LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison announced today that 73 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for their work in 35 areas of practice in The Best Lawyers in America®2011. Sixteen of the firm’s attorneys are honored in three or more practice areas. Michael Risley and Cathy Speers are new honorees this year. The 73 attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

Katherine S. Allen

• Banking Law
• Equipment Finance Law

John A. Bartlett

• Employee Benefits Law

Robert M. Beck, Jr.

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Joel T. Beres

• Information Technology Law
• Intellectual Property Law

Julian L. Bibb

• Banking Law
• Corporate Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law

C. Craig Bradley, Jr.

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Securities Law

Bethany A. Breetz

• Appellate Law

Carol Dan Browning

• Mass Tort Litigation
• Medical Malpractice Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

Robert N. Buchanan, III

• Banking Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

Walter R. Byrne, Jr.

• Banking Law

A. Stuart Campbell

• Corporate Law

Bruce F. Clark

• Administrative Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Tax Law

Philip W. Collier

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Robert 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 J. Cronan IV

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

R. Daniel Douglass

• Construction Law

W. Blaine Early, III

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Water Law

J. Bryan Echols

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

T. Gregory Ehrhard

• Real Estate Law

John M. Famularo

• Personal Injury Litigation

Douglass Farnsley

• Medical Malpractice Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

Matthew A. Gillies

• Construction Law

Robert C. Goodrich, Jr.

• Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Anne E. Gorham

• Construction Law

William T. Gorton, III

• Energy Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law

Charles A. Grice

• Banking Law

Robert W. Griffith

• Commercial Litigation

William H. Haden, Jr.

• Real Estate Law

W. Thomas Halbleib, Jr.

• Banking Law
• Corporate Law

Joseph L. Hardesty

• Construction Law

Kennedy Helm III

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

Alex P. Herrington, Jr.

• Public Finance Law

Michael J. Hinchion

• Banking Law

Barry A. Hines

• Real Estate Law

Buckner Hinkle, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law

J.D. Humphries, III

• Construction Law

Alfred S. Joseph, III

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

J. Clarke Keller

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Commercial Litigation

Laura D. Keller

• Environmental Law

Jeffrey R. King

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

Thomas E. Meng

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Real Estate Law

Marc S. Murphy

• Commercial Litigation

Mark R. Overstreet

• Administrative Law
• Communications Law
• Energy Law

Gregory P. Parsons

• Construction Law

William L. Penny

• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law
• Water Law

Marvin Petry

• Intellectual Property Law

J. David Porter

• Trusts and Estates Law

Forrest W. Ragsdale, III

• Franchise Law

David B. Ratterman

• Construction Law

Bruce M. Reynolds

• Employee Benefits Law
• Tax Law

Michael D. Risley

• Appellate Law

Stephen M. Ruschell

• Corporate Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law

David E. Saffer

• Banking Law
• Real Estate Law

Kenneth R. Sagan

• Corporate Law

George B. Sanders, Jr.

• Employee Benefits Law

Robert E. Scully, Jr.

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

James C. Seiffert

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisition Law
• Tax Law

Daniel W. Small

• Banking Law

Gregory D. Smith

• Family Law

Cathy Carpenter Speers

• Family Law

W. Patrick Stallard

• Environmental Law

Ronald G. Steen, Jr.

• Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

John L. Tate

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

Pamela A. Taylor

• Family Law

Elizabeth L. Thompson

• Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Ashley W. Ward

• Appellate Law
• Product Liability Litigation

Jack A. Wheat

• Intellectual Property Law

Michele M. Whittington

• Administrative Law

Warren H. Wild, Jr.

• Real Estate Law
  

"The recognition we have received from Best Lawyers validates our firm-wide commitment to providing the best level of service possible to our clients," said Kennedy Helm III, chairman of Stites & Harbison, PLLC.

Best Lawyers named Stites & Harbison as Top-Listed in Kentucky for:

• Administrative Law
• Banking Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Construction Law
• Employee Benefits Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Franchise Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Mining Law
• Municipal Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Product Liability Litigation
• Public Finance Law

Best Lawyers amed Stites & Harbison as Top-Listed in Tennessee for:

• Equipment Finance Law
• Family Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Water Law
  

In addition, the firm is Top-Listed in Alexandria, Va., for:

• Bet-the-Company Litigation

Top-listed in Frankfort, Ky., for:

• Administrative Law
• Communications Law
• Corporate Law
• Energy Law
• Tax Law

Top-Listed in Lexington, Ky., for:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking Law
• Construction Law
• Employee Benefits Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Franchise Law
• Insurance Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Water Law

Top-Listed in Louisville, Ky., for:

• Appellate Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Construction Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Municipal Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation
• Public Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Top-Listed in Nashville, Tn., for:

• Equipment Finance Law
• Family Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Water Law
  

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