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Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Car Accident
30%
32 years
Personal Injury
30%
Trucking Accident
30%
32 years
Admiralty and Maritime
10%
30 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 200-300 per hour
Contingency
33%-40%
Pro bono
1 %
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Tennessee for 33 years
State: Tennessee
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Licensed in Kentucky for 33 years
State: Kentucky
Acquired: 1992
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
1988
American Jurisprudence Award Torts I, The Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Lawyer, Oakes Law Firm
1993 - 2015
Partner, Saladino, Oakes & Schaaf
Associations
2008 - Present
National Trial Lawyers Association
1996 - Present
Tennessee Justice Association
1993 - Present
Kentucky Justice Association
1993 - Present
American Association for Justice
1993 - Present
McCracken County Bar Association
1992 - Present
Kentucky Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Taylor v. King et al.
Settled for $5,000,000.00
Nationwide v. McAllister
Appeal dismissed.
Ohio Valley Bistros v. Clymer
Appeal dismissed. Court Order compelling discovery upheld.
Countryway Ins. Co. v. Oakes
Judgment affirmed.
Tullar v. Jackson
Court of Appeals reversed judgment as to punitive damages and sent case back for retrial.
Allstate v. Riley
Judgment affirmed.
Coca Cola Enterprises v. Richardson
ALJ Opinion upheld.
Education
1991
University of Kentucky College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
Emory University
BA
Speaking Engagements
2012
Litigating Auto Cases
Dram Shop Litigation
2012
1st Judicial Bar Association Law Update
Dram Shop Litigation
Languages
English