M. Austin Mehr

M. Austin Mehr

also known as Austin Mehr

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 42 years

Employee benefits Lawyer at Lexington, KY
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Insurance, Personal Injury

201 West Short Street, Suite 800, Lexington, KY

About M.

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Employee Benefits 40%

Injured or disabled from a workplace injury and the insurance company is refusing to pay? You need a legal team that is experienced in ERISA These benefits include: long-term disability insurance life insurance health insurance accidental death, dismemberment or disability insurance vision and dental insurance long-term care insurance Mehr Fairbanks knows ERISA law, has experience with insurance company tactics, and will fight for the payments that are fair and justly yours.

11 years

40%
Insurance 30%

You pay the insurance company for coverage on your home or commercial building, but when a catastrophe strikes they DON’T always pay you. Many homeowner’s claims involve disagreements over the value of the lost or damaged property. Based on information from respected experts in property evaluation, we will work to secure full payment for the fair value of your losses.

11 years

30%
Personal Injury 30%

Mehr Fairbanks Trial Lawyers frequently represents people who have been injured in accidents. Car wrecks, medical mishaps, and falls can frequently devastate a family. In those circumstances, the injured party has a right to sue the negligent person or company. The injured party can recover medical expenses, lost wages, damage to future earning capacity, and pain and suffering damages. Mehr Fairbanks Trial Lawyers has significant experience representing injured persons.

11 years

30%

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Licenses

Licensed in Kentucky for 42 years

State: Kentucky

Acquired: 1983

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Location

Law Offices of M. Austin Mehr

201 West Short Street, Suite 800, Lexington, KY, 40511

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M. Austin Mehr's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2018

Austin is on another level

Austin is an expert. He is the guy who gets the job done. I have never worked with such a diligent, detailed person. He is on another level than other lawyers.

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M. Austin Mehr's Lawyer Endorsements

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Erik Peterson

Personal injury lawyer | Apr 16

Relationship: Co-worker

"Austin is a great attorney and equally great person. His dedication to his clients is unparalleled. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a diligent and brilliant lawyer."

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Philip Fairbanks

Employee benefits lawyer | Apr 13

Relationship: Co-worker

"Austin is the best attorney I have ever met. His experience is unmatched."

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Elizabeth Thornsbury

Employee benefits lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"Austin always gets his work done and his clients are always happy!"

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Bartley Hagerman

Personal injury lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Austin is the best. He is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with!"

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Philip Fairbanks

Personal injury lawyer

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Erik Peterson

Employee benefits lawyer

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Bartley Hagerman

Employee benefits lawyer

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Elizabeth Thornsbury

Personal injury lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1994 - Present

Attorney, Mehr Fairbanks & Peterson Trial Lawyers, PLLC

Associations

1983 - Present

Kentucky Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Bituminous Cas. Corp. v. Estate of Bramble, 2014 Ky. App. LEXIS 28 (Ky. Ct. App. 2014)

Hamilton Mut. Ins. Co. v. Buttery, 220 S.W.3d 287 (Ky. Ct. App. 2007)

Adkins v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28229 (E.D.Ky. 2005)

Oliver v. Sun Life Assur. Co., 417 F. Supp. 2d 865 (W.D.Ky. 2005)

Brooking v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., 167 Fed. Appx. 544 (6th Cir. 2006)

Fleetwood Enters. v. Taylor, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74802 (W.D.Ky. 2007)

Hays v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., 623 F. Supp. 2d 840 (E.D.Ky. 2008)

Roubal v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33081 (W.D.Ky. 2009)

Bailey v. Minn. Life Ins. Co., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24666 (E.D.Ky. 2009)

Tinsley v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 744 F. Supp. 2d 637 (W.D. Ky.2010)

Oliver v. Sun Life Fin. Distribs., 2010 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 298 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010)

O’Bryan v. Consol Energy, Inc., 477 Fed. Appx. 306 (6th Cir. 2012)

Geiger v. Westfield Nat’l Ins. Co., 2008-Ohio-6904 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)

Tenn. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 2008 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 19 (Ky. Ct. App. 2008)

Hamilton Mut. Ins. Co. v. Barnett, 2008 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 71 (Ky. Ct. App. 2008)

Oakes v. Countryway Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41274 (W.D.Ky. 2008)

Oakes v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7417 (W.D.Ky. 2008)

Pemberton v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24939 (E.D.Ky. 2011)

PAL Oil, LLC v. United Am. Energy, LLC, 2012 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 794 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012)

Powell v. Cherokee Ins. Co., 476 Fed. Appx. 77 (6th Cir. 2012)

Riley v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 855 F. Supp. 2d 662 (W.D.Ky. 2012)

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Education

1983

University of Kentucky College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2013

University of Kentucky Trial Advocacy Board Awards Banquet

University of Kentucky Trial Advocacy Board Awards Banquet

2012

Bad Faith Lectures to Bar Associations in Bell County, Boyd County, Laurel County, and Jefferson County

Bad Faith Lectures to Bar Associations

Publications

2009

The Advocate Bad Faith Verdicts and Appeals – What Are Your Chances?

2008

The Advocate (Kentucky Justice Association) Was Removal Proper Under ERISA? Why a Motion to Remand May be Appropriate

2007

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Advocate Admissibility of Litigation Conduct in a Bad Faith Trial

2007

The Advocate (Kentucky Justice Association) Defeating Summary Judgment Motions in Bad Faith Cases – the Power of Inference

2006

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Advocate ERISA Preemption? Maybe, Maybe Not! Analysis of the Safe Harbor Provisions

2005

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Advocate Grange Mutual Ins. Co. v. Trude, A Change in the Landscape of Discovery for Bad Faith Cases

2001

Book Bad Faith Insurance Law in Kentucky

1999

Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys How to Practice a Third Party Bad Faith Case

1997

National Business Institute, Co-Author Bad Faith Litigation in Kentucky

Languages

English

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