attorney

Caitlyn M. Barnes

Caitlyn Barnes is an attorney located in the firm’s Louisville office. After graduating cum laude from the University of Kentucky College of Law, Caitlyn joined Stites and is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Group. She now handles a wide variety of litigation matters, including but not limited to products liability, toxic and mass torts, major accidents, and contract disputes.

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Firm Leadership

Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member

Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

Community Involvement

St. Agnes Parish, Member

Education

J.D.,

2020

cum laude

University of Kentucky College of Law

Org / Honor

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture & Natural Resources Law, Executive Editor, Vol. 12

Trial Advocacy Board, Education Committee Co-Chair

Student Bar Association, Vice President

UK College of Law Ambassador

American and Kentucky Bar Association Representative for Student Bar Association

Best Oral Advocate for Appellant award for the Clay Club in Legal Research & Writing

B.A., with departmental honors, Communications and Political Science,

2017

summa cum laude

University of Kentucky

Org / Honor

Dean’s List

Departmental Honors, College of Communication and Information

Student Achievement Award

Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society

Red Academic Honor Society

Strive for Pi (award from Alpha Gamma Delta)

More Than Stites & Harbison

Caitlyn joined Stites & Harbison after serving as a summer associate in the Louisville office in 2018 and 2019. During law school, she served as the Executive Editor of the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources. She also interned for the Honorable Thomas L. Travis in the Fayette Circuit Court. Prior to that she worked as a summer intern for a firm in Louisville in 2017.

Outside of practicing law, Caitlyn enjoys watching college basketball and football–especially her Kentucky Wildcats, baking, playing soccer, and reading.

Accolades

Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2025)

Contact Resources

Caitlyn Barnes's LinkedIn Profile