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    Press Releases

    99 Stites & Harbison Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers in America®

    LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 99 of its lawyers are included in the 2027 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, 10 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 21 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.

    Firm Earns 10 “Lawyer of the Year” Honors and 21 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Recognitions LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 99 of its lawyers are included in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in...
    by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

    August 24, 2026

    Real Estate

    Events

    Local Development Meet Up 2026

    Date: August 27, 2026

    - August 29, 2026

    Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu, 710 E. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Ky. 40202

    Real Estate attorney Brian Lee will be a panelist, along with other strategic partners including a lender, architect, and engineer, for the 2026 Local Development Meet Up in Louisville, Ky.

    Hosted by Kristi Kandel and Raphael Collazo (Co-Hosts of the Local Real Estate Developer Podcast) Join local developers, investors, and industry leaders for three days of connection, knowledge, and strategy to build stronger communities. The Meet Up will include: Engaging Panels of Industry Experts Site Tours of projects shaping our...
    by Brian P. Lee

    August 21, 2026

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    Client Alerts

    Judgment Day on the Jobsite: Accounting for AI in Construction — From Contract to the Field

    When we last checked in on our friend the Terminator (Artificial Intelligence: Accounting for AI in Construction Documents), we left off at the front end — accounting for AI at the time of contract. But the machines did not stop at the contract. As James Cameron’s 1991 sequel taught us, the real story is what happens after the paperwork, when the technology walks off the page and onto the site. This is that sequel.

    When we last checked in on our friend the Terminator (Artificial Intelligence: Accounting for AI in Construction Documents), we left off at the front end — accounting for AI at the time of contract. But the machines did not stop at the contract. As James Cameron’s 1991 sequel taught us,...
    by J. Ross Hutchison

    August 19, 2026

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    Press Releases

    Managing IP Honors James Hayne and Nick Stewart on 2026 “Rising Stars” List

    LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys James Hayne and Nick Stewart to its 2026 “Rising Stars” list. This is Hayne’s fifth time and Stewart’s fourth time being honored.

    LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys James Hayne and Nick Stewart to its 2026 “Rising Stars” list. This is Hayne’s fifth time and Stewart’s fourth time being honored. Managing IP recognizes the most highly regarded intellectual property attorneys in the U.S. and...
    by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

    August 14, 2026

    Mandy Wilson Decker

    Press Releases

    Managing IP Honors Mandy Wilson Decker for 12th Time on 2026 “Top 250 Women in IP” List

    Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine recently selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker to the 2026 edition of Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” This is the 12th time Decker has been honored on this list, and she is the only attorney honored from Kentucky.

    Decker is the Only Attorney Honored from Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) magazine recently selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Mandy Wilson Decker to the 2026 edition of Managing IP’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” This is the 12th time Decker has been honored on this list, and...
    by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

    August 13, 2026