LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2017)—The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 has recognized 79 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 51 areas of practice. The number of honorees increased since last year, 74 to 79, which underscores the firm’s continued commitment to clients and providing top-notch legal services.
The Best Lawyers in America© is a nationally recognized referral guide to the legal profession that has been published since 1983. Attorneys selected for the publication are reviewed by professional peers through an extensive survey.
The Georgia-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:
Eric J. Breithaupt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Paul G. Durdaller - Litigation – Banking and Finance
The Kentucky-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:
Thad M. Barnes - Commercial Litigation
John A. Bartlett - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation (ERISA)
Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr. - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Joel T. Beres - Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz - Appellate Practice
Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Carol Dan Browning - Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
W. Bradford (Brad) Boone - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Jennifer (Jenny) J. Cave - Environmental Law
Philip (Phil) W. Collier - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Robert (Bob) M. Connolly - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Janet A. Craig - Health Care Law, Insurance Law
Brian A. Cromer - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Charles (Mike) J. Cronan IV - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Daniel (Dan) E. Danford - Commercial Litigation
Gregory (Greg) L. Davis - Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Lawrence (Larry) C. Droege - Real Estate Law
W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard - Real Estate Law
Douglass (Doug) Farnsley - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Marjorie A. Farris - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
William (Bill) G. Geisen - Litigation – Construction
Kenneth J. Gish, Jr. - Litigation – Environmental
William (Bill) T. Gorton III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
William (Bill) H. Haden, Jr. - Real Estate Law
Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin - Patent Law
W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
Joseph (Joe) L. Hamilton - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Shannon Antle Hamilton - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Joseph (Joe) L. Hardesty - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
William (Bill) E. Hellmann - Corporate Law
Stephen M. Henderson - Construction Law
Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. - Public Finance Law
Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs - Corporate Law
Clark C. Johnson - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
Brian H. Meldrum - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Marc S. Murphy - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David W. Nagle, Jr. - Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law
Mark R. Overstreet - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Energy Law
David B. Owsley II - Commercial Litigation
Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
David B. Ratterman - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Bruce M. Reynolds - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
Michael (Mike) D. Risley - Appellate Practice
Walter (Walt) S. Robertson - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Stephen (Steve) M. Ruschell - Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
David E. Saffer - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
George (Ben) Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
James (Jim) C. Seiffert - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
W. Patrick (Pat) Stallard - Environmental Law
Angela R. Stephens - Construction Law
John L. Tate - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Chrisandrea L. Turner - Litigation - Bankruptcy
Ashley W. Ward - Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
The Tennessee-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:
Erika R. Barnes - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Julian L. Bibb - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
John M. Brittingham - Corporate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Robert (Bob) N. Buchanan III - Banking and Finance Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
Jeffrey (Jeff) R. King - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Jennifer L. Kovalcik - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
Gregory (Greg) D. Smith - Family Law
Pamela (Pam) A. Taylor - Family Law
Stephanie R. Taylor - Entertainment law – Music, Entertainment Law - Theater
Warren (Skip) H. Wild, Jr. - Real Estate Law
John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation
Herbert B. Wolf - Corporate Law, Tax Law
The Virginia-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:
Marvin (Marv) Petry - Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Robert (Bob) E. Scully, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
About Stites & Harbison
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is a nationally recognized, full-service business and litigation law firm with 10 offices in five states – Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia. Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation and among the largest law firms in the Southeast. For more information, visit www.stites.com.
