Austin Kennady is a native of McCracken County. He grew up in the Heath community and is a 2007 honors graduate of Heath High School. Austin graduated from the University of Kentucky cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2011. While at UK, Austin participated in the Student Government Association, Sigma Chi Fraternity where he served as treasurer of their charity event, and worked as treasurer for a student investment group. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2014.

He joined the Bryant Law Center in 2014. His primary practice areas include workers’ compensation, personal injury, and criminal defense. Austin and his legal assistant, Shauna, head the Bryant Law Center’s workers’ compensation department, taking pride in their advocacy for hundreds of injured workers they have represented across western Kentucky.