2025 KTCR Hall of Fame Inductee: Lisa E. Circeo, Circeo Law Firm

Lisa E. Circeo of Circeo Law Firm has been inducted into the 2025 KTCR Hall of Fame, a well-deserved recognition of her excellence in trial advocacy and her distinctive approach to high-stakes litigation.

Circeo is known for her highly selective approach to trial work, focusing on cases where the stakes are highest and punitive damages are at issue. Since 1998 in Kentucky, she has strategically tried cases that matter most, securing three million-dollar plus verdicts that demonstrate her exceptional skill.

Her impressive track record includes a $42.25 million nursing home verdict in 2010 from Hopkins County, which included $40,000,000 in punitive damages. In 2016, she secured another significant win in an Elizabethtown nursing home case with a verdict of $1.18 million and $1,000,000 in punitives. Most recently in 2024, Circeo achieved a remarkable $21,942,146 personal care home verdict in Greenup that included $16.6 million in punitive damages.

She has developed top-tier expertise in nursing home cases and has become particularly renowned for her advocacy in pursuing punitive damages. A smart young lawyer (or an older one) would be well-advised to study a Circeo closing argument. What she says and does is clearly working, as evidenced by her consistent success in achieving substantial verdicts for her clients in high-stakes litigation.