Paul Stewart Abney

I am a Louisville, Kentucky employment and civil rights attorney and a founding member of the law firm of Abney Law Office, PLLC.I handle a broad range of employment law and employment litigation matters throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Southern Indiana. I made the decision early in my practice that I would only represent workers and not the corporations and agencies that employee them. Because of this, Abney Law is dedicate to protecting and expanding the rights of workers in Kentucky. Whether I'm in the courtroom, in front of a panel of appellate judges, advocating to members of the state legislature, or at the sitting negotiating table next to you, at Abney Law our top priority is making sure workers in Kentucky are treated fairly and with the dignity they deserve.Practice Highlights:Isham, et al. v. Louisville-Metro Govt., Jefferson Circuit Court, 12-CI-6579 (Jan. 9, 2020): $788,368.86 judgment obtained for Louisville Metro tow truck drivers for unpaid wages.Turner v. Norton Healthcare, Inc., Jefferson Circuit Court, Case No. 11-CI-06125 (June 15, 2018): $1,275,041.25 judgment obtained for Plaintiff. Largest disability discrimination jury verdict in Kentucky.Anderson v. Nature's Expressions Landscaping, Inc., Case No.: 5:16-cv-00098 (E.D. Ky. July 26, 2018): Recovered $277,666.22 in unpaid overtime and attorney fees in Wage and Hour Collective actions for employees of a landscape architecture business.Harper v. Elder, 803 F. App'x 853 (6th Cir. 2020): Obtained reversal of District Court's Summary Judgment on our client's hostile work environment and retaliation claims at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.Mattie L. Cohen, et al. v. Jewish Hospital Healthcare Services, Inc., Jefferson Circuit Court, Case No. 01-CI-00235 (Dec. 22, 2008): Served as co-counsel in a race discrimination case in which two highly experienced and skilled Black nurses were repeatedly passed over for promotions. Obtained a jury verdict totaling $1,217,287.00 not including costs, interest, or attorney fees. Jessica Curtis v. Edgemont Healthcare, Inc., Harrison Circuit Court, Case No.: 13-CI-256 (Oct. 29, 2014): Obtained $125,606.00 judgment against Defendant in a claim under the Kentucky Patient Safety Act for a CNA whistleblower.Louisville Sealcoat Ventures, LLC v. Long, Jefferson Circuit Court, 16-CI-0912 (April 21, 2016): Successfully defended client against an injunction from his former employer who sought to prevent him from working for a new employer. Defeated the former employer's injunction, allowing the client to continue working, resulting in the former employer dropping the case against the client.Hammond v. Norton Healthcare, Inc., 2012 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 768 (Ky. Ct. App. Oct. 19, 2012): (discretionary review denied): Grant of summary judgment reversed and remanded. Kentucky Court of Appeals rejected and overturned the “sole cause” standard for disability discrimination in Kentucky in favor of the more lenient "but for" causation standard.Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission (Commonwealth of Kentucky) v. Glenn Jackson, 2014-CA-000643: Achieved dismissal of the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission's appeal.Betty A. Morrow v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al., Nelson County Circuit, Case No: 13-CI-371: Reversal of an adverse ruling from the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission resulting in reinstatement of unemployment benefits.