Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
We regularly negotiate and litigate complex issues in the United States Bankruptcy Courts from coast to coast and State and Federal Courts in our region.
Business insolvencies create challenges for lenders, creditors, suppliers, landlords and contract parties. With attorneys in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia and Indiana, Stites & Harbison's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Service Group works with our clients to find practical solutions for their issues.
The firm's practical experience in workouts, litigation and bankruptcy enables us to promptly and efficiently obtain results for our clients.
"We have dealt with Stites … and the quality of their work and level of expertise of their lawyers is excellent."
Ten Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored by 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The 2023 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers recently honored 10 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys. Seven attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers list and three were named to the Rising Stars list.
Stites & Harbison Welcomes Seven Attorneys to Multiple Offices
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announces the addition of seven attorneys to the firm. Four attorneys join the Lexington, Ky., office: Harlee Havens, Brandon Lira, John Paul Stilz and Conner Wehrle. Alexandra Dunn, Lucy McIntire and Haley Duncan join the firm in Jeffersonville, Ind., Louisville, Ky. and Nashville, Tenn., respectively.
Kentucky Now Allows Persons Age 70 and Over To Opt Out of Jury Service
In March 2023, Kentucky enacted KRS 29A.080, a new law that allows persons 70 and older to voluntarily opt out of jury service. Attorneys Ashley Ward and Kyle Schroader take a look at that new law in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
Stites & Harbison Earns 88 Rankings in 2024 Best Law Firms®
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC has been ranked in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. The firm’s National Tier 1 rankings include: Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Trademark Law.
Stites & Harbison Signature Event
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507
Join Stites & Harbison for this Signature Event in Lexington for a special evening at Rupp Arena.
Corporate Counsel Recognizes Marjorie A. Farris with 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Award – Managing Partner of the Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Corporate Counsel has honored Stites & Harbison, PLLC Chair Marjorie A. Farris as a “Managing Partner of the Year” in its 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards. She is one of six women honored in this category across the country.
Chrisandrea Turner Selected for Leadership Lexington’s Class of 2023-24
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Leadership Lexington has selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Chrisandrea L. Turner as a member of the 2023-24 Leadership Lexington program.
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®.
“To Text or Not to Text…” Challenges to Defending Employment Matters Involving Text Messages
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
WEBINAR
Employment attorney Shannon Hamilton challenges an employer may face when defending an employment matter that involves text messaging as evidence along with other matters in this myLawCLE webinar.
Reevaluating Your Company’s Compliance Program
The United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (“Division”) announced a new program—called the Compensation Incentives and Clawbacks Pilot Program (“program”)—that will shift the burden of corporate financial penalties away from shareholders and onto culpable corporate employees.
Supreme Court: Employers Must Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices Absent “Substantial” Increased Costs in Relation to the Conduct of the Business
Employment attorneys Robin McGuffin and Kyle Schroader take a look at the Supreme Court's decision on Title VII stating that employers must accommodate employee's religious practices.
Local Bankruptcy Rules: Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)
Attorneys Brian Pollock, Chrisandrea Turner, and Corey Dunn authored this Practice Note summarizing selected rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
Stites & Harbison Attorney Alisa Micu Selected for ELEVATE Kentucky Class of 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Leadership Kentucky recently selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Alisa Micu as one of 25 participants for the ELEVATE Kentucky Class of 2023.
Health Care Providers and Business Associates Beware: Use of Online Tracking Technology May Violate HIPAA
Entities regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) may be surprised to learn that use of certain online tracking technology may result in inadvertently sharing information protected under HIPAA with unauthorized third parties. On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance with far-reaching implications for HIPAA regulated entities highlighting their HIPAA compliance obligations when using third-party online tracking technologies designed to collect and analyze information pertaining to a user’s interaction with the regulated entity’s webpages and mobile apps.
UK Women Innovators Network Panel Discussion
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
University of Kentucky, Gatton Student Center, Ballroom 212A, 160 Avenue of Champions, Lexington, KY
Join Mandy Decker and the UK Office of Technology Commercialization for the UK Women Innovators Network panel discussion of the book "Funded Female Founders: How to traverse the uneven playing field and secure funding to grow your business."
When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in the Law
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Louisville Bar Association Bar Center, 600 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Louisville office attorney Calesia Henson will be a member of the panel discussing "When Race & Gender Meet: Experiences of Black Women in Law" following the Louisville Bar Association's Justice William E. McAnulty Jr. Trailblazer Award presentation.
Emerging 100 of Atlanta Inducts Brandon Sartin
ATLANTA—Emerging 100 of Atlanta (E100 Atlanta) has inducted Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Brandon D. Sartin as one of 27 new members. The induction ceremony was held in December of 2022.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 49 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2023 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 49 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 37 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Stites & Harbison Promotes Seven Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that seven attorneys have been promoted: five to Member (Partner) and two to Counsel. The promotions are effective January 2023.