About Our Paducah Law Firm

Millions Recovered for Our Clients

When Katz Law was founded in 1998, we purposefully chose to represent people injured by the negligence of others and injured working on or around the river. We intentionally chose to represent people who are going through the most trying times of their lives. Since 1998, Katz Law has put our proven trial strength to work helping injured people get the compensation they need and deserve.

Along the way, we are proud to have recovered millions and millions of dollars to help people and families move on with their lives after being hurt due to an act of negligence or while working on the river.

Contact our team online or by phone at to schedule your same-day consultation today. Our Paducah attorneys are recognized in our community and among our peers for our commitment to clients.

Brian Katz

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Our Professional & Seasoned Team

At Katz Law in Paducah, we have over 30 years’ history of success in courtrooms throughout Kentucky and the region. Our attorneys have gone to battle against multi-billion and multi-million dollar corporations, major insurance companies, and some of the largest law firms in the country.

We collaborate with you in choosing our legal strategy. When you choose us to resolve your personal injury or river injury, we believe that it is our role to serve your interests, not our own. We believe that you have the right to meet with, communicate with, and work with your attorney from start to finish, and that your case should not simply be handed off to a paralegal or associate attorney.

Our role is to listen to you and work with you through all phases of your case. When you come into our office for the first time, we will take great care to learn about you and your situation and to zero in on your goals. From there, we will give you the benefit of more than three decades of experience as we propose the best approach for achieving your goals. As we move forward with that approach, we will keep you involved. You will make the key decisions along the way, with our consultation and advice. This is the way we believe the lawyer-client relationship should work — as a team.

Why You Want Katz Law On Your Side

Millions Recovered for Injured Victims
Over 30 Years of Experience
Always Available to Take Your Call
Home & Hospital Visits
Known Locally & Involved With the Community
A Law Firm Known for Maritime Cases

Our Practice Areas

Our team comes from diverse legal backgrounds that allow us as a firm to provide legal counsel in a variety of practice areas. Our main goal is to provide aid to individuals and families who are going through emotionally and physically trying times. Being in pain can feel isolating, but we can stand by your side and remind you that you’re not alone.

Contact us online or by phone at (270) 778-5110 to schedule a consultation with our team – same-day appointments are available.

