Best Lawyers names Stites & Harbison attorneys as 2011 Lawyers of the Year

Stites & Harbison, PLLC

11/3/2010

Philip W. Collier  Charles J. (Mike) Cronan IV  Douglass Farnsley
       Philip W. Collier               Mike Cronan               Douglass Farnsley

J. David Porter  David B. Ratterman  Bruce M. Reynolds
      J. David Porter            David B. Ratterman        Bruce M. Reynolds

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named six Stites & Harbison attorneys as Lawyers of the Year for 2011.  Only one lawyer in each high-profile legal specialty in each large legal community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”  The honored attorneys named include:

Of special note, Stites & Harbison was one of only two firms in Kentucky to have six attorneys selected for the “Lawyer of the Year” honor, and two of our attorneys have received the honor twice.  In 2009, Cronan received the Louisville Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year honor, and in 2010, Farnsley received the Louisville Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year honor.

The lawyers honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.  Best Lawyers (www.bestlawyers.com) designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. 

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. 

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: among America’s Top 25 Law Firms in First Tier Ratings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers; one of the Top 15 Places to Work in Kentucky — five 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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