Honorees Include 11 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 93 in Best Lawyers in America and 14 in “Ones to Watch”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America^©, “Lawyer of the Year” and “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” lists are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

The “Lawyer of the Year” honorees include:

• Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr., Lexington Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year
• William (Bill) T. Gorton III, Lexington Environmental Law Lawyer of the Year
• Mark R. Overstreet, Lexington Administrative / Regulatory Law Lawyer of the Year
• Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons, Lexington Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year
• Carol Dan Browning, Louisville Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year
• K. Kelly Bryant, Louisville Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year
• Shannon Antle Hamilton, Louisville Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year
• David E. Saffer, Louisville Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year
• James (Jim) C. Seiffert, Louisville Tax Law Lawyer of the Year
• Michael (Mike) D. Risley, Louisville Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year
• Gregory (Greg) D. Smith, Nashville Family Law Lawyer of the Year

The Best Lawyers in America^© honorees include:

Atlanta, Ga.

• Amy Baker - Real Estate Law
  
• R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
  
• Harold (Hal) E. Gill, Jr. - Real Estate Law
• William (Bill) M. Joseph - Tax Law

Covington, Ky.

• William (Bill) G. Geisen - Litigation – Construction

Frankfort, Ky.

• Robert (Rob) C. Moore - Commercial Litigation
• Mark R. Overstreet - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, and Energy Law

Franklin, Tenn.

• B. Walker Entwistle - Real Estate Law

Lexington, Ky.

• Robert (Bob) M. Beck, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• W. Bradford (Brad) Boone - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law
• Janet A. Craig - Health Care Law and Insurance Law
• Daniel (Dan) E. Danford - Commercial Litigation
• W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Water Law
• William (Bill) T. Gorton III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, and Natural Resources Law
• Marshall R. Hixson - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Ashley Owens Hopkins - Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrew (Andy) R. Jacobs - Corporate Law
• J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation and Mediation
• David E. Longenecker - Corporate Law
• Charlotte Turner McCoy - Corporate Law, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Gregory (Greg) P. Parsons - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
• Bruce M. Reynolds - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
• Walter (Walt) S. Robertson - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Cassidy R. Rosenthal - Construction Law
• Stephen (Steve) M. Ruschell - Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Warren D. Schickli - Copyright Law
• Rebecca M.W. Sherman – Construction Law
• Adam M. Smith – Litigation – Construction
  
• Elizabeth (Liz) Lee Thompson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Chrisandrea (Chrissie) L. Turner - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Ashley W. Ward - Appellate Practice and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard M. Wehrle - Trusts and Estates

Louisville, Ky.

• Thad M. Barnes - Commercial Litigation
• Joel T. Beres - Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark Law
  
• Bethany (Beth) A. Breetz - Appellate Practice
• Matthew (Matt) W. Breetz - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Carol Dan Browning - Litigation - Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• K. Kelly Bryant - Health Care Law
• Jennifer (Jenny) J. Cave - Environmental