Jason Bell

Each year from 2010-2016, Jason has been selected as one of “Kentucky’s Legal Leaders – Top Rated Lawyers” in three different practice areas – Insurance Law, Products Liability and General Practice.  He has received Lexis/Nexis Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer-rating, “AV – Preeminent” every year since 2011.  As a trial lawyer, Jason handles cases in Kentucky and Indiana in both state and federal court, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.


Personal
Jason is active in the Elizabethtown community where he teaches Sunday School.  He enjoys following the Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Cardinals, running, playing golf, and spending time with his wife and three (3) daughters.


Published Cases:
Caneyville Volunteer Fire Department v. Green’s Motorcycle Salvage, Inc.
Mattingly v. Stinson
Pike v. Government Employees Insurance Company
University of Kentucky Medical Center v. Isaac
Claycomb v. Vision Insurance Group
Brown v. Goncher
Kentucky National Insurance Company v. Bottoms
Frenz v. City of Elizabethtown
Pendleton v. Fassett
Tower Automotive Products v. Freeland Harris Engineers of Kentucky
First Federal Savings Bank v. Marema
Womack v. Conley
Graves v. Bowles
Moore v. City of New Haven
Turner v. Hill
Funke v. Coogle
Hurt v. Vantlin
Ricchuite v. Johnson


Community Involvement:
Graduate – Leadership Elizabethtown
Former Chairman – Elizabethtown Civil Service Commission
Past Board of Directors – Clarity, Solutions for Women
Sunday School Teacher – Severns Valley Baptist Church
Past Parent Liason – Elizabethtown Independent Schools Gifted-Talented Program


Past and Present Memberships:
Kentucky Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association
Kentucky Defense Counsel
DRI – Defense Research Institute
Kentucky Academy of Hospital Attorneys
Municipal Attorneys Association of Kentucky
Christian Legal Society


Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Indiana
U. S. District Court – Western District of Kentucky
U. S. District Court – Eastern District of Kentucky
U. S. District Court – Southern District of Indiana
U. S. District Court – Northern District of Indiana
U. S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit
U. S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
U. S. Supreme Court

Jason Bell

AV Rated

“Jason is an excellent attorney.  He is knowledgeable and very ethical.” – Peer feedback, Martindale.com
“He is an excellent attorney of the highest ethics.  He is an AV lawyer without any doubt in my opinion”. – Peer feedback, Martindale.com
Education:
  • Vanderbilt University
  • (B.A., English, 1992)
  • University of Louisville
  • (J.D., Dean’s List, 1995)
Practice Areas:
  • Insurance Defense
  • Municipal Liability
  • Civil Rights Litigation
  • Malpractice Defense
  • Products Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Police Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Litigation
  • General Civil Litigation