Attorneys

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Demetrius O. Holloway

Louisville, KY

502-681-0490

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.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Employment Law

Employment Litigation

Health Care – Employment

Litigation & Appeals

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Liability Litigation

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

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

Supreme Court Rejects OSHA Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers – Allows CMS Healthcare Mandate for Facilities Receiving Medicare/Medicaid Funds

with Shannon Antle Hamilton, Ashley Owens Hopkins, Robin E. McGuffin and Robin D. Miller, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 14, 2022

20 People to Know in Law: Demetrius Holloway

Louisville Business First, May 14, 2021

Louisville Businesses Prepare to Loosen COVID Restrictions

by Buzz staff, Bollyinside.com, May 25, 2021

Can workplaces require employees to be vaccinated? Attorneys say they are getting lots of questions as people return to the office.

Wave3.com, May 25, 2021

Attorney: Businesses in Kentucky can require proof of vaccination for employees, customers

by Lexie Ratterman, WDRB.com, May 25, 2021

'I'll be thrilled to death to have our customers back': Businesses preparing for loosening COVID-19 safety restrictions

by Dennis Ting, WHAS11.com, May 25, 2021

Can workplaces require employees to be vaccinated?

WBKO.com, May 25, 2021

Know your rights: Do you have to show employers, businesses COVID vaccination card?

By WAVE News Staff, WKYT.com, March 18, 2021

Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable for Mid-Size Law Firms

Panelist, presented by Thomas Reuters, September 9, 2020

Back on Track: Post-Pandemic Re-Opening Guidance for Kentucky Employers

with Shannon Antle Hamilton

GUEST COMMENT: Coronavirus ushers in mandatory paid leave — what employers need to know

Louisville Business First, March 24, 2020

COVID-19 Ushers in Mandatory Paid Leave – What Employers Need to Know

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 20, 2020

The Lack of Diversity in Law

Speaker, LBA Young Lawyers Section's Monthly Networking & Lunch Meeting, February 27, 2020

Information You Need on the COVID-19 Coronavirus

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, March 2020

Lawyer Up! Kentucky Imposes New Requirement for Legal Representation at Unemployment Hearings

Stites & Harbison Client Alert, May 1, 2019

Review of Kentucky Employment Law Cases

34th Annual Carl A. Warns and Edwin R. Render Labor & Employment Law Institute, June 15, 2017 with Shannon Antle Hamilton

What Is It Now? An Employer's Expanding Duty to Accommodate

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Thirsty Thursday networking event, Louisville, Ky.

A “Supreme” Summer for Employers

Thirsty Thursday, Stites & Harbison networking event, October 24, 2013

FMLA Update 2013

29th Annual Kentucky SHRM Conference, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Louisville, Ky., September 26, 2013

FMLA Update 2013

25th Annual Human Resources Update, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Louisville, Ky., May 15, 2013

Non-profit employees and volunteers - do you know the difference?

Kentuckiana Association of Volunteer Administrators, Louisville, Ky., May 10, 2012

OMG! My employees are on Facebook!

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Thirsty Thursday networking event, Louisville, Ky., September 22, 2011

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

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 Southern District of Indiana

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

Firm Leadership

Diversity Committee, Chair

Firm Recruiting Committee, Former Member

Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, Member (2021)

Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

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Labor & Employment Section, Chair

Community Involvement

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

Education

J.D.,

2000

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Org / Honor

Journal of Law and Education

Association of Trial Lawyers of America Competition

Black Law Students Association

Student Bar Association

B.A., Political Science,

1997

University of Louisville

Org / Honor

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

More Than Stites & Harbison

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.

Accolades

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

Contact Resources

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Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 16, 2024

Press Releases

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. He will be honored at the annual Trailblazer Award Ceremony to be held in February. The Trailblazer...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

January 25, 2024

Events

2024 ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Midyear Meeting

Date: January 31, 2024 -

February 5, 2024

Omni Louisville, Louisville Marriott Downtown and Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY

Presented by the American Bar Association The 2024 ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Midyear Meeting will be held in Louisville, KY. Take advantage of networking opportunities, engage in ABA governance, attend CLE programming, celebrate industry leaders, and learn how the House of Delegates enacts change for the profession. Event Highlights Alexander...
by Demetrius O. Holloway

January 23, 2024

Press Releases

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®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 24, 2023

Press Releases

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©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 18, 2022

Client Alerts

Supreme Court Rejects OSHA Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers – Allows CMS Healthcare Mandate for Facilities Receiving Medicare/Medicaid Funds

OSHA ETS on Employers with 100+ Workers Stayed by Supreme Court 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,...
by Shannon Antle Hamilton, Demetrius O. Holloway, Ashley Owens Hopkins, Robin E. McGuffin and Robin D. Miller

January 14, 2022

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 11 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 93 in Best Lawyers in America and 14 in “Ones to Watch” 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...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

September 01, 2021

Events

Diversity and Inclusion Roundtable for Mid-Size Law Firms

Date: September 9, 2020 -

Time: 11:00 a.m. -

12:30 p.m.

Webinar

Presented by Thomson Reuters Please join us for a roundtable discussion Please join Demetrius Holloway, Kenya Pierre, and Courtney Williams to discuss what is working and not working in the area of diversity and inclusion at mid-size law firms. Speakers: Demetrius Holloway, Member, Employment Law Service Group, Stites & Harbison,...
by Demetrius O. Holloway

September 02, 2020

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