James Kaufman

James “Jimmy” Kaufman is a Louisville personal injury attorney with Kaufman & Stigger, PLLC Injury Lawyers. Admitted to practice in Kentucky in 2013, he represents injured people and families in cases involving car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian crashes, unsafe property conditions, dog bites, and wrongful death. Over the course of his career, Jimmy has personally recovered more than $50 million for his clients.

A Louisville native and third-generation attorney, Jimmy practices alongside his father, Marshall, and his twin brother, Matt. He earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and his B.S.B.A. in finance magna cum laude from the University of Louisville. He was selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2021 and 2022 and serves on the board of the Steven Vanover Foundation, which raises funds for sarcoma research and scholarships.

Case Results:

$2.2 million policy-limits recovery in a wrongful death case involving an ATV.

$2 million recovery for a person who sustained serious leg injuries in a car crash. The injured person was unbelted at the time of the crash.

$1.6 million recovery for a person who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a car crash.

$1.2 million policy-limits settlement for the family of a child who drowned in a rural pond.

$1 million policy limits recovery for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle while off the roadway.

$600,000 policy-limits recovery for a cyclist struck by a car. The recovery included $500,000 in liability coverage and $100,000 in underinsured motorist coverage.

$500,000 policy-limits recovery in a wrongful death case arising from a fire in a home without fire alarms.

$300,000 policy-limits recovery in a case involving a pit bull bite.

$300,000 policy-limits recovery in a case involving a firearm accidentally discharged by a babysitter.

Each case depends on its own facts and applicable law. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.