LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America^© 2018 has recognized 79 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 51 areas of practice. The number of honorees increased since last year, 74 to 79, which underscores the firm’s continued commitment to clients and providing top-notch legal services.

The Best Lawyers in America^© is a nationally recognized referral guide to the legal profession that has been published since 1983. Attorneys selected for the publication are reviewed by professional peers through an extensive survey.

The Georgia-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

• Eric J. Breithaupt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Paul G. Durdaller - Litigation – Banking and Finance

The Kentucky-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

• Thad M. Barnes - Commercial Litigation
• John A. Bartlett - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation (ERISA)
• Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr. - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Joel T. Beres - Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
• W. Bradford (Brad) Boone - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz - Appellate Practice
• Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Carol Dan Browning - Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jennifer (Jenny) J. Cave - Environmental Law
• Philip (Phil) W. Collier - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Robert (Bob) M. Connolly - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Janet A. Craig - Health Care Law, Insurance Law
• Brian A. Cromer - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Charles (Mike) J. Cronan IV - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel (Dan) E. Danford - Commercial Litigation
• Gregory (Greg) L. Davis - Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Lawrence (Larry) C. Droege - Real Estate Law
• W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
• T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard - Real Estate Law
• Douglass (Doug) Farnsley - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Marjorie A. Farris - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• William (Bill) G. Geisen - Litigation – Construction
• Kenneth J. Gish, Jr. - Litigation – Environmental
• William (Bill) T. Gorton III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
• William (Bill) H. Haden, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin - Patent Law
• W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Joseph (Joe) L. Hamilton - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Shannon Antle Hamilton - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Joseph (Joe) L. Hardesty - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• William (Bill) E. Hellmann - Corporate Law
• Stephen M. Henderson - Construction Law
• Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. - Public Finance Law
• Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs - Corporate Law
• Clark C. Johnson - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
• Brian H. Meldrum - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Marc S. Murphy - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• David W. Nagle, Jr. - Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law
• Mark R. Overstreet - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Energy Law
• David B. Owsley II - Commercial Litigation
• Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• David B. Ratterman - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Bruce M. Reynolds - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Michael (Mike) D. Risley - Appellate Practice
• Walter (Walt) S. Robertson - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Stephen (Steve) M. Ruschell - Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• David E. Saffer - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• George (Ben) Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James (Jim) C. Seiffert - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• W. Patrick (Pat) Stallard - Environmental Law
• Angela R. Stephens - Construction Law
• John L. Tate - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Chrisandrea L. Turner - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Ashley W. Ward - Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation

The Tennessee-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

• Erika R. Barnes - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Julian L. Bibb - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
• John M. Brittingham - Corporate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Robert (Bob) N. Buchanan III - Banking and Finance Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
• Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) R. King - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Jennifer L. Kovalcik - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
• Gregory (Greg) D. Smith - Family Law
• Pamela (Pam) A. Taylor - Family Law
• Stephanie R. Taylor - Entertainment law – Music, Entertainment Law - Theater
• Warren (Skip) H. Wild, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation
• Herbert B. Wolf - Corporate Law, Tax Law

The Virginia-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

• Marvin (Marv) Petry - Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Robert (Bob) E. Scully, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates