LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession, has named four Stites & Harbison attorneys as Lawyers of the Year for 2010. Only one lawyer in each high-profile legal specialty in each large legal community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The honored attorneys named include:

• Robert M. Beck, Jr.—Lexington Corporate Lawyer of the Year
• C. Craig Bradley, Jr.—Louisville Securities Lawyer of the Year
• Douglass Farnsley—Louisville Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year
• Alfred S. Joseph III—Louisville Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

The lawyers honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. Best Lawyers (www.bestlawyers.com) designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities.

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