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Verdicts & Settlements

$15,000,000 Explosion on Towboat
Settlement reached in a multi-party, multi-litigant Maritime Tort case for multiple deaths and serious injures occurring as the result of an explosion due to a gas leak aboard a towboat being refurbished at a shipyard.
$3,000,000 Multiple Myeloma
Pre-trial settlement recovery for a Pilot that developed multiple myeloma after his long-term exposure to diesel exhaust fumes in the wheelhouse of the vessel. The case was resolved after the Defendant’s Daubert motions to bar the Plaintiff’s experts from testifying that the Pilot’s multiple myeloma was caused by exposure to the diesel exhaust, which contains numerous carcinogens, including benzene, was denied.
$2,100,000 Fall from Conveyor
Jones Act settlement for a pump operator who fell more than fifteen (15) feet from the top of a conveyor belt while changing a bearing when the hand rail and post atop the conveyor broke.
$2,000,000 Crushed in Rudder Room
Jones Act settlement for an engineer whose leg was crushed by hydraulic rudder arm aboard inland river towboat causing permanent serious and disabling injuries.
$1,000,000 Chronic Skin Condition
Jury Verdict for a Jones Act seaman who developed a chronic skin condition after being exposed to the hazardous material, Bitumastic, aboard a TECO vessel, when he was forced to work inside a potable water tank without appropriate personal protective equipment.
$950,000 Wrongful Death and Serious Injuries
Brian S. Katz’s clients recovered 95% of all available insurance proceeds while claimant represented by other counsel recovered only 5% of available insurance proceeds.
$785,000 Leg Injury
Bloomfield & Katz obtained a pre-lawsuit settlement for a man who suffered a leg injury working as a member of the crew of an inland river towboat.
$600,000 Burned to Death
Brian S. Katz, and co-counsel, secured a pre-trial settlement for the daughter of a man who was burned to death after his Wellcraft pleasure boat exploded on Lake Barkley near Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The man had just picked up his boat after repairs were made to the boat by a local marina.
$500,000 Diving Injury
Brian Katz obtained a settlement for commercial diver who became trapped underwater and suffered crush injury after being sucked into an open sluice gate at hydroelectric dam.
$450,000 Embezzlement
Katz Law recovered $450,000 from the estate of a man who embezzled over $1 million from his employer. A forensic accounting analysis proved the theft, and the perpetrator’s estate was forced to sell the family farm to produce funds from which a …
$450,000 Crushed to Death
Despite there being no witnesses to the incident, Brian Katz obtained a settlement for the family of a Jones Act seaman working on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project after he slipped from the side of a sand barge and was crushed to death.
$450,000 Blood-Borne Illness
Bloomfield & Katz secured a settlement for their client in a Jones Act case after the client contracted a blood-borne illness from exposure aboard his vessel.
$400,000 Stabbed to Death
Brian S. Katz and co-counsel obtained a settlement from a shopping mall and its security contractor after an 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the mall parking lot following an argument.
$400,000 Struck in the Face
Brian Katz obtained a mediated settlement for a deckhand who was struck in the face by a winch wire at a grain terminal while standing on the deck of a barge. The deckhand received compensation from both his Jones Act employer, and the operator of the grain terminal.
$325,000 Serious Injuries
Brian S. Katz secured a policy limits settlement for his client who was operating a motorcycle when he was struck by an automobile after attending Paducah’s BBQ festival.
$300,000 Severe Back Injury
Brian S. Katz obtained a policy limits settlement, prior to trial, for a woman who suffered severe back injuries in an automobile accident.
$300,000 Leg injury
Brian Katz obtained a settlement, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for a mate who was injured when a shackle broke off from a federal mooring cell and struck the mate in the leg. The mate was assisting the crew in tying off to the mooring cell so the vessel could wait its turn to pass through Pickwick Lock.
$285,000 Back Injury
Bloomfield & Katz obtained a settlement for a longshore worker who suffered a serious back injury on the job but never underwent surgery.
$250,000 Failed to Acquire Insurance Coverage
Brian S. Katz secured a $250,000 settlement for his client when an insurance agency and its sales agent failed to acquire adequate and appropriate insurance coverage for a valuable lathe that was subsequently damaged and rendered useless.
$205,000 Jet Ski Accident
Brian S. Katz, with co-counsel, obtained a mediated pre-trial settlement for a girl who was injured while a passenger on a jet ski when the jet ski on which she was riding was struck by another jet ski on Kentucky Lake.
$190,000 Serious Injuries
Brian S. Katz obtained a jury verdict against a car dealership after the jury found that the dealership still owned the vehicle used in a hit and run. The dealership had failed to properly deliver title to the purchaser who was involved in the hit and run, and therefore still retained ownership of the vehicle.
$155,000 Hand Injury
Bloomfield & Katz obtained a settlement for a client who injured his hand while working as a member of the crew of an inland river towboat.
$153,648 Jury Verdict
Jury verdict for client who was forced to sue his own insurance company for payment of his UIM benefits because the insurance company failed to offer fair compensation for injuries and medical expenses.
$150,000 Serious Injuries
Brian Katz obtained a pre-trial settlement for a roofer, from the property owner, after an awning the roofer was working on collapsed, even though the roofer also received workers’ compensation benefits.
$125,000 Fall While Accessing Barge
Jones Act settlement for a heavy equipment operator who fell while accessing his work barge and injured his shoulder.
$120,000 Back Injury
Bloomfield & Katz obtained a settlement in a Jones Act and general maritime action for a maritime client who suffered a back injury after trying to remove an improperly placed hatch cover on a vessel.
$100,000 Serious Injuries
Katz Law recovered a pre-lawsuit settlement for a client whose neck was seriously injured in a car accident where the client was the passenger in a car whose driver lost control.
$60,000 Wrist Injury
Bloomfield & Katz with co-counsel obtained a pre-trial settlement for a client who suffered a wrist injury in a Jones Act and general maritime claim.
Jury Verdict Serious Injuries
Brian S. Katz obtained a jury verdict for his senior citizen client that was more than 3 times the insurance companies best offer because the insurance company failed to offer his client fair compensation.