LEXINGTON, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Emily Larish Startsman has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Nest – Center for Women, Children, and Families. She will serve a three-year term.

The Nest – Center for Women, Children, and Families provides a safe place for free education, counseling, and support to children and families in crisis. Programs focus on the prevention of physical and sexual abuse, neglect of children and the stabilization of the family. The Nest, formed in 1977 in Lexington, strives to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals and families by providing ongoing support groups.

Startsman is an attorney in Stites & Harbison’s Lexington office where she is a member of the Torts and Insurance Practice Service Group. Her focus includes medical malpractice, product liability, and personal injury defense.