Attorney Profile

Larry B. Franklin

Larry Franklin
505 West Ormsby Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky 40203
800/637-6033 or 502/637-6000
502/637-1413 fax
e-mail:  lfranklin@franklinbirthinjury.com

Married:   Spouse - Judy Franklin
Children:  Ages 17, 19, 22 and 42

Occupation 

Civil Trial Attorney with experience in medical and legal negligence, personal injury, products liability and aviation litigation  

Education

• U.S. Naval Academy - graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland with a B.S., first in aptitude, top 10% of class
• Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut, top 10% of class
• U.S. Navy War College, Newport, Rhode Island
• U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
• University of Louisville School of Law - graduated with a J.D.

Navy Career

• U.S. Navy Destroyers in the Atlantic, Qualified Surface Warfare Officer
• Submarines in the Pacific, Qualified Submarine Officer
• Special Operations in Vietnam
• Readiness Commander in Gulf War
• Blue/Gold Recruiter for the U.S. Naval Academy for 20 years
• Retired Two-Star Navy Admiral (RADM 0-8)

Legal Experience

• Licensed to practice law before all Kentucky State Courts, District Courts, Federal Courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Martindale-Hubbell - The most widely respected attorney rating system and legal resource in the United States. Top AV rating for ability and ethics from the first time of eligibility to the present.
• Lectured and taught Trial Practice Seminars at Columbia University in New York and the University of Louisville.
• While President of the Louisville Bar Association, initiated judicial evaluation for all Judges in Jefferson County and Western District of Kentucky Federal Judges.
• Co-founded the Louisville Bar Foundation that annually funds aid to the indigent and programs for children.
• While President of the Louisville Bar Association, with the help of Jack Ballantine and Riley Lassiter, toured the State of Kentucky speaking with physicians and was one of three people that formed KMIC (Kentucky Medical Insurance Corporation, a corporation owned and operated by the physicians of Kentucky).
• Established Kentucky citizens rights for both compensatory and punitive damages against lawyers that file frivolous law suits, i.e., Drasin vs. Raine, 621 S.W. 2d 895, and brought about strengthening C.R. 11.

Affiliations

• Member of the INNER CIRCLE OF ADVOCATES, by invitation only, which is an organization of the top 100 plaintiff attorneys in the nation with awards of at least $1,000,000, as well as a minimum of 50 jury trials to verdict. Outstanding trial lawyers with 30-plus years of experience in the handling of claims and litigation, including but not limited to, airline and automobile crashes, tobacco and terrorism litigation, products liability and medical negligence .
• Louisville Bar Association - Vice President and President www.loubar.org
• Louisville Bar Foundation - Co-Founder and President www.lou.org/lbf/barfoundation.cfm
• University of Louisville School of Law - Moot Court Judge www.law.louisville.edu
• Kentucky Bar Association - Past Chairman, House of Delegates www.kybar.org
• American Bar Association - Member www.abanet.org
• Kentucky Justice Association (KJA) - Director in 1977-1978, Vice President, President Elect, and President www.kentuckyjusticeassociation.org
• American Association for Justice (AAJ) - birth trauma litigation group section www.justice.org
• American Inns of Court - Master/Member www.innsofcourt.org
• Mentor for University of Louisville students interested in pursuing a career in law
• "FELLOW AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAYWERS" - Membership is extended only by invitation, after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Membership is limited to only those trial lawyers who are unquestionably and eminently qualified, in addition to being regarded as the best in their state/province, with membership never being more than 1% of the total lawyer population of any state or province. Moot Court Judge. www.actl.com.
• "FELLOW INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS" - Active Academy membership is limited to 500 Fellows from the United States. In addition, the Academy includes 100 Fellows from over 30 countries throughout the world. Members are engaged in civil and criminal trial practice from both the plaintiff's and the defendant's side of the counsel table. The members of the IATL represent the most exceptional attorneys in the world. www.iatl.net.
• Alumni of Leadership Louisville www.leadershiplouisville.org
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - Advocate. www.abota.org
• American Judicature Society www.ajs.org
• American Society of Law and Medicine www.aslme.org
• Past member of Board of Overseers at University of Louisville www.louisville.edu
• Citizens for Better Judges www.citizensforbetterjudges.org
• President of SPAVA "Society for the Prevention of Aggressiveness and Violence Among Adolescents", a non-profit organization that grants scholarships to students who best set examples of positive leadership. www.spava.us

Awards

• 1998 University of Louisville Law School Fellow of the Year Award
• Louisville Bar Association ìLawyer of the Yearî
• Recipient of the KATA Peter Perlman Award
• Best Lawyers in America for 20 Years
• Super Lawyers (ranked 1st in Kentucky by peers two consecutive years) www.superlawyers.com

Community Services

• Read legal texts and novels for the blind at University of Louisville for 5.5 years
• Hosted annual blood drives at the U.S. Naval Reserve Center in Louisville, Kentucky
• Participated with the U.S. Navy in Habitat for Humanity by building homes for the poor
• Active in program to prevent violence in schools (SPAVA) - President
• Citizens for Better Judges - Co-Founder and Member
• Actors Theater of Louisville - donor
• CP Kids Center - donor
• USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) Member of Commissioning Committee, Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington
• USS Louisville (SSN 724) Chairman of Commissioning Committee, Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii