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Matthew Minner is a Lexington personal injury lawyer who was recently named Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year for the Lexington area by Best Lawyers. He serves as Partner and CEO of Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC, where he leads the firm’s strategic direction while continuing to try major jury trials in both state and federal courts. Over the course of his career, he has handled complex, high-profile cases across the country, securing million- and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for the people he represents.
Lawdragon has recognized Matt as a “Visionary” and one of the nation’s leading legal innovators. His cases have been featured by USA Today, Good Morning America, CBS, ABC, Fox, Law360, and The National Law Journal.
Outside the courtroom, Matt channels that same drive into competition. He has run the Boston Marathon, completed triathlons, coached youth baseball and football, and is currently training for the 29,029-foot “Everesting” challenge.
Notable Work
Matt represents individuals, businesses, and government entities, often in cases involving powerful corporations. He served as lead and co-lead counsel for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and other states in consumer protection litigation that resulted in record recoveries.
The National Law Journal has recognized one of his verdicts among the “Top 100 Verdicts in America.” He has also been credited with securing one of the top five verdicts of the year in Kentucky and one of the top ten verdicts of the decade in Alabama.
Awards
Matt holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and previously met the requirements for board certification as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (2007–2012). He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for personal injury litigation every year since 2011 and has earned recognition as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” from The National Trial Lawyers and a “Best in State Lawyer” by Forbes.
He has also been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, recognized as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation, and selected as a MidSouth Super Lawyer for many years.
Matt serves on the Vanderbilt University Law School Board of Directors and on several nonprofit and business boards. He is President of Cure KY Kids, a nonprofit he co-founded with his wife, Joy, to support Kentucky children fighting cancer. He was formerly a member of the national board of directors for the University of Kentucky Alumni Association and previously served on the YMCA board, where he was named Volunteer of the Year.
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State: Kentucky
Acquired: 2012
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State: Alabama
Acquired: 1996
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State: Indiana
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325 W Main Street, Suite 210, Lexington, KY, 40507
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"While working with Matt Minner, he has proven time and time again to be a trusted advocate for a wide range of plaintiffs here in Kentucky and across the country. His dedication to his clients and his suregon-like precision as a litigator have led to incredible results throughout his long and successful career. As the managing partner at Minner Vines, Matt's dedication to excellence and compassion for his clients set a standard that few other firms can boast. He is wildly creative with his approach to litigation and is a master negotiator."
"Matt is a constant leader by example and has an infectious positive attitude that translates well in in-person meetings. There is a natural climate of collaboration when in a room with him. Despite is postivity, he never comes off as preachy."
"There is no area of personal injury law that Matt is not at the top of the game in. He has a brilliant legal mind and a good sense of what is important. Matt has a special way of connecting with clients, lawyers, and jurors on a level that is incredibly rare. I have been working with him for 10 years, and he is the best lawyer to work with that I could find."
"When I think about Matt, I think about his ability to strategize litigation. He has an ability to analyze that not many lawyers do. Matt can use unique evidence to prove how detrimental injury cases have been to his clients lives. He is a master negotiator and is able to cast a vision to expand what is possible for his clients."
"Matt Minner has years of experience as a personal injury lawyers, and I have always been impressed by his professionalism and the depth of his litigation knowledge. He brings a strategic and analytical approach to every case he handles and gives immense attention to detail, ensuring that Minner Vines clients receive strong representation."
"Matt is an exceptional leader and legal strategist with a brilliant legal mind. His negotiation skills are outstanding, and he consistently delivers excellent results for his clients."
"Matt is an excellent litigator. We tried a nursing home negligence case together that resulted in an $8 million verdict for the family of an abused nursing home patient. Matt's hard work cross-examining witnesses and digging into the records uncovered a fraudulent cover-up by the nursing home of the injuries they had inflicted on the patient. Matt's hard work took a very tough case and achieved an excellent result for a deserving family."
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Lawyer of the Year - Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2019
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2013
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Top 100 Verdicts in America, National Law Journal
2011
Best Lawyers, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2022 - Present
Co-Founder, Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC
1999 - 2021
Partner, Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, LLP
1996 - 1997
Judicial Clerkship, Hon. C. Lynwood Smith, Jr., United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
2012 - Present
Kentucky Justice AssociationAdvocate
2012 - Present
University of Kentucky Alumni Assn.Board of Directors
2012 - Present
Cure KY KidsPresident
Board of Governors
Member
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Member
$310,000,000
1996
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
B.A., Political Science
2014
Litigation Skills
2012
Nursing Home Litigation
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