Stites & Harbison, PLLC

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 29, 2007)—J. David Porter of Stites & Harbison's Lexington, Ky., law office, was elected to the board of directors of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation, Inc.  The foundation procures financial support for the Lexington Philharmonic Society, which is the operating entity of the orchestra.

"We are pleased to have David Porter serve on the Lexington Philharmonic Foundation"s Board.  We know that his experience and leadership will help advance the goals of the Foundation and ultimately help support the Philharmonic Society," said Peter Kucirko, executive director of the Lexington Philharmonic.

Porter previously served on the board of directors of the Lexington Philharmonic Society for eight years.  "As a former president of the Lexington Philharmonic Society, David Porter's input and active participation will help us grow the Endowment.  His help with the Foundation is greatly appreciated," said Chair Sharon C. Reed, Lexington Philharmonic Foundation.

David Porter is a partner with Stites & Harbison and chair of the firm's Trusts & Estate Planning/Domestic Service Group.  His practice focuses on trusts and estates, estate planning, probate and fiduciary law.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.  He is also listed in the 2007 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine and is AV® Peer Review Rated in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory.  CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. 

Porter received his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.  He is a member of the American, Kentucky and Fayette County Bar Associations.  Porter is also a board member of Lexington Medical Society Foundation, Inc., and Lexington Public Library Foundation, Inc.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky.; Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.; and Washington, DC.  Nearly 70 percent of all members and counsel to the firm are listed as AV®-rated in the current Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory®.  In 2007, Stites & Harbison was named one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work in Kentucky out of 17,000 eligible companies.  The firm traces its origins to 1832.

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