LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America^© 2019 has recognized 72 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 49 areas of practice. Forty-two of those attorneys selected have been honored for 10 consecutive years or more.

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 Georgia-based attorneys, with their practice areas, include:

• Eric J. Breithaupt - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

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

• Thad M. Barnes - Commercial Litigation
• 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
• W. Bradford (Brad) Boone - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• Carol Dan Browning - Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• K. Kelly White Bryant - Health Care 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
• W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
• T. 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
• William (Bill) T. Gorton III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin - Patent Law
• W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib, Jr. - Banking & 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
• William (Bill) E. Hellmann - Corporate Law
• Steven M. Henderson - Construction Law
• Alex (Mike) P. Herrington, Jr. - Public Finance Law
• Demetrius O. Holloway - Employment Law – Management
• Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs - Corporate Law
• Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation, Mediation
• Robert C. Moore - Commercial Litigation
• 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
• Cassidy R. Rosenthal - Construction 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 & Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• George (Ben) B. Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James (Jim) C. Seiffert - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 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, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Chrisandrea (Chrissie) L. Turner - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Ashley W. Ward - Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
• Richard M. Wehrle - Trusts & Estates
• Terry L. Wright - Patent Law

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

• Erika R. Barnes - Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
• Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) R. King - Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
• Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
• Gregory (Greg) D. Smith - Family Law
• Warren (Skip) H. Wild, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation
• Herbert B. (Bert) Wolf, Jr. - Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law

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

• Marvin (Marv) Petry - Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Robert (Bob) E. Scully, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts & Estates