Stites & Harbison, PLLC

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear recently named attorney Oliver H. "Scott" Barber III to the Kentucky Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.  Barber is a Member of the Louisville, Ky., office of Stites & Harbison.  His term became effective January 30, 2009, and expires January 21, 2012.  Barber replaces Septtimous Taylor, whose term has expired.

The Kentucky Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, created in 2000, is charged with administering and enforcing Kentucky's regulations governing deep well pools and drilling units.  The commission is composed of four members appointed by the governor and one member who is the director of the Division of Oil and Gas Conservation.

Scott Barber is a member of Stites & Harbison's Business Litigation Service Group and White-Collar Crime Practice Section, where he handles a variety of difficult matters for the firm's clients, including complexcommercial litigation, environmental litigation, and energy disputes.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky.; Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.  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.  Our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers in the following leading legal directories: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory®, The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers magazine.  Recent firm honors include being named: one of the Top 15 Places to Work in Kentucky—three years in a row (Kentucky Chamber of Commerce), one of the 50 Best Overall Law Firms in America (Global Research), one of the Leading Law Firms in America (The American Lawyer), a Go-To Law Firm® (Corporate Counsel), one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity (MultiCultural Law Magazine) and a Top 10 Growth Firm (National Law Journal). 

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