The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 has recognized 72 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 50 areas of practice.
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
Andrew (Andy) G. Beshear – Commercial Litigation
Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz – Appellate Practice
Carol Dan Browning – Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Ward Bradford (Brad) Boone – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Walter (Walt) R. Byrne, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation 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
Blaine Early III – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard – Real Estate Law
John M. Famularo – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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
Anne E. Gorham – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
William (Bill) T. Gorton III – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
William (Bill) H. Haden, Jr. – Real Estate 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 – Litigation – Construction
William (Bill) E. Hellmann – Corporate Law
Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. – Public Finance Law
Buckner (Buck) Hinkle, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
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
Mauritia G. Kamer – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment
Clarke Keller – Commercial Litigation, Mediation
Brian H. Meldrum – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas (Tom) E. Meng – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Real Estate, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law
Marc S. Murphy – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Mark R. Overstreet – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Energy Law
Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
David Porter – Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates
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
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
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
Ashley W. Ward – Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Morgan Ward, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
Jack A. Wheat – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Michele M. Whittington – Administrative / Regulatory Law
