Stites & Harbison, PLLC

   
    Robert M. Beck, Jr.         C. Craig Bradley, Jr.         John M. Famularo

   
     Buckner Hinkle, Jr.         Mark R. Overstreet          Gregory G. Parsons

 
     W. Patrick Stallard        John L. Tate

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America^®, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named eight Kentucky attorneys with Stites & Harbison as Lawyers of the Year for 2012.  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:

• Robert M. Beck, Jr. – Lexington Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year 
• C. Craig Bradley, Jr. – Louisville Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year 
• John M. Famularo – Lexington Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year
• Buckner Hinkle, Jr.  – Lexington Construction Law Lawyer of the Year
• Mark Overstreet – Lexington Administrative / Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year
• Gregory P. Parsons – Lexington Litigation – Construction Lawyer of the Year
• W. Patrick Stallard – Louisville Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year
• John L. Tate – Louisville Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year

Of special note, two of Stites & Harbison’s honored attorneys for 2012 have received the “Lawyer of the Year” honor twice — Craig Bradley and Robert Beck. 

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: 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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