Demetrius Holloway named to Lawyers of Color’s 2019 Nation’s Best List

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Lawyers of Color has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Demetrius Holloway to its inaugural Nation’s Best list for 2019 in the Southern Region.

Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit devoted to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities. The Nation’s Best honorees were chosen due to their exemplary accomplishments and commitment to diversity and inclusion efforts in the legal community. Attorneys were chosen in six regions of the nation: Eastern, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southern, Southwest and Western.

Holloway is a Member (Partner) of Stites & Harbison based in the Louisville, Ky., office. A seasoned litigator with over 18 years of experience, Holloway 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.

Within the firm, Holloway is Chair of the Diversity Committee and is a member of the Firm Recruiting Committee. Outside of the firm, he is Chair of the Louisville Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Section and is the Chairman of the Board of Deacons and Finance Board at his church. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association of Kentucky’s Community Leadership Board. Holloway also participated in Leadership Louisville Center’s Bingham Fellows Class of 2014.