Stites & Harbison, PLLC

   
           Brittany Cross                             Kevin P. Hartley

   
   Christopher Brett Jaeger                    Mari-Elise Gates

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The law firm of Stites & Harbison announced today the addition of four new associates to the firm.  One associate was added to the Louisville, Ky., office, two were added to the Nashville, Tenn., office, and one was added to the Alexandria, Va., office.

Assigned to the Louisville, Ky., office:

Brittany Cross is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.  She graduated summa cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Ky., in 2010.  Cross was notes editor of the Kentucky Law Journal, Volume 98.  Prior to joining the firm, Cross was a summer associate for Stites & Harbison in 2008 and 2009.  She is admitted to practice in Kentucky.

Assigned to the Nashville, Tenn., office:

Kevin P. Hartley is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group and the Business Litigation Service Group.  He is a 2010 magna cum laudegraduate of The University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tenn.  Hartley competed on the College of Law’s National Moot Court Team and National Trial Team.  Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, he was a summer associate for the firm in 2008 and 2009.  He is admitted to practice in Tennessee.

Christopher Brett Jaeger is a member of the Business & Finance Service Group.  In 2009, he graduated Order of the Coif from Vanderbilt University of Law School, Nashville, Tenn.  Jaeger was articles editor of Vanderbilt Law Review.  He joined Stites & Harbison after clerking for the Honorable Duane Benton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.  He is admitted to practice in Tennessee.

Assigned to the Alexandria, Va., office:

Mari-Elise Gates is a member of the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Group.  She is a 2010 cum laude graduate of Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky.  She was a staff member and symposium editor of the University of Louisville Law Review and president and editor-in-chief of The Brand.  Gates participated on the Trademark Moot Court Team, which swept the 2010 International Trademark Association Saul Lefkowitz South Regional Competition, winning three awards.  The team advanced to the National Finals and won Third-Place Team Overall.  Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, Gates was a summer associate for the firm in 2009.  She is admitted to practice in Virginia.

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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