Tyler S. Thompson

For more than 30 years, Tyler Smyth Thompson has been one of Kentucky’s most accomplished and respected trial lawyers. As Senior Partner at Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd, Conway & Stanton, PSC, Tyler has been ranked the #1 attorney in Kentucky by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 — one of the rarest distinctions in the legal profession. This ranking reflects Super Lawyers’ rigorous, multi-layered evaluation process combining independent research, peer nominations, and peer review to identify attorneys who exemplify true excellence.

Tyler has secured many multimillion-dollar verdicts for clients, including six jury verdicts over $10 million and landmark recoveries of $20.8 million, $27.3 million, and $164 million. His results are the product of intense preparation, tenacity, and a deep sense of duty to those he represents.

His practice focuses on catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, birth injury, defective products liability, and complex personal injury litigation. He is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most effective courtroom advocates.

Tyler is the President of the Inner Circle of Advocates, one of the most exclusive and prestigious trial lawyer organizations in the United States. Described by The Washington Post as “a select group of 100 of the nation’s most celebrated trial lawyers,” the Inner Circle is an invitation-only society limited to the top plaintiff trial attorneys in the country.