
H. Philip Grossman
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About H. Philip Grossman
Philip Grossman has over 35 years of experience in the practice of law and is currently a senior partner in the Louisville Law Firm of Grossman Green PLLC. His passion is handling personal injury cases for clients who suffer serious and catastrophic injuries. In particular, he most frequently works with victims and families who have suffered the effects of brain injuries, paralysis, fractures, spine injuries and wrongful death. Recognition And Success Philip has achieved numerous distinctions. He has been listed in the Kentucky Magazine as a Top Attorney in Kentucky and recognized by Louisville Magazine as a Top Lawyer. From 2007-present, Philip has been selected for inclusion in Kentucky Super Lawyers. Philip is AV Preeminent peer review rated through Martindale-Hubbell. Philip is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum due to his success in obtaining numerous million-dollar verdicts, awards and settlements for his clients. Community And Law-Related Involvement In 2018, Philip served as President of the Kentucky Justice Association (KJA) which is the leading organization of Kentucky Plaintiff's Trial Lawyers committed to improving the quality of legal representation for Kentucky injury victims and their families. In 1996 He served as President of the Louisville Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association for lawyers based in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky. Philip is also Founder and Master of the Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court. He has been a frequent speaker at seminars on medical negligence, spine and brain injury, auto and truck cases and trial practice. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees H. Philip Grossman included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member Listed in the Kentucky Super Lawyers Publication, 2007 - 2008 Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, 2003 Louisville Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, 2007 Louisville's Top Lawyers as Picked by Their Peers, 2008 AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2012 - 2019 Kentucky Super Lawyer 2007-2019 Kentucky Top 50 Super Lawyer 2011-2016 American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About H. Philip Grossman Included on the 2026Kentucky Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2024 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2023 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2021 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2020 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2019 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2018 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2017 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2016 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2015 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2014 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2013 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2012 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2011 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2010 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2008 Kentucky Super Lawyers list 2007 Kentucky Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, 1980
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Non Legal Education
- Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, 1977
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
- Languages
- English (Primary)
Classes and Seminars
- Essentials for Winning Your Auto Case - Program Chair, Kentucky Justice Association, June 19, 2007
- Law as a Profession - Lecturer, LBA Leadership Academy, November 17, 2006
- Pre-suit and Informal Discovery - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 23, 2004
- Pre-suit and Informal Discovery - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 16, 2004
- What Every Lawyer and Judge Needs to Know about HIPAA, Kentucky Bar Association, June 12, 2003
- What’s New in Peer Review Privacy and HIPAA Regulations - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorney - Annual Convention, May 15, 2003
- HIPAA: A Practical Guide for Litigators - Lecturer, Louisville Bar Association, April 1, 2003
- Building a Strong Medical Malpractice Case - Program Chair/Lecturer , Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorney, November 8, 2002
- Sovereign Immunity, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, September 14, 2001
- Federal Causes of Action and Procedure; Daubert Issues - Lecturer/Program Chair , Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, March 30, 2001
- Maximizing Recovery for your Clients, A Lawyer’s Guide to Focus Groups - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, March 23, 2001
- Trying The Medical Negligence Case In the Year 2000 - Lecturer, Louisville Bar Association, June 21, 2000
- Medical Malpractice in Kentucky - Lecturer, Louisville Bar Association, March 22, 2000
- Handling the Brain Injury Case - Lecturer/Program Chair, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, February 25, 1998
- Damages Seminar - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, August 15, 1995
- Masters in Trial Advocacy - Head Injury - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 10, 1995
- The Initial Evaluation of a Medical Malpractice Claim - Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Case Law Update, Louisville Center for CLE, June 28, 1994
- Jury Sympathy - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - Jury Selection Seminar, June 11, 1993
- A Case Study in Estate Planning and Administration - Lecturer, "Wrongful Death" Louisville CLE Institute, May 27, 1993
- Tort and Insurance Law Update - Lecturer, Louisville CLE Institute, March 25, 1992
- Avoiding Conflicts of Interest - Lecturer, Louisville CLE Institute, May 22, 1991
- Preserving Assets: The Medicaid Qualifying Trust, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, April 20, 1991
- Proving the Head Injury Case, A Day With the Professionals - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, Kentucky Head Injury Association, June 28, 1990
- Probate and Estate Section - Lecturer, Louisville CLE Institute - "Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injuries", June 1, 1990
- Mastering the Art of Trial Advocacy - Lecturer, Louisville CLE Institute, April 26, 1990 - April 27, 1990
- Litigator of the 1990's "Disappearing Evidence" - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys, February 2, 1990 - February 3, 1990
