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September 12, 2011

Seventy-five Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC


LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison announced today that 75 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for their work in 55 areas of practice in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012. Twenty-five of the firm’s attorneys are honored in three or more practice areas. Jamie Cox, Marjorie Farris and Alexandra MacKay are new honorees this year.

“The recognition we have received from Best Lawyers validates our firm-wide commitment to providing the best level of service possible to our clients,” said Kennedy Helm III, chairman of Stites & Harbison, PLLC. The 75 attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

Katherine S. Allen

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Equipment Finance Law

John A. Bartlett

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Robert M. Beck, Jr.

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Joel T. Beres

  • Copyright Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Trademark Law

Julian L. Bibb

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law

C. Craig Bradley, Jr.

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquistions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation

Philip W. Collier

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking & Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions

Robert M. Connolly

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation

Jamie L. Cox

  • Real Estate Law


Janet A. Craig

  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law

Brian A. Cromer

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquistions Law

Charles J. Cronan IV

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation -Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

R. Daniel Douglass

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction

W. Blaine Early, III

  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Water Law

T. Gregory Ehrhard

  • Real Estate Law


John M. Famularo

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants


Douglass Farnsley

  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Kennedy Helm III

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Public Finance Law

Alex P. Herrington, Jr.

  • Public Finance Law


Michael J. Hinchion

  • Banking and Finance Law


Buckner Hinkle, Jr.

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction

Alfred S. Joseph, III

  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

J. Clarke Keller

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mediation

Laura D. Keller

  • Environmental Law


Jeffrey R. King

  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Alexandra MacKay

  • Trademark Law


Bruce M. Reynolds

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Litigation & Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law

Michael D. Risley

  • Appellate Practice


Stephen 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

Kenneth R. Sagan

  • Corporate Law


George B. Sanders, Jr.

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law


Robert E. Scully, Jr.

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts & Estates

James C. Seiffert

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitons Law
  • Tax Law

Gregory D. Smith

  • Family Law


Cathy Carpenter Speers

  • Family Law

Bethany A. Breetz

  • Appellate Practice


Carol Dan Browning

  • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law –Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation –Defendants

Robert N. Buchanan, III

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Walter R. Byrne, Jr.

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

A. Stuart Campbell

  • Corporate Law


Bruce F. Clark

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Law

Marjorie A. Farris

  • Mass Tort Litigation


Matthew A. Gillies

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction

Robert C. Goodrich, Jr.

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
    Law Litigation – Bankruptcy

Anne E. Gorham

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction

William T. Gorton III

  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law

Charles A. Grice

  • Banking and Finance Law


Robert W. Griffith

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Garry K. Grooms

  • Commercial Litigation

William H. Haden, Jr.

  • Real Estate Law


W. Thomas Halbleib, Jr.

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law

Joseph L. Hamilton

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation

Joseph L. Hardesty

  • Litigation – Construction

Thomas E. Meng

  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Real Estate Law

Marc S. Murphy

  • Commercial Litigation

Mark R. Overstreet

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Communications Law
  • Energy Law

Gregory P. Parsons

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction

William L. Penny

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Water Law

Marvin Petry

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

J. David Porter

  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
  • Trusts and Estates

Forrest W. Ragsdale, III

  • Franchise Law


David B. Ratterman

  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction

M. Clark Spoden

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental

W. Patrick Stallard

  • Environmental Law


Ronald G. Steen, Jr.

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

John A. Tate

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Pamela A. Taylor

  • Family Law


Elizabeth L. Thompson

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /Insolvency and Reorganization Law


Ashley W. Ward

  • Appellate Practice
  • Product Liability Litigation

Jack A. Wheat

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property


Michele M. Whittington

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law


Warren H. Wild, Jr.

  • Real Estate Law


John R. Wingo

  • Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers named Stites & Harbison as Top-Listed in Kentucky for:

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – ERISA
  • Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions Defendants
  • Mediation
  • Mining Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Water Law

Best Lawyers named Stites & Harbison as Top-Listed in Tennessee for:

  • Equipment Finance Law
  • Family Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Water Law

In addition, the firm is Top-Listed in Alexandria, Va., for:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
  • Trademark Law

Top-Listed in Frankfort, Ky., for:

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Communications Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Law

Top-Listed in Lexington, Ky., for:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Construction Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation & Controversy – Tax
  • Mediation
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Tax Law
  • Water Law

Top-Listed in Louisville, Ky., for:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – ERISA
  • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
  • Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Municipal Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trademark Law

Top-Listed in Nashville, Tenn., for:

  • Equipment Finance Law
  • Family Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Water Law

The Best Lawyers in America® is a nationally recognized referral guide to the legal profession that has been published biennially since 1983. Attorneys selected for the publication are reviewed by professional peers through an extensive survey.

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