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Jay Prather earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University with a double major in economics and political science in 2003. He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law. At UK, he was named Outstanding Third-Year Staff Member of the Kentucky Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He was also a member of the Environmental Law Society, Student Public Interest Law Foundation, and American Constitution Society.

Jay is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Kentucky. He is a member of the American, Kentucky, and Fayette County Bar Associations, the Kentucky Justice Association, and the American Association for Justice. 

Jay lives in Lexington, where he attends Crestwood Christian Church and is a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and the March of Dimes. He is a former editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt University 's Orbis, a former chairman of Habitat for Humanity’s Vanderbilt University Campus Chapter, and an Eagle Scout. He has been with the firm since he began as a law clerk in 2004.

Areas of Practice:

• Auto/Truck Accidents
• Birth Trauma
• Business Tort
• Commercial Litigation
• Dangerous Drugs/Medical Devices
• Employment Discrimination
• Federal Tort Claims
• Insurance Law
• Libel and Slander
• Medical Malpractice
• Mining Accidents
• Nursing Home Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Whistleblower
• Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

• Kentucky, 2006
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2006
• U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009

Education:

• University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006
  • J.D.
  • Kentucky Law Journal, 2004 - 2006
• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Cum Laude
  • Major: Economics and Political Science

Published Works:

• Tax exemption of American churches and other non-profits: One election cycle after Branch Ministries v. Rossotti., 94 Ky. L. J. 139, (2005-2006)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Fayette County Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Kentucky Justice Association, Young Lawyers Committee