Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission re-elects Bill Gorton as chairman

William T. Gorton III

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission (KBBC) recently re-elected Stites & Harbison attorney Bill Gorton of Lexington, Ky., as chairman.  He will serve a four-year term. 

KBBC, composed of seven members, was established by the Kentucky Legislature to represent the interests of bicyclists in advising the Secretary of Transportation on all matters pertaining to bicycles, bikeways, and their use, extent and location.  The commission also promotes the best interests of the bicycling public within Kentucky’s transportation system, as well as to governing officials and the public.

Bill Gorton is a member of Stites & Harbison.  He is a member of the firm’s Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Service Group and the Sustainability and Emerging TechnologiesGroup.  Outside of the firm, Gorton is an avid cyclist and spinning instructor at the Lexington YMCA.  He also serves as pro bono counsel to Kentucky Rails to Trails Council, Inc., which develops abandoned rail beds into trails for recreational use.  Gorton is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Lexington, Louisville and Frankfort, 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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