LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that attorneys Edward H. Stopher and Charles H. Stopher of Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP have joined the firm’s Louisville, Ky., office. They are members of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group and secondary members of the Business Litigation Service Group.

“We are incredibly honored to have Ed and Charles join Stites & Harbison,” stated Marjorie A. Farris, Chair of Stites & Harbison. “Ed is one of the finest litigators in the country with a brilliant trial mind. Charles is a revered lawyer who is highly respected by both his clients and other attorneys. We are very excited about what they both bring to the firm, and know our clients will greatly benefit from their knowledge and expertise.”

Edward Stopher is Of Counsel with Stites & Harbison. His practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on corporate, insurance, product liability and legal malpractice litigation. Serving as lead counsel in numerous high profile jury trials, he has tried more than 100 civil cases to verdict in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia. His practice includes extensive experience in defending insurance carriers in bad faith claims. Among his many honors, he is a Fellow of three elite, invitation-only trial organizations — the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.

Charles Stopher is a Member (Partner) of Stites & Harbison. His civil litigation practice focuses on personal injury, products liability, insurance bad faith, employment, professional liability and breach of contract litigation. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America and Kentucky Super Lawyers.