- Hot Topics - Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - Social Hosts and Unsupervised Parties, April 28, 1989
- Mastering the Art of Cross-Examination - Lecturer, Louisville CLE Institute, April 14, 1989 - April 15, 1989
- Trial Advocacy Workshop, Trial of a Dram Shop Case - Lecturer, Louisville Bar Association, April 21, 1988 - April 22, 1988
- Deposition Techniques for the New Litigator - Lecturer, Louisville Bar Association, January 16, 1988
- Continuing the Tradition of the Common Law –Advancing Justice for All, Lecturer, September 27, 2007, Kentucky Justice Association
- Trial College - Objections, Motions in Limine and Understanding the Case, Mentor and Lecturer, May 17th – May 20th, 2008, Kentucky Justice Association
- “Brain and Other Common Injuries from Hard Impact Cases” Investigation and Litigation of Big The Big Truck Case Seminar, Lecturer, June 27, 2008, Kentucky Justice Association
- Advanced Trial Skills - Opening Statement, Lecturer, April 17, 2009; April 24, 2009, Kentucky Justice Association
- Mediation: Today’s Trial, Panel Member, April 21, 2009, Louisville Bar Association
- Rules of the Road in Auto and Truck Cases “The Do’s and Don’ts of Animation”, Program Co-Chair and Lecturer, June 19, 2009 , Kentucky Justice Association
- Deposition College - Techniques of Exhaustion, Boxing-In and Summarization, Mentor and Lecturer, May 15th – May 17th, 2010, Kentucky Justice Association
- Common Themes and Defenses In Medical Malpractice, National Business Institute, Lecturer, June 10, 2010
- School Law Teleconference - Kentucky Justice Association, Program Chair, June 23, 2010
- Missing High Value Cases? Medical Device Cases, Speaker, June 3, 2011
- Becoming Expert on Working with Expert Witnesses - New Federal Rules on Expert Disclosures, Speaker, June 24, 2011, Kentucky Justice Association
- Opening Statement Plaintiff and Defense Perspective - Kentucky Justice Association, Speaker,2012 Seminar
- Mastering the Deposition: A Critical Skills Workshop, Speaker and Seminar Chair, May 10, 2013/ May 17, 2013, Kentucky Justice Association
- Focus Group Seminar - Focus Groups in Medical Negligence Cases, Speaker, Wednesday, June 26 2013, Kentucky Justice Association
- FRCP 26 (b)(5)(A) The Privilege Log - My Favorite Rule Seminar, Speaker, June 27, 2014, Kentucky Justice Association
- Art of Cross Examination - KJA Trial College, Speaker, November 10, 2014, Kentucky Justice Association
- Screening Medical Negligence Cases - Boot Camp Seminar, Speaker, April 17, 2015, Kentucky Justice Association
- Kentucky Medical Malpractice Panels, Speaker, November 3, 2017, Kentucky Justice Association
- Gathering of Legends and Champions, Seminar Chair, June 22, 2018, Kentucky Justice Association
- Brain Damage Issues in Big Truck Cases - Big Truck Cases Seminar, Speaker, May 18, 2018, Kentucky Justice Association
- Champions for Justice - Kentucky Justice Association Annual Convention, Seminar Chair, September 12- 14, 2018
Published Works
Articles
- A Year in the Life of HIPAA: New Tips, Observations and Suggestions for Improvement, American Bar Association Law Trends and News Litigation, October, 2004
- HIPAA: Practical Guide for Litigators, Litigation Section of the Louisville Bar Association, April 1, 2003
- Recommend Procedures for Obtaining Medical Records in Kentucky, Pursuant to HIPAA
- How Might Jurors be Affected by the September 11 Terrorist Attacks - Part II, The Advocate, Vol 29, No 2, April, 2002
- How Might Jurors Be Affected by the September 11 Terrorist Attacks, The Advocate, ol 28, No 6 pp 6-7;, 2001
- Admiralty Pleasure Craft Collisions, The Advocate, Vol 28, No 3 pp 6-9, 2001
- Financial and Legal Resources, The Kentucky Head Injury Association Resource Journal, 1993
- Post Settlement Techniques: Medicaid Qualifying Trusts, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys - The Advocate, Vol 18, No 4, p. 10;, 1991
- Financial and Legal Resources, The Kentucky Head Injury Association Resource Journal, 1990
- Bad Faith, The ERISA Trap, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys -The Advocate, Vol 16, No 1, p. 14, 1989
- Loss of Enjoyment of Life as a Separate Item of Damages, Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys -The Advocate, Vol 15, No 1, p. 12, 1988
- President's Pages - Bar Briefs, Louisville Bar Association, Monthly; January through December 1996
- “Screening Medical Negligence Cases”, , The Advocate - David Bryce Barber, H. Philip Grossman, November/December 2016
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1989
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1980
Other Affiliations
- Louisville Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- Kentucky Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- Louisville Bar Association, - 1996 (President)
- Louis D. Brandies American Inn of Courts (Founder and Master)
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America) (Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Professional Negligence Section; Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group; Products Liability Section; Motor Vehicle Collision Highway and Premises Liability Section)
- American Bar Association, Member 1980-2007 (Sections of Insurance and Litigation)
- Louisville Bar Foundation, Board of Directors 1995-97, 2005-2014 (Secretary, 2010; Vice President-Treasurer,2011;President-Elect,2012; President 2013; Immediate Past President, 2014} Louisville Bar Foundation Life Fellow)
- Admitted to the Indiana Bar -1980 (Indiana Trial Lawyers Association)
- Brain Injury Association of Kentucky, Board of Directors and Counsel - 1988-91, 2001-10 (Honorary Board Member (formerly Kentucky Head Injury Association))
- Kentucky Disabilities Coalition (Formerly Kentucky Coalition for People With Handicaps) -1990-95 (Secretary; Counsel)
- Citizens for Better Judges, Attorney's Steering Committee - 1991-94, 1996-98
- Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court - 1996-Present (Master, Founding Member; Program Chair)
- Jefferson County Courts Facility Committee(The Planning Committee for the building of the Judicial Center) 1996
- Board of Kentucky Justice Association, 2018 - Present (President)
- Admitted to the Kentucky Bar , 1998 - 2004 (Member of the Kentucky Bar Association )
- Planning and Coordinating Council of Jefferson County Courts, 1996 - Present
Attorney Details
| Full Name | H. Philip Grossman |
| Firm | Grossman Green PLLC |
| Address | 2000 Warrington Way, Suite 170, Louisville, KY 40222 |
| Phone | 502-657-7110 |
| Phone | 502-657-7115 |
| Website | www.grossmangreen.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |