Trial Work & Litigation · Paintsville, Kentucky
When a case needs a courtroom.
Wreck cases that don't settle, property fights, injuries on someone else's land. Our trial practice handles the cases that need to be tried, right here from College Street.
- Free consultations on personal injury cases
- No fee unless we win on contingency fee cases
Contingency fees are charged only if there is a recovery. Clients may still be responsible for court costs and case expenses regardless of outcome. Fee arrangements are explained in a written agreement.
Trial Work
Your case stays here.
Many cases settle. The ones that don't need a lawyer who's ready to try them. Our cases aren't referred out to another firm. We try cases ourselves.
What our trial practice covers
- Car and truck wreck cases that don't settle
- Premises liability cases
- Property & land
- Social Security disability claims and hearings
- DUI defense and some other criminal matters
Where the trials happen
Circuit court is Kentucky's court of general jurisdiction. It hears larger civil cases, felonies, and real property title disputes. Each county has its own circuit court, and our area pages list where each one sits.
Circuit court jurisdiction: Kentucky Court of Justice, Circuit Court.
The Team
The people who try our cases.
Our trial practice
The trial practice is led by Brandon May, with paralegals Heather Ray and Sandy Blair. Since co-founding the firm in 2016, Brandon has represented clients across Eastern Kentucky from the trial courtroom through appeal. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky and West Virginia.
- Brandon MayPartner, leads the trial practice
- Heather RayLead Trial Paralegal
- Sandy BlairParalegal to Brandon May
Every case is a puzzle, and the work lies in taking the law and the facts and fitting them together until they tell a clear, compelling story.Brandon May, Partner
Fees
Fees.
Free consultations
Consultations on personal injury cases are free. Call the office and tell us what happened.
No fee unless we win
On contingency fee cases, you don't pay an attorney's fee unless we win.
Contingency fees are charged only if there is a recovery. Clients may still be responsible for court costs and case expenses regardless of outcome. Fee arrangements are explained in a written agreement.
Other ways we help
- We also handle
Premises liability
Injuries caused by unsafe conditions on someone else's property.
Read more - We also handle
Property & land
Delinquent tax, quiet title, trespass, boundary, right-of-way, and oil and gas cases.
Read more - We also handle
Social Security disability
Disability claims for people who can no longer work.
Read more - We also handle
DUI defense
DUI cases where the stop, the arrest, or the testing raises real constitutional questions.
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Contact
Call us, or stop by the office.
We don't take case details through the website. The best way to reach us is by phone during office hours, or in person on College Street. Consultations on personal injury cases are free.
You don't have to live close by. We can handle most of a case by phone, video, and electronic signing. If a court date requires you to be there in person, we'll tell you ahead of time.
(606) 264-5955Office
Teeters & May, PLLC228 College Street
Paintsville, KY 41240
Hours
- Monday–Friday
- 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Saturday–Sunday
- Closed
Please don't send confidential details about your case through Facebook or any other website. Contacting the firm does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship.