Kentucky Supreme Court names Beth Breetz to leadership positions

Stites & Harbison, PLLC

10/11/2011

Bethan A. Breetz

Bethany A. Breetz

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Supreme Court of Kentucky has appointed Stites & Harbison attorney Beth Breetz to the Civil Rules Committee and as the chair of the Appellate Rules Subcommittee.

During 2012, the Civil Rules Committee will focus on Appellate Rules.  The Appellate Rules Subcommittee is working on a complete overhaul of the appellate rules, including breaking them out of the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure to create stand-alone appellate rules.  The Civil Rules Committee is comprised of 12-14 members, including judges, lawyers, and representatives from the circuit court clerk.

Beth Breetz is Counsel to Stites & Harbison, PLLC, based in the Louisville, Ky., office.  She is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Service Group and co-chair of the Appellate Advocacy group.  Her practice focuses on both federal and state appellate advocacy, complex commercial litigation, including financial institution, real estate, and trust and estate litigation.

Breetz was the first chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Section when that section was established by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2007.  She is a past chair of the Louisville Bar Association’s Appellate Section.

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: among America’s Top 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 — six 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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