The Forman Team
Larry Forman, CEO and Managing Partner
Litigation Maestro: Sovereign of the Courtroom (Barrister, Order of Veritas)
Larry@LarryFormanLaw.com
Mr. Forman has been named in the Nation’s Top One Percent Attorney by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel from 2015 to the present year, and has received the coveted SuperLawyers Rising Star Award since 2016, as well. Mr. Forman has been crowned as a Top Lawyer by both Louisville Magazine and TOPS Louisville Magazine and has been inducted as a ‘Life Member’ into the exclusive ‘Trial Masters’ club in 2019. He has further been named an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial lawyer Honorary Society, and is a member of the Trial law Institute and Diversity Law Institute.
He and his team have had over 250 DUI charges amended and dismissed pre-trial, the morning of trial, and had many clients acquitted by a jury, including DUI Second Offenses. Mr. Forman is no stranger to jury trials and will fight for his clients tooth and nail to achieve the best possible result.
Mr. Forman has experienced all aspects of litigation from working with judges, prosecutors, and criminal defense attorneys throughout his life. This broad learning experience allowed him to get as many varied perspectives on the law as possible and prepare him for anything that may come along the way in the practice of law. He has extensive experience handling jury and bench trials and various types of hearings.
He understands the need to prepare a strong defense (which, in the word of Sun Tzu requires a powerful attack) and takes every case seriously and personally. He has been primarily focusing on handling Driving Under the Influence charges (DUIs) as well as personal injury and car accident cases.
Mr. Forman is also very active in the community and regularly judges various Mock Trial and Appellate Argument Competitions, including the National Mock Trial, the First-Year Oral Argument Competition and the Pirtle-Washer Oral Advocacy Competition. He has also given presentations on what to do if stopped by a police officer to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and to the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) (Video). Most recently, Mr. Forman spoke at the Annual DUI Symposium in Savannah, GA in 2023 about effective cross examination of Police Officers.
Mr. Forman runs a very active Channel on YouTube: TheDUIGuy+ and is also an independent legal reporter for TDG+ Live News.
Larry Forman is a graduate of the University of Louisville cum laude and he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. In his spare time, Mr. Forman enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, playing ping pong, billiards, and chess. He also enjoys reading non-fiction books on law and human behavior.
Mr. Forman is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Federal Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Fort Knox Military Base, and United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. He has also been admitted pro hac vice into States like California, Alaska, Tennessee and Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Arizona.
Tyler Hitch, Junior Associate
Courthouse Gladiator
Tyler@LarryFormanLaw.com
Mr. Hitch has over ten years of legal experience in criminal defense, civil litigation, and immigration law. He has managed his own firm and developed expertise in a variety of legal areas. He is an expert at negotiations and finds creative solutions for clients in the most difficult situations. He is fearless in defending clients against far more aggressive and powerful entities and joins Forman & Associates because of their willingness to take cases to trial. Mr. Hitch has been taking Forman & Associates’ clients’ cases to trial and won his first Jury trial with flying colors.
Mr. Hitch was born and raised in the Northern suburbs of Chicago. He is a graduate with Highest Distinction from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis School of Law. He was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2012 and lives in New Albany, IN with his wife and three children.
Samina Hitch, Junior Associate
Judicial Crusader
Samina@LarryFormanLaw.com
A clear-minded, and passionate defense attorney, Ms. Hitch joins Forman & Associates with over eleven years of legal experience. She is client-focused, compassionate, and finds win/win solutions in even the most challenging cases.
Ms. Hitch was born and raised in Kentuckiana. She is a graduate with Highest Distinction from Indiana University, Bloomington, and earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Davis School of Law. She was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 2013, and will be admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 2024.
Kelly Best, Case Manager
Master of Firm Dynamics
Kelly@LarryFormanLaw.com
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