Richard Hay is a certified trial specialist as well as Past President of the Kentucky Justice Association. He has skillfully handled over 60 jury trials, winning multiple million-dollar verdicts.

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
• University of Kentucky

Bar Admission

• Kentucky, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1983
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Honors

• Past President, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates – Kentucky Chapter
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 1995 – present (Personal Injury Litigation)
• Recipient, Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2000
• State Chair – American College of Trial lawyers, 2009
• Board of Governors, Kentucky Bar Association, 2006 – 2010
• Past President Pulaski County Bar Association

Professional Associations

• Kentucky Justice Association, Member
• American Justice Association, Member
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Attorneys Information Exchange Group, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Kentucky Bar Associatin, Member
• Kentucky Bar Foundation, Member and Life Fellow
• Pulaski County Bar Association, Member

Certified Legal Specialties

• Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy