The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 has recognized 79 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 51 areas of practice.  The number of honorees increased since last year, 74 to 79, which underscores the firm’s continued commitment to clients and providing top-notch legal services.

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

The Kentucky-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

Thad M. Barnes – Commercial Litigation

John A. Bartlett – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation (ERISA)

Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr. – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Joel T. Beres – Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law

Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz – Appellate Practice

Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Carol Dan Browning – Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions –       Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants,  Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Bradford (Brad) Boone – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law

Jennifer (Jenny) J. Cave  – Environmental Law

Philip (Phil) W. Collier – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions

Robert (Bob) 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 (Mike) J. Cronan IV – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Daniel (Dan) E. Danford – Commercial Litigation

Gregory (Greg) L. Davis – Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Lawrence (Larry) C. Droege – Real Estate Law

Blaine Early III – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law

Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard – Real Estate Law

Douglass (Doug) Farnsley – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Marjorie A. Farris – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

William (Bill) G. Geisen – Litigation – Construction

Kenneth J. Gish, Jr. – Litigation – Environmental

William (Bill) T. Gorton III – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law

William (Bill) H. Haden, Jr. – Real Estate Law

Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin – Patent Law

Thomas (Tom) Halbleib, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Joseph (Joe) L. Hamilton – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation

Shannon Antle Hamilton – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment

Joseph (Joe) L. Hardesty – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

William (Bill) E. Hellmann – Corporate Law

Stephen M. Henderson – Construction Law

Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. – Public Finance Law

Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs – Corporate Law

Clark C. Johnson – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III – Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

Clarke Keller – Commercial Litigation, Mediation

Brian H. Meldrum – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Marc S. Murphy – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar

David W. Nagle, Jr. – Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law

Mark R. Overstreet – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Energy Law

David B. Owsley II – Commercial Litigation

Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

David B. Ratterman – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Bruce M. Reynolds – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation & Controversy – Tax, Tax Law

Michael (Mike) D. Risley – Appellate Practice

Walter (Walt) S. Robertson – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Stephen (Steve) M. Ruschell – Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law

David E. Saffer – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

George (Ben) Sanders, Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

James (Jim) C. Seiffert – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law

Patrick (Pat) Stallard – Environmental Law

Angela R. Stephens – Construction Law

John L. Tate – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Chrisandrea L. Turner – Litigation – Bankruptcy

Ashley W. Ward – Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Morgan Ward, Jr. – Commercial Litigation