Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal

Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal

Member

Lexington, KY

Phone: 859-226-2300 Fax: 859-425-7939

Email: crosenthal@stites.com

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Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law

    J.D., magna cum laude, 2002

    Order of the Coif; Kentucky Law Journal, Associate Editor; Honor Council; Marshall Writing Club "Best Brief Award;" CALI Awards: Criminal Procedure and Employee Benefits; Research Assistant for Professor Rutherford B. Campbell

  • DePauw University

    B.A. 1998

    History and English

    Carson History Scholarship, 1996-98; DePauw Dean's Scholarship; Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President

Admissions

  • Kentucky

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Service Areas

  • Business Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Trial Practice
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Construction
  • Construction Law
  • Drafting, Reviewing & Negotiating Construction Contracts

Industry Experience

  • Real Estate / Real Estate Development

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section, member
  • American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, member
  • Kentucky Bar Association, Public Contract and Construction Law, member
  • Fayette County Bar Association, Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Community Involvement

  • Leadership Lexington, 2004-05 class
  • Lexington Opera Society, Board of Directors, 2004-09
  • Junior League of Lexington, member

Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal is a Member of the firm in the Construction Service Group. Her practice focuses on construction litigation and transactions and general business litigation.

Specifically, Cassidy represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, design professionals and suppliers in construction matters including construction defect and payment disputes. She also advises and assists clients with contract negotiations and drafting.

Recent Assignments

  • Successful result in a jury trial on behalf of a supplier
  • Defended owner against subcontractor's claim for breach of contract during 2-day arbitration
  • Represented contractor in suit against public owner and engineering firm for claim of wrongful termination and negligent misrepresentation
  • Won a jury trial defending against a subcontractor's claim for wrongful termination

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • "AIA Contract Documents vs. ConsensusDOCS: Who's the Fairest of Them All?," Podcast presented by Anne Gorham and Cassidy Rosenthal to AGC Kentucky, December 3, 2008
  • "Kentucky Construction Law," HalfMoon Seminars, September 26, 2008
  • Author, Kentucky Construction Law, chapter on "Damages and Remedies," 2007
  • Co-presenter, "Construction Lien Law in Kentucky," February 2006
  • Co-author, Kentucky Chapter of the Design-Build Deskbook, Third Edition
  • Co-author, Design-Build Procurement on Public Projects in Kentucky: Time for Change? University of Kentucky College of Law, CLE, January 2003

More Than Stites & Harbison

Cassidy serves on the Fayette County Bar Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee and currently serves as secretary. She is a graduate of the 2004-2005 Leadership Lexington class. Cassidy is a member of the Junior League of Lexington. She is an active member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, serving on the Division 1 Steering Committee and Membership Committee.

Besides Stites & Harbison

Cassidy enjoys running, volunteering and spending time with her daughter and husband.