Cassidy R. Rosenthal
Cassidy R. Rosenthal is the Lexington Office Executive Member and a Member of the Construction Service Group. Her practice focuses on advising clients throughout all phases of construction projects including planning, contract drafting and negotiation, and project administration. Cassidy consults with clients, advises clients on the appropriate project delivery methods and drafts related agreements including design-build, design-bid-build, and construction management. She regularly drafts and advises national clients on design, construction, commissioning, geotechnical, vendor agreements, purchase orders and other agreements. Cassidy successfully guides her clients through construction claims and disputes including informal negotiations, mediation, litigation in state and federal courts, and in arbitration throughout the country. In addition to leading the firm's Lexington office, Cassidy is a leader in the community serving as Chair-Elect of the Commerce Lexington Board, and a leader in the construction industry serving on the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky Board, and as Past-Chair for the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Division 1 Dispute Avoidance & Resolution Steering Committee.
Message from the Incoming Board Chair
Business Focus, Official Publication of Commerce Lexington, Inc., January 2023
Legal Services: Managing a full docket
By Shannon Clinton, The Lane Report, November 16, 2022
Shining a Light on the Construction Issues Keeping In-House Counsel Up At Night
Forum on Construction Law 2022 Annual Meeting, New York, NY, May 4-7, 2022
The Art of Hot Tubbing
panel member, ABA Forum on Construction Law 2021 Fall Meeting, October 2021
Lexington legal firms tackle the pandemic pivot
by Greg Paeth, The Lane Report, October 29, 2021
Winter Warm-Up: A Forum Fireside Virtual Construction Conference
Conference Co-Chair, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, February 24-26, 2021
What to Do About Drug Use on the Job Site
Annual AGC of Kentucky Safety, Issues and Education Conference, Louisville, KY, November 1, 2019
Chapters 18 & 19: Kentucky Construction Lien and Bond Law
Public Private Partnerships in Kentucky
Has It Really Been a Decade? The 2017 AIA Contract Documents
Good Intentions, Scary Results: Avoiding the Money Pit in 'Green' Renovations
Kentucky Court of Appeals Entertains Contractor’s Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against Archite
First Steps in the Process
To Un-Jam Transportation Infrastructure Tenn. Tries P3s
Kentucky Enacts Public-Private Partnership Legislation
AIA Documents from the Owner's Perspective: How to Best Protect Your Project
ABA Webinar, April 5, 2016
Young Lawyer Division Writing Practicum
Kentucky Construction Law
Capital Construction Process for Small Institutions
Presenter, NACUBO Seminar, July 2015
Important Construction Contract Considerations: Reducing Potential Sources of Dispute
Integrated Project Delivery Contact Documents
Lexington Office Executive Member
Business Acceptance Committee, Member
Commerce Lexington, Chair-Elect of Board of Directors; former General Counsel
Leadership Lexington, Graduate
Downtown Lexington Corp., Board of Directors
Lexington Opera Society, Board of Directors, 2004-09
Lexington Junior League, 2005-10
magna cum laude
University of Kentucky College of Law
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Order of the Coif
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Kentucky Law Journal
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Research Assistant for Professor Rutherford B. Campbell
DePauw University
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Carson History Scholarship, 1996-98
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DePauw Dean's Scholarship
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Pi Beta Phi Sorority, President
In addition to leading the firm’s Lexington office, Cassidy is a leader in the community serving as Chair-Elect 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 is Past-Chair for the American Bar Association 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.
Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law (2017-23)
Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2013-17)
Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2018-23)
Benchmark Litigation, Under 40 Hot List (2016)
Commerce Lexington Appoints Cassidy Rosenthal as Board Chair for 2023
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Commerce Lexington has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Cassidy Rosenthal as Chair of its Board of Directors for 2023. Rosenthal previously served as Chair-Elect, a member of the Board of Directors and as the organization’s General Counsel.
Benchmark Litigation 2023 Honors 15 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 12 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky. The guide honors the firms and attorneys who have demonstrated the ability to consistently handle complex, high-stakes cases in multiple jurisdictions.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Commerce Lexington Appoints Cassidy Rosenthal as Chair-Elect for 2022
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Commerce Lexington has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Cassidy Rosenthal as Chair-Elect of its Board of Directors for 2022.
Benchmark Litigation 2022 Honors 15 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 12 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Winter Warm-Up: A Forum Fireside Virtual Construction Conference
Virtual Conference
Cassidy R. Rosenthal, Office Executive Member of the Lexington Office and a Member of the firm’s Construction Practice Group, is pleased to Co-Chair this year’s American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 82 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.