Demetrius O. Holloway
A seasoned litigator with over 22 years of experience, Demetrius represents employers in the defense of employment-based claims asserted under both Kentucky and federal law including, but not limited to, claims asserted under the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. His experience includes defending civil actions filed in both state and federal court, as well as defending against administrative actions before state and federal administrative agencies.
He is also an affiliated member of the Business Litigation and the Torts & Insurance Service Groups having successfully defended civil suits involving personal injury, defense of product liability claims, breach of contract and common law tort claims. In addition to his litigation practice, Demetrius assists clients with drafting and implementing employee handbooks and other workplace policies, and also conducts on-site training on the issues of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
From mock trial to Stites & Harbison: Louisville lawyer wins 2023 Trailblazer Award
by Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, February 5, 2024
Passing the Torch: Living Diversity
non-CLE, joint Men of Color and Women of Color event, American Bar Association Young Leaders Division 2024 Mid-Year Meeting, January 31-February 5, 2024
Demetrius Holloway Earns 2023 Trailblazer Award
by editor, Attorney At Law Magazine, January 17, 2024
Demetrius Holloway of Stites & Harbison, PLLC earns 2023 Trailblazer Award
by editor, The Lane Report, January 18, 2024
Diversity Committee, Chair
Firm Recruiting Committee, Former Member
Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, Member (2021)
Citizens for Better Judges (Louisville), Steering Committee (2022-present)
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Judicial Nominating Committee for the Fourth Supreme Court District (Feb. 2021-present)
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Personnel Board (Feb. 2020-Feb. 2021)
Junior Achievement, Regional Board Member (2020-present)
Louisville Urban League, Board of Directors
Leadership Louisville Center's Bingham Fellows, Class of 2014
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Journal of Law and Education
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Competition
Black Law Students Association
Student Bar Association
University of Louisville
Golden Key National Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Woodford R. Porter Sr. Scholar, 1992-97
Demetrius participated in the Leadership Louisville Center's Bingham Fellows Class of 2014. He is the Chairman of the Board of Deacons and Finance Board at his church.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (2019-25)
Business First of Louisville, 20 People To Know in Law (2021)
Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, 2015 Alumni Fellow
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, NITA Advocate
Alpha Media & Kentucky Lottery's Power 29 Award (2016)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2013-14)
2012 Top Lawyers in the Louisville Area for Employment Law
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 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 according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Demetrius Holloway Earns 2023 Trailblazer Award
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Louisville Bar Association’s (LBA) Diversity & Inclusion Committee recently announced Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Demetrius O. Holloway as the recipient of the 2023 Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Trailblazer Award.
2024 ABA Young Lawyers Division's Midyear Meeting
Omni Louisville, Louisville Marriott Downtown and Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY
Attorney Demetrius Holloway will speak on "passing the torch" of diversity to the younger generation of attorneys at this American Bar Association mid-year meeting.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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.
Supreme Court Rejects OSHA Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers – Allows CMS Healthcare Mandate for Facilities Receiving Medicare/Medicaid Funds
Holding that “[a]lthough Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given the agency the power to regulate public health more broadly,” in a 6-3 decision the Supreme Court of the United States, on January 13, 2022, issued a stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) on vaccination or testing for employers with 100 or more workers.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable for Mid-Size Law Firms
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Webinar
Demetrius Holloway joins a panel of speakers to discuss what is working and not working in the area of diversity and inclusion at mid-size law firms.