Chambers USA selected 21 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2016 guide. The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States. The list is developed based on client and peer interviews discussing the skills of individual attorneys. “They are very responsive, prompt and very, very intelligent. They take a proactive approach and they deliver solid results. It is a relief knowing that Stites is handling a matter for us. We feel in good hands. Stites is always looking for the result that will best serve the client,” stated one client. It is the weight of these interviews that gives the guide its highly valued reliability.

Chambers USA ranks law firm practices in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best. Stites & Harbison is ranked Band 1 in Kentucky for Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. The firm is also ranked Band 2 in Kentucky for Corporate/M&A; Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities; and Intellectual Property. In Tennessee, the firm is ranked Band 2 for Banking & Finance and Band 3 for Real Estate.

The following attorneys are included in Chambers USA 2016 as leaders in their field for Kentucky.

Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions
W. Thomas Halbleib, Jr.
Alex P. Herrington, Jr. (Mike)
James C. Seiffert
Ralston W. Steenrod

Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities
William T. Gorton III
W. Patrick Stallard

Intellectual Property
Joel T. Beres
David W. Nagle, Jr.

Litigation: Construction
William G. Geisen
Anne E. Gorham
Buckner Hinkle, Jr.
David B. Ratterman

Litigation: General Commercial
Philip W. Collier
Robert M. Connolly
Charles J. Cronan IV

Litigation: Tort & Insurance Defense
Robert M. Connolly

Real Estate
T. Gregory Ehrhard
William H. Haden, Jr.
Alfred S. Joseph, III
David E. Saffer

The following attorneys are included in Chambers USA 2016 as leaders in their field for Tennessee.

Banking & Finance
Julian L. Bibb
A. Stuart Campbell

Real Estate
Julian L. Bibb