Stites & Harbison, PLLC

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.—Robert W. Lanum and Bruce B. Paul of Stites & Harbison's Jeffersonville, Ind., office, were honored in the 2009 Indiana Super Lawyers magazine.  This is Lanum's sixth consecutive year of being named on the Super Lawyers list under the practice area of Estate Planning & Probate.  This is Paul's first year to be named on the Rising Stars list under the practice area of Civil Litigation Defense.

Super Lawyers (www.superlawyers.com) is a guide compiled by Law & Politics Magazine that honors exceptional attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations.  Candidates are nominated by peers in their state or region and evaluated by an expert panel system.  Only 5% of the lawyers in each state or region are named to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% are named to the Rising Stars list.  Rising Stars are selected based on the same criteria as Super Lawyers with the exception of peer evaluation by practice area.  Rising Stars must be 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less to be considered.  Stites & Harbison has a total of 48 attorneys listed in Super Lawyers and three listed in Rising Stars.

Lanum is of counsel with Stites & Harbison.  Formerly partner in charge of the Jeffersonville, Ind., office, he is active in corporate,trusts, estates and tax law.  Lanum is certified as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Indiana State Bar Association's Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Board.  Currently he is a member of the Regional Leadership Coalition, chairman of the Paul Ogle Foundation, Inc., and Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel.  Additionally he is the director of the Louisville Public Library Foundation, serves on the board of advisors of both Junior Achievement and Jeffersonville Carnegie Library Foundation, and serves on the board of directors of Indiana University Foundation.  He is admitted to practice in Indiana.

Paul is an associate with Stites & Harbison.  He is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Group and the Title Insurance Defense practice group.  He has a broad range of experience representing businesses in commercial disputes and personal injury claims.  Paul also has experience representing governmental entities and non-profit organizations on governance issues.  Paul volunteers for the Louisville Legal Aid Society and serves on One Southern Indiana's Government Affairs Committee.  He also serves on the board of directors of Personal Counseling Service, Inc.  He is admitted to practice in Indiana and Kentucky.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Jeffersonville, Ind.; Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky.; Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; 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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