CLAY EDWARDS is a partner who has been with the firm since 1995. He is licensed in both Kentucky and Indiana. He practices insurance defense litigation and trial work primarily in the area of medical malpractice, long-term care/nursing home defense, personal injury, premises liability, product liability and insurance coverage. Clay has tried dozens of cases to verdict as lead counsel for physicians and other medical care providers throughout Kentucky and Indiana. He has successfully argued appellate cases before the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky Supreme Court and United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also served as a frequent speaker to groups in the area of risk management, medical review panel legislation and medical malpractice litigation. Beginning in 2012, he has been named a Super Lawyer in the area medical malpractice defense. In addition, he was also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.

He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law, where he was Executive Editor for the law review.

Professional Background

Attorney/Partner, O’Bryan, Brown & Toner, PLLC, October 1995-present

Insurance defense litigation and trial work including the following areas: medical malpractice, long-term care/nursing home defense, personal injury, premises liability, product liability and insurance coverage.

Honors and Awards
AV Preeminent® Peer review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

The Best Lawyers in America© 2012-2025

Recognized in Best Lawyers in America© for work in the following area:
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Litigation – Insurance
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2012-2024

Recognized in Kentucky Super Lawyers®
Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky 2024

Educational Background
J.D. University of Louisville School of Law; Executive Editor, University of Louisville Journal of Family Law; Member of the Journal of Law and Education; Regional Finalist, Mock Trial Competition; Kentucky Council on Higher Education; Dean’s List; Inaugural Recipient, Maurice Warns Employment Law Award.
B.A. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Indiana
United States District Court of the Western District of Kentucky
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Northern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana
United State Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Professional Memberships
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association
Kentucky Defense Counsel

Publications
Evaluating Consistency Via the Process of Disclosure: University of Louisville Journal of Family Law; “Sailing Uncertain Seas- Developments in Workers’ Compensation Law,” (with Mark E. Hammond) Bench & Bar, March 2000