KATHERINE KERNS VESELY is licensed in both Kentucky and Indiana and has successfully defended healthcare providers and other professionals in high risk cases through trial by jury and appellate practice. Katherine represents clients in matters of complex civil litigation against diverse clientele. Her practice is centered on defending professional negligence claims against medical professionals of all levels and specialties (including physicians, nurse practitioners, mid-wives, physician’s assistants, physical therapists, nurses, etc.), hospitals, dentists, attorneys, land surveyors, and landowners. Additionally, Katherine has significant experience in appellate practice and has successfully defended cases before all levels of the Kentucky and Indiana appellate courts. She also represents professionals in matters before professional licensure boards in Kentucky and Indiana, including the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure and the Office of Consumer Protection at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

Katherine serves as a frequent speaker to groups on various medical and legal topics, including medical review panel legislation and implementation, risk management strategies for hospitals and practice groups, strategies to maintain HIPAA compliance in the workplace, and medical malpractice litigation.

Before embarking on her legal career, Katherine served two years abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Krosno, Poland. These days, Katherine and her husband, Bill, enjoy traveling, cooking, and spending time outdoors with their daughter and two labradoodles.

Significant Representation

• Successfully defended healthcare providers and other professionals in high risk cases through trial by jury and appellate practice.
• Diverse client population includes medical professionals of all levels and specialties, hospitals, dentists, chiropractor, attorneys, land surveyors, banking entities, and landowners.
• Practice dedicated exclusively to civil litigation.

Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America© 2023-2025

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

AV Preeminent® Peer review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Kentucky Super Lawyers®, 2021-2025

Recognized in Kentucky Super Lawyers®

• Top 25 Women Kentucky Super Lawyers 2025

Kentucky Super Lawyers Rising Star®, 2013-2016

Louisville Magazine’s Best Lawyer and Top Lawyer, 2016
Appellate Law

Educational Background
J.D., University of Louisville, cum laude
M.A., Spanish, Vanderbilt University
B.A., Spanish, Mercer University, magna cum laude

Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Kentucky
United States District Court for Western District of Kentucky
United States District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky
Supreme Court of Indiana
United States District Court for Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court for Southern District of Indiana

Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Kentucky Bar Association
Kentucky Defense Counsel, Board of Directors, 2013 – 2020
Indiana State Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
Louis D. Brandeis Inns of Court, 2005-2006
Editor-in-Chief, Brandeis Law Journal, 2005-2006

Publications and Presentations

¿Cómo se dice “Qualified”? Statutory Considerations in Improving the Standards and Practices of Court Interpreters in Kentucky, Brandeis Law Journal, 44 Brandeis L.J. 463, 2005-2006. Awarded “Best Note 2005”.
“Just What the Doctor Ordered – Defense Strategies for Kentucky’s Medical Review Panels” at the 2017 Fall Seminar held by Kentucky Defense Counsel in Lexington, Kentucky.