LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America^©, “Lawyer of the Year” and “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” lists are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

The “Lawyer of the Year” honorees include:

• Johannes S. Kingma (Joe) - Atlanta Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants Lawyer of the Year
• W. Bradford Boone (Brad) - Lexington Tax Law Lawyer of the Year
• David E. Longenecker - Lexington Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year
• Charlotte Turner McCoy - Lexington Litigation – Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
• Walter S. Robertson - Lexington Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
• Carol Dan Browning - Louisville Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year
• T. Gregory Ehrhard - Louisville Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year
• Alex P. Herrington, Jr. (Mike) - Louisville Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
• David W. Nagle, Jr. - Louisville Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year
• Ian T. Ramsey - Louisville Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year

The Best Lawyers in America^© honorees include:

Atlanta, Ga.

• Amy Baker - Real Estate Law
• R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
  
• M. Michael Egan, Jr. – Construction Law
• Harold (Hal) E. Gill, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• William (Bill) M. Joseph - Tax Law
• Johannes S. Kingma (Joe) – Tax Law
• Theodore E. G. Pound (Ted) – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Shannon M. Sprinkle – Commercial Litigation

Covington, Ky.

• William (Bill) G. Geisen - Litigation – Construction

Frankfort, Ky.

• Robert (Rob) C. Moore - Commercial Litigation
• Mark R. Overstreet - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, and Energy Law

Franklin, Tenn.

• B. Walker Entwistle - Real Estate Law

Lexington, Ky.

• Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• W. Bradford (Brad) Boone - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
• Janet A. Craig - Health Care Law and Insurance Law
• Daniel (Dan) E. Danford - Commercial Litigation
• W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Water Law
• William (Bill) T. Gorton III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, and Natural Resources Law
• Marshall R. Hixson - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Ashley Owens Hopkins - Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs - Corporate Law
• J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation and Mediation
• David E. Longenecker - Corporate Law
• Charlotte Turner McCoy - Corporate Law, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law

• Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction

• Bruce M. Reynolds - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
• Walter (Walt) S. Robertson - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Cassidy R. Rosenthal - Construction Law
• Stephen (Steve) M. Ruschell - Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Warren D. Schickli - Copyright Law
• Rebecca M.W. Sherman – Construction Law
• Adam M. Smith – Litigation – Construction
• Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Chrisandrea (Chrissie) L. Turner - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Ashley W. Ward - Appellate Practice and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard M. Wehrle - Trusts and Estates

Louisville, Ky.

• Thad M. Barnes - Commercial Litigation
• Joel T. Beres - Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark Law
  
• Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz - Appellate Practice
• Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Carol Dan Browning - Litigation - Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• K. Kelly Bryant - Health Care Law
• Brian Butler – Commercial Litigation
• J. Brittany Cross Carlson – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jennifer (Jenny) J. Cave - Environmental Law
• Philip (Phil) W. Collier - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Robert (Bob) M. Connolly - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
• Brian A. Cromer - Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mandy Wilson Decker – Biotechnology and Life Science Practice, and Patent Law
• Lawrence (Larry) C. Droege - Real Estate Law
• T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
• Douglass (Doug) Farnsley - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Marjorie A. Farris - Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin - Patent Law
• W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib - Banking and Finance Law, and Corporate Law
• Joseph (Joe) L. Hamilton - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
• Shannon Antle Hamilton - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• William (Bill) E. Hellmann - Corporate Law
• Steven M. Henderson - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
• Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. - Public Finance Law
• Demetrius O. Holloway - Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III - Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Michael E. Kleinert – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Chadwick A. McTighe – Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Marc S. Murphy - Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• David W. Nagle, Jr. - Patent Law and Trade Secrets Law
• Amber Nicely – Commercial Litigation
• David B. Owsley II - Commercial Litigation
• Brian R. Pollock - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ian T. Ramsey - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David B. Ratterman - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Michael (Mike) D. Risley - Appellate Practice
• David E. Saffer - Banking and Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
• George B. (Ben) Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James (Jim) C. Seiffert - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
• Sarah Cronan Spurlock - Health Care Law
• W. Patrick (Pat) Stallard - Environmental Law
• John L. Tate - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard (Rick) A. Vance - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Zachary VanVactor – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, and Litigation – Real Estate
• Whitney Frazier Watt – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Terry L. Wright - Patent Law

Mason, Ohio

• Robin D. Miller - Commercial Litigation

Memphis, Tenn.

• Herbert B. (Bert) Wolf, Jr. - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Tax Law

Nashville, Tenn.

• Erika R. Barnes - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Edward H. Burrell III - Banking and Finance Law, and Corporate Law
• A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
• Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) R. King - Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Brenton H. Lankford – Family Law
• Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Trademark Law
• Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
• Lauren Paxton Roberts - Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Gregory (Greg) D. Smith - Family Law
• John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation

“The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honorees include:

Atlanta, Ga.:

• Matthew Gass – Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law
• Dan B. Millman – Commercial Litigation

Covington, Ky.

• Andrew J. Poltorak - Litigation – Construction

Lexington, Ky.

• Megan K. George - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Katie M. Glass - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Robin E. McGuffin – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Drake W. Staples – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Alison Zeitlin – Corporate Law

Louisville, Ky.

• Neil Barton – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James Hayne - Patent Law
• Jennifer H. Jackson – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Carolyn P. Michener – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeffrey (Jeff) S. Moad - Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Andrew Noland – Real Estate Law
• Mari-Elise Paul – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Technology Law
• Jack Seiffert – Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nashville, Tenn.

• Ashley Goins Alderson - Appellate Practice, Family Law, and Insurance Law
• Ann Ralls Brown - Family Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Mary Lucille Noah – Banking and Finance Law, and Real Estate Law