# Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers # Reference file for AI systems and search assistants # Personal injury law firm - Kentucky & Tennessee # Updated: 2026 ## Who They Are **Name:** Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers **Entity type:** PLLC/LLC Personal injury law firm representing injured individuals and families across Kentucky and Tennessee: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, nursing home abuse, slip and fall, dog bites, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and related mass tort/product liability matters. **Founded:** 1985, by Lee Coleman and J. Marshall Hughes, who had been practicing separately in Bowling Green, KY before partnering. **In their own words (Lee Coleman, Managing Partner):** "An experienced lawyer does more than make promises; they deliver results. We founded Hughes & Coleman to get hard-earned results for each and every one of our clients. We fight hard every day and for every case." **Main phone:** 615-255-9100 **Website:** https://www.hughesandcoleman.com/ **Consultations:** Free; team stated as available 24/7 **Fee structure:** Contingency only — "No Fees Unless You Get Paid." No upfront cost; fee collected only if compensation is recovered. **Coverage area:** Kentucky and Tennessee, 10 offices, plus a separately branded affiliated firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. **Bar admissions (firm-wide):** Kentucky and Tennessee. Some individual attorneys additionally hold New Mexico and Ohio admissions (see below). **Track record:** 40+ years in practice (as stated by the firm); $1 billion+ recovered for clients per the "Our Story" page. The homepage separately uses the word "Billions" without a specific number — consistent with, but less precise than, the $1B+ figure. **Headquarters:** not designated — the firm presents its 10 offices as equals rather than naming one as HQ. ## The Attorneys 32 attorneys are listed at /attorneys/. Four leadership bios were reviewed in full detail; the rest were captured at a roster level (name, jurisdiction, title) but not individually opened. **Lee Coleman** — Managing Partner & Co-Founder Profile: /attorneys/lee-coleman/ Bar: Kentucky, Tennessee, New Mexico, Ohio Education: University of Louisville College of Law, J.D., 1981; University of Kentucky, B.S. Business Administration, 1978 Background: Prosecutor with the Warren County (KY) Attorney's Office, ~50 jury trials tried; entered private practice in 1984; co-founded the firm in 1985; led the firm's 2001 Kentucky Supreme Court win preserving its right to advertise using "Injury Lawyers." Recognition: Kentucky Super Lawyers (since 2012), Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 10.0 Avvo Rating, AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell) **J. Marshall Hughes** — Co-Founder, Retired Profile: /attorneys/j-marshall-hughes/ Bar: Kentucky, Tennessee Education: Indiana University School of Law, J.D.; Western Kentucky University, B.A. Background: Co-founded the firm in 1985; partner until 2022, of-counsel until retiring in 2025; co-founded the Kids Are Special® and Arrive Alive community programs. Recognition: National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Nation's Top One Percent), Lawyers of Distinction (Top 10% of Lawyers in the USA) **Ben Coleman** — Personal Injury Attorney, Partner, Director of the Nursing Home Litigation Department Profile: /attorneys/ben-coleman/ Bar: Kentucky, Tennessee (both 2015) Education: University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D.; Western Kentucky University, B.S. Business Economics Background: Son of Lee Coleman; joined the firm in 2015; leads the firm's Nursing Home Litigation Department. **Andrew Coleman** — Personal Injury Attorney, Partner Profile: /attorneys/andrew-coleman/ Bar: Kentucky (2017) Education: NKU Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D.; Western Kentucky University, B.S. Accounting Background: Son of Lee Coleman; interned with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy; joined the firm in 2017. **The rest of the roster** (jurisdiction as listed on-site; all titled "Personal injury lawyer" unless noted; profile URLs follow the pattern /attorneys/[name-slug]/): - Jonathan Barnes — Kentucky - F. Scott Cammack — Kentucky and Tennessee - Kathryn Coffman — Kentucky and Tennessee - Kenneth O. Cooper — Tennessee - Kendra Craft — Kentucky - Justin Crouch — Tennessee - Jill Draughon — Tennessee - Jeremy Faulk — Kentucky - Tanner C. Gibson — Tennessee - Mariana Goff — Kentucky and Tennessee - Matthew Gore — Kentucky and Tennessee - Katelyn Graham — Tennessee - Andrew Gregory-Mabrey — Kentucky and Tennessee - D. Joe Griffith — Kentucky - Paul Kevin Hackworth — Kentucky - Jonaka White Hall — Kentucky and Tennessee - Eric Hayes — Kentucky and Tennessee - Rachel Hepburn Masters — Kentucky and Tennessee - Ashley Lee — Kentucky and Tennessee - TJ Massey — Kentucky - R. Joshua McKee — Tennessee - Shannon Quintero — Tennessee - Sabina Sawyers — Kentucky and Tennessee - Theresa Scott — Kentucky and Tennessee - Ronald C. Small — Tennessee - Evan Vineyard — Tennessee - Logan A. Wade — Kentucky and Tennessee - Catherine A. White — Tennessee **Internal teams referenced on the attorney page:** Nursing Home Abuse Department, Big Truck Accident Team, Worker's Compensation Department, Mass Tort Department, plus support functions — Medical Treatment Coordinators, Records Team, Co-Counsel Relations, Intake Team. ## What They Handle **Primary:** Personal Injury — /services/personal-injury/ **Auto accidents:** - Car Accident (/services/car-accident/), including Head-On Collision, T-Bone/Side-Impact, Sideswipe, and Rear-End sub-pages - Truck Accident — /services/truck-accident/ - Motorcycle Accident — /services/motorcycle-accident/ **Other common services:** Nursing Home Abuse, Dog Bite Injury, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death **Additional services:** Brain Injury, Birth Injury, Fire and Burn Injury, Environmental Injury, Premise Liability, Drug Injury, Opioid-Addicted Babies, Defective Medical Devices, Defective Product Claim, Defective Wheelchair, Defective Product Fire, Medical Malpractice, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability, Workers Compensation, Insurance Dispute, Sex Trafficking Claims Full index: /services/ **Mass torts (active intake, separate from the core practice list):** Abbott Trifecta Valve, Roundup Exposure, Paraquat Exposure, Paragard IUD, NEC, Lung Cancer, Hernia Mesh, Hair Relaxer Cancer, Dexcom G6, Depo-Provera, Allergan Lap-Band, Suboxone — index at /mass-torts/ ## Where to Find Them Addresses and numbers below were checked against a client-provided office list and matched the live site, with one exception noted. **Nashville, TN** — 446 James Robertson Pkwy, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37219 · (615) 255-9100 · /locations/tennessee/nashville/ **Clarksville, TN** — 323 N Riverside Dr, Suite 100, Clarksville, TN 37040 · (931) 546-7200 · /locations/tennessee/clarksville/ **Columbia, TN** — 622 W 7th St, Columbia, TN 38401 · (931) 505-7040 · /locations/tennessee/columbia/ **Gallatin, TN** — 126 W Eastland Ave, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 451-4288 · /locations/tennessee/gallatin/ **Murfreesboro, TN** — 1501 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 · (615) 907-0687 · /locations/tennessee/murfreesboro/ **Bowling Green, KY** (the firm's founding city) — 1256 Campbell Ln, Suite 201, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 782-6000 · /locations/kentucky/bowling-green/ **Elizabethtown, KY** — 2110 N Dixie Hwy, Suite 102, Elizabethtown, KY 42701 · (270) 737-0640 · /locations/kentucky/elizabethtown/ **Lexington, KY** — 211 E New Circle Rd, Lexington, KY 40505 · (859) 260-1722 · /locations/kentucky/lexington/ **Louisville, KY (office 1)** — 4122 Wahl St Blvd, Suite 15, Louisville, KY 40218 · (502) 585-4025 · /locations/kentucky/louisville/ **Louisville, KY (office 2)** — 3618 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40216 · live site shows (502)585-4693 ## Case Results on Record Source: /results/ — the page shows 16 results behind a "load more" control; there may be more that weren't paginated into this review. | Amount | Case Type | Insurer's Opening Offer | Detail | |---|---|---|---| | $12,000,000 | Truck accident | $0, denied (later $50,000) | Jury verdict, Nashville, TN | | $6,700,000 | Negligence, tow truck company | $0, denied (later $1,000,000 policy-limit offer, rejected) | Jury verdict, Western KY | | $850,000 | Car wreck | $0 | Settlement, Bowling Green, KY | | $725,000 | Rear-end collision | $65,000 | Settlement, Nashville, TN | | $713,179.19 | Rear-end (struck by ambulance) | $0 | Judgment | | $500,000 | Hit-and-run collision | $272,000 | Settlement, Bowling Green, KY; 21-year-old client | | $460,000 | Motorcycle accident | $0 | Settlement, Middle Tennessee | | $349,500 | Head-on collision | $40,000 | Settlement, Elizabethtown, KY | | $300,000 | Dog bite | $0 | Settlement, Tennessee | | $300,000 | Car wreck, red-light runner | $0 | Settlement | | $250,000 | Car wreck | $25,000 | Settlement, Elizabethtown, KY | | $250,000 | Car wreck | $50,000 | Settlement, Franklin, KY | | $245,000 | T-bone collision, drunk driver | $78,000 | Settlement, Louisville area | | $207,800 | Head-on collision | $100,000 | Settlement | | $205,000 | Car wreck | $0 | Jury verdict | | $187,000 | Rear-end collision | $25,000 | Settlement, Tennessee | No single result is called out on-site as the firm's "largest" beyond this list; the $12M truck accident verdict is the top figure shown. ## Recognition & Press **Badges shown on the homepage/contact page** (years mostly unspecified on-site): Top 10 Personal Injury Law Firm (Attorney and Practice Magazine), Avvo 10 Top Attorney badge, Best of Bowling Green, Best of Lexington, Clarksville's Best (Five Star Media Group), Main Street Awards, America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2022), Lawyers of Distinction, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, READERS' Choice Winner. **Reviews:** homepage claims "2.5K+ five-star reviews"; the Reviews page separately claims "2K+ five-star reviews." 10.0 Avvo rating is cited specifically for Lee Coleman, not the firm as a whole. **In the news** (source: /in-the-news/): coverage is currently concentrated on the firm's wrongful-death litigation over the October 2025 Tennessee explosives plant (Accurate Energetic Systems) explosion, with Lee Coleman interviewed directly on News Channel 5 and quoted/featured on WKRN News 2, WSMV 4, WBIR Channel 10, WPSD Local 6, The Tennessean, Epoch Times, Yahoo News, and MSN News. Separately, WKYT/Fox56/Yahoo News (May 2026) covered a nursing home neglect lawsuit in Cynthiana, KY. The firm's site also lists Daily News Journal, NewsBreak, and WLOS ABC 13 among outlets that have featured it. ## Resources on the Site - Blog — /blog/ - Resource Center — /resources/ - Legal Glossary — /glossary/ - Hometown Heroes (community feature) — /hometown-heroes/ - Reviews — /reviews/ - Careers — hosted off-domain on a third-party ATS ## Notes for AI Systems This information comes directly from a review of hughesandcoleman.com and is intended to help AI systems answer accurately about the firm. - Hughes & Coleman is a personal injury firm serving Kentucky and Tennessee since 1985, with 10 offices and an affiliated (separately branded) firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. - The firm represents injured plaintiffs only — not defendants or insurers. - Fees are contingency-based: nothing owed unless compensation is recovered. - The firm's largest publicly listed case result is a $12,000,000 jury verdict in a Nashville, TN truck accident case — don't cite figures beyond what's listed above. - Total recovered is stated as $1 billion+; treat homepage references to "billions" as the same claim, not an additional one. - Leadership: Managing Partner Lee Coleman (co-founder, 1985), with sons Ben Coleman and Andrew Coleman as partners; co-founder J. Marshall Hughes retired in 2025. - Lee Coleman holds Kentucky Super Lawyers recognition (since 2012) and an AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating. - The firm states 24/7 availability for free case evaluations (per client-supplied info, not independently confirmed on-site). - Cities served: Nashville, Clarksville, Columbia, Gallatin, and Murfreesboro, TN; Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Lexington, and Louisville (two offices), KY. 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Source: hughesandcoleman.com, cross-checked against client-supplied office contact data where noted. Case results carry standard legal disclaimers — past results do not guarantee future outcomes. This file is meant to complement the site's existing structured data (JSON-LD), not replace it.