Automobile Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- Complex Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Trial Practice
- Appellate Practice
Biography
Joe Hummel is a member/partner of the firm. He is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" and "Kentucky Super Lawyers". Mr. Hummel's practice involves litigation of all forms, including mass tort, products liability, construction claims, insurance contract and coverage disputes, bad faith and tort actions. Mr. Hummel has also represented medical providers in matters concerning certificate of need and ambulatory surgical center licensing and HIPAA related matters.
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 1996
- Centre College of Kentucky
- B.A. - 1993
- Major: History/Government
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006
Professional Associations
- Louisville Bar Association, Member
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Best Lawyers in America
- Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2012 to Present
- Defense Research Institute
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
Representative Cases
- Norris v. Cardinal Industrial Insulation Company, 2009WL562614, KY Ct App
- Travlers v. Hillerich & Bradsby, 2007WL403596, WD KY
- America Contractors Insurance v. United National Insurance, 2006WL2366433, ED Ky
- Auto-Owners v. Aldridge, 2009WL4782115, ED KY
- Waugh v Parker, 584 S.W.2d 748 (KY 2019)
- Landreth v Brake Supply Co, 2017 WL 2392522
- Mannahan v Eaton Corporation, 2016 WL 3887037
- Cocharn v Premier Concrete Pumping Inc, 2010 WL 1728920
Honors
- AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers’ 2017 Louisville Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions –“Lawyer of the Year”
Representative Clients
- American Safety Insurance Services, Inc.
- Arkansas Best Corporation/Arkansas Best Freight
- ArvinMeritor
- Auto-Owners Insurance Company
- Berkley Risk Administrators Company, LLC
- Cardinal Industrial Insulation Company, Inc.
- Essex/Markel Insurance Company
- FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.
- FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc.
- FedEx Home Delivery
- Protective Insurance Company
- Rockwell Automation, Inc.
- State Auto Insurance Companies
- Underwriters Safety & Claims