Stites and Harbison
Member

Lexington Office Executive Member

Cassidy R. Rosenthal

859-226-2253

Cassidy Rosenthal is a construction attorney who works with owners, contractors, subcontractors and designers throughout all phases of construction projects and equipment procurement. She assists clients with balancing the needs of growing businesses while providing measurable risk mitigation through building and managing legal teams across the firm’s practice areas. She helps clients navigate complex construction projects from concept to completion including advising on all facets of commercial construction projects such as data centers, manufacturing facilities, food and beverage facilities, distribution centers, schools and universities, transportation initiatives and airports. She regularly counsels clients on the best delivery method for their projects, whether it be design-build, design-bid-build, EPC or construction management. Cassidy collaborates daily with clients’ senior executives to deliver key results tied to their contracts, projects, construction manuals, corporate policies and disputes. She has litigated and arbitrated disputes with successful jury and arbitrator awards that included recovery of attorney’s fees. She has also served as outside general counsel for clients and non-profits.

Cassidy is a leader both at the firm, serving as Stites & Harbison’s Lexington Office Executive Member, and in the community. She is a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers, serves on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, is a Director of the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky, and a past Chair of Commerce Lexington.

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Ohio

Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Firm Leadership

Office Executive Member, Lexington, KY Office

Business Acceptance Committee, Member

Lexington Office Recruiting Committee, Member (ex officio)

Memberships

American Bar Association

  • Litigation Section, Member

American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law

  • Governing Committee, Member
  • Division 1 Steering Committee, Past Chair

American College of Construction Lawyers

  • Fellow

Associated General Contractors of Kentucky

  • Director (2016-present)
  • Legislative Committee, Chair (2019-present)

Construction Lawyers Society of America

  • Fellow

Kentucky Bar Association

  • Public Contract and Construction Law, Member

Fayette County Bar Association

  • Past-president, Board of Directors, Executive Committee

Community Involvement

Commerce Lexington, past Chair of Board of Directors; former General Counsel

Commerce Lexington Foundation, Board of Directors and past Chair

Leadership Lexington, Graduate

Downtown Lexington Corp., former member of Board of Directors

Lexington Opera Society, Board of Directors, 2004-09

Lexington Junior League, 2005-10

Education

J.D.,

2002

magna cum laude

University of Kentucky College of Law

Org / Honor

Order of the Coif

Kentucky Law Journal

Research Assistant for Professor Rutherford B. Campbell

B.A., History and English,

1998

DePauw University

Org / Honor

Carson History Scholarship, 1996-98

DePauw Dean’s Scholarship

Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President

More Than Stites & Harbison

In addition to leading the firm’s Lexington office, Cassidy is a leader in the community. Cassidy is a past Chair of the Commerce Lexington Board and she previously served as General Counsel. She also serves the construction industry as a Director for the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky (2016-present), and currently serves on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law and is Past-Chair for the ABA’s Forum on the Construction Industry Division 1 Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Steering Committee. Cassidy is the past President of the Fayette County Bar Association Board of Directors. She is a University of Kentucky Fellow and is active in her church.

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Lexington Construction Law Lawyer of the Year (2026)

Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law (2017-26)

Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2013-17)

Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2018-26)

Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot List (2016)

Contact Resources

Cassidy Rosenthal's LinkedIn Profile