McCracken County Lawyers

Daryl Thomas Dixon started practicing Kentucky Personal Injury Law in 2000. Daryl has been on the front lines of Serious Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law battling for these injured victims and their families for over eleven years. Daryl focuses his practice to those Injured and Wrongful Death Cases from: Auto, Semi-Truck and Motorcycle Accidents Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Asbestos and Mesothelioma Litigation Railroad, River, and Boating Accidents Plane Crashes Daryl T. Dixon is a member of the Florida and Kentucky Bar Associations with a license to practice law in both Jurisdictions as well as the United...

David G. Bryant, who comes from a family of attorneys, began his legal career in Lexington, Kentucky, with a nationally recognized plaintiff’s attorney. He relocated to Louisville in August 2008 and joined a prominent plaintiffs’ firm where his practice focused primarily on protecting the interests of injured individuals, their loved ones, and small businesses.

Included in his diverse group of clients were victims of asbestos exposure, toxic chemical exposure, corporate fraud, nursing home abuse, trucking industry negligence, child sex abuse, and medical malpractice.

Since then, David has expanded his practice to representing victims of defective medical, pharmaceutical, and other dangerous...

Austin Kennady is a native of McCracken County. He grew up in the Heath community and is a 2007 honors graduate of Heath High School. Austin graduated from the University of Kentucky cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2011. While at UK, Austin participated in the Student Government Association, Sigma Chi Fraternity where he served as treasurer of their charity event, and worked as treasurer for a student investment group. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2014.

He joined the Bryant Law Center in 2014....

Emily W. Roark’s career in law began at the Bryant Law Center in 2000, straight out of University of Kentucky Law School. Emily is a 1997 graduate of Centre College before attending the University of Kentucky College of Law where she had high academic achievements at both institutions including serving as an editor on the prestigious Kentucky Law Journal.

She is admitted to the Kentucky Bar and United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Over her last 19 years at the Bryant Law Center, Emily came to be known as one of the top criminal defense litigators in...

For the past 25 years, my practice has focused on helping individuals, families, and small businesses to overcome financial setbacks and obtain a Fresh Start. Sometimes this means fighting foreclosures or defending against credit card suits. Very often, it involves filing bankruptcy to eliminate multiple debts or to consolidate several debts into one smaller monthly payment that my clients can actually afford. I treat my clients with dignity and respect and am proud to have served more than 10,000 people in Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois.

Mark P. Bryant has practiced in his hometown of Paducah, Kentucky since graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1973. Mr. Bryant is a product of the Paducah, Kentucky city schools, Paducah Community College, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Mark Bryant is a past president of the Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys Association; an Eagle Scout; on the board of the Four Rivers Counsel, Boy Scouts of America, and; in 1986 was selected to receive the Outstanding Commonwealth's Attorney in Kentucky award, the highest honor bestowed by the Kentucky Commonwealth's Attorneys Association.

In 1989,...

Teris Swanson graduated magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2017 and joined the Bryant Law Center team in 2018. She was voted by her law school classmates as “Most Likely to be A Supreme Court Justice” and graduated in the top 5% of her class. Additionally, she was awarded with a certificate recognizing over 100 hours of pro bono work during her time in law school. She achieved a perfect score in criminal procedure and federal income tax and made the second highest score in several classes including contracts, constitutional law, conflicts of law, and...

Jeffery "Jeff" Alford is a solo practitioner covering Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois. The Alford Law Office handles a wide variety of matters focusing on family law, criminal defense, mediation, and collection work.

I have been representing people accused of crimes and victims of the negligence of others on a full-time basis since 1994. Before opening a Paducah, Kentucky office, I worked in two large Kentucky law firms. Working for large law firms made me realize I’m not a company man. I’d rather help a person injured in a car wreck caused by another driver’s negligence than work for the negligent driver’s insurance company. And I’d rather work for someone wrongly accused of a crime than a government that appears to be headed towards making spitting on the sidewalk...

Joe Saladino is a native of Paducah, Kentucky. He attended St. John’s Elementary School and Lone Oak Elementary, Middle and High School. Following graduation from Lone Oak, Joe attended Western Kentucky University, earning a B.A. in Journalism in 2001. Joe completed his Juris Doctorate in 2004 at Northern Kentucky University. Joe’s practice focuses on injury cases involving automobile and trucking accidents, wrongful death, premises liability and workers’ compensation. Joe also handles injury cases resulting from four wheeler wrecks, motorcycle wrecks, and boating collisions. Joe and the other attorneys at Saladino & Schaaf only represent plaintiffs, devoting 100% of their practice...

Western Kentucky native in private practice since 1998. Specializing in personal injury plaintiff and defense, criminal defense, divorce/family law and corporate/business law.

Over fifteen years experience handling employment law and civil rights matters. My practice began representing large employers in defending such claims but, since 2007, I have represented both employees (or former employees) who have been victims of discrimination, sexual and racial harassment, unpaid overtime and wages, and other employment law matters and small employers wrongly accused of misconduct. I have successfully tried cases before juries and prevailed in the appellate courts. My main focus is always on doing my best to represent my client's interest, whether that is trial, settlement, appeal, etc.

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I have been representing people accused of crimes and victims of the negligence of others on a full-time basis since 1994. Before opening a Paducah, Kentucky office, I worked in two large Kentucky law firms. Working for large law firms made me realize I’m not a company man. I’d rather help a person injured in a car wreck caused by another driver’s negligence than work for the negligent driver’s insurance company. And I’d rather work for someone wrongly accused of a crime than a government that appears to be headed towards making spitting on the sidewalk...

Kevin M. Olsen is a partner at a regional law firm, Olsen & Oliver, PLLC, focused on assisting people in need of a lawyer for a variety of reasons. Whether the need arises from a criminal allegation, or an injury suffered due to the negligence of another, Kevin M. Olsen provides experienced, knowledgeable, legal assistance to help clients navigate the legal system.

Kevin Shannon joined the Bryant Law Center in 1997. During his 28 years with the firm he has resolved thousands of personal injury and vehicle accident claims.

Kevin is admitted to the Kentucky Bar, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the Kentucky Justice Association and the American Association for Justice, and has a Martindale BV Distinguished rating.

Kevin is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a forum limited to trial...

Jonathan focuses his practice on helping those who have been injured or damaged, with primary experience in automobile and trucking cases, slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall cases, motorcycle accidents, and wrongful death. He also has significant experience in trust and estates litigation, will disputes, construction defect litigation, business litigation, contract disputes, and family law matters. He is licensed to practice in both Kentucky and Illinois.