LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison attorney Charles J. (Mike) Cronan IV was named the #1 attorney on Kentucky Super Lawyers’ Top 10 Attorneys list. The Top 10 Attorneys list is composed of those attorneys who received the highest point totals in the peer review process. Cronan received the most points in this year’s Kentucky peer evaluation.

“Mike is very deserving of this honor for many reasons,” said Kennedy Helm III, chairman of the firm. “First, he is a terrific litigator. Second, he annually gets the highest marks from clients for his servicing of their needs. And, finally, he serves as an outstanding mentor to younger attorneys.”

Mike Cronan is a member and former Managing Partner (1994-1997) of Stites & Harbison. He serves as chair of the Health Care Service Group. His practice focuses on civil litigation, with emphasis on business and complex litigation, health care law and alternative dispute resolution.

Super Lawyers is a guide compiled by Law & Politics Magazine that honors exceptional attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. Winners are selected using a multi-step process, including lawyer nominations, peer evaluations and internal research. Only 5% of the lawyers in each state or region are named in Super Lawyers.