Carol Dan Browning
Carol Browning is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried more than 35 cases to jury verdict in multiple jurisdictions. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Her practice includes drug and medical device litigation, products liability and medical malpractice defense. She also serves as counsel to physicians and hospitals.
Ms. Browning serves as national or state counsel for multiple drug, medical device and product manufacturers and is involved in multi-district litigation pending in various federal district courts and in coordinated litigation pending in state courts throughout Kentucky. She has tried cases to verdict for pharmaceutical, medical device and product manufacturers in both federal and state court. In addition, she regularly defends companies in pharmaceutical pricing and other civil actions brought by states Attorneys General.
As a Member of the firm, based in its Louisville office, she has served on the firm's management committee and as practice group leader for the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.
International Association of Defense Counsel 40th Annual Trial Academy
Taught and lectured on skills courses
Fourteen Kentucky Practice Series: Trial Practice
Bringing a Product to Life in the Courtroom
Mock Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
Recent Developments in Products, General Liability, and Consumer Law
Use of Economists in the Evaluation and Presentation of Damages
Evaluating Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases from a Defense Perspective
Hardy v. Medtronic, 41 F. Supp. 3d 571 (W.D., Ky. 2014)
Padgett v. Medtronic, 41 F. Supp. 3d 582 (W.D., Ky. 2014)
Ellington v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., 13 F. Supp. 3d 723 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Dillon v. Medtronic, 922 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Ky. 2014)
Younger v. Evergreen Group Ky., 363 S.W.3d 337 (2014)
Mahaney v. Novartis, 835 F. Supp. 2d 299 (W.D. Ky. 2011)
University Medical Center, Inc. v. Beglin, 375 S.W.3d 783 (2011)
3M Co. v. Engle, Ky. 328 S.W.3d (2010)
Ferguson Aventis v. Surgidev, Ky., 950 S.W.2d 816 (1997)
Tate v. Pasteur, Inc., 444 F. Supp. 755 (E.D. Ky. 2006)
Niehoff v. Boeing Helicopters, 921 F. Supp. 1562 (W.D. Ky. 1996)
Tate v. Boeing Helicopters, 55 F.3d 1150 (6th Cir. 1995)
First Ky. Trust v. Christian, Ky. 849 S.W.2d 534 (1993)
Mitchell v. Hadl, Ky. 816 S.W.2d 183 (1991)
Clark v. Danek Medical, Inc., 642 F. Supp. 652 (W.D. Ky. 1999)
Blue v. Pursell, Ky. App. 793 S.W.2d 823 (1990)
Management Committee (Feb. 2020-present)
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group, Former Chair
Louisville Ballet, Board of Directors
Kentucky State Police Personnel Board (2020-23)
magna cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Salutatorian; Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Graduating Senior; President, Brandeis Society; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Graduating Senior
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President, Brandeis Society; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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Journal of Family Law, Notes Editor
University of Kentucky
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Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Ms. Browning began her professional career as a civil engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers based in Louisville, Kentucky. Ms. Browning is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Defense Research Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel and Product Liability Advisory Council. She is active on committees within these organizations. She is also active in local charitable organizations. Ms. Browning and her husband, Winston, stay busy raising their four children. She is an aspiring equestrian and competes on her Morgan mare, Grace.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2007-20)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Construction (2020, 2017)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2019)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2015)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2014)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®(2007-20)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Top 25 Women Lawyers in Kentucky (2007-20)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky (2013-15)
Benchmark: Litigation magazine, Litigation Star (2008-09, 2013-19)
Benchmark Litigation magazine, Top 250 Women in Litigation (2012)
Louisville Magazine "Top Lawyer" (2014, 2016)
. . . skilled trial attorney . . . well known in the legal community and is able to work well with various plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Carol in extremely professional and knowledgeable. She has very strong analytical skills, which enable her to quickly understand and articulate complex medical issues.
Stites & Harbison elects three attorneys to Management Committee
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC recently elected three members to the firm’s six-member Management Committee, replacing three attorneys who completed their terms of service. The new committee members are attorneys Erika Barnes, Carol Dan Browning and Richard Wehrle.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 45 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2020 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 32 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 13 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Best Lawyers Names Six Stites & Harbison Attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America©, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named six attorneys from Stites & Harbison, PLLC as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2020.
Best Lawyers in America Honors 75 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 has recognized 75 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 49 areas of practice. Forty-three of those attorneys selected have been honored for 10 consecutive years or more.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 42 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2019 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 33 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and nine attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Benchmark Litigation 2019 Honors 15 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
Best Lawyers in America honors 72 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2019
Best Lawyers names eight Stites & Harbison attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2019
Benchmark Litigation honors 16 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2018 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 11 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and five as “Future Stars” in Kentucky.
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 51 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2018 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 55 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 39 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Best Lawyers in America honors 79 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 55 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
Benchmark Litigation honors 14 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
Best Lawyers in America honors 74 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
Best Lawyers names 16 Stites & Harbison attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2017
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 64 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2016
Benchmark Litigation names 14 Stites & Harbison Litigation Stars and Two Future Stars for 2016
Best Lawyers honors 72 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2016
Super Lawyers honor Stites & Harbison's Kentucky Attorneys
Benchmark Litigation names 15 Stites & Harbison Litigation Stars and two Future Stars
Best Lawyers names 16 Stites & Harbison attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2015
Best Lawyers honors 89 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2015
Super Lawyers honors Stites & Harbison's Kentucky attorneys for 2013-14
Eighty-nine Stites & Harbison attorneys honored by Best Lawyers in America for 2014
Best Lawyers names Stites & Harbison attorneys as 2014 Lawyers of the Year
Super Lawyers honors Stites & Harbison's Kentucky attorneys
Seventy-five Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America
Thirty-five Stites & Harbison attorneys selected for inclusion on Kentucky Super Lawyers for 2001
Seventy-three Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in "Best Lawyers in America"
Seventy-two Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in "Best Lawyers in America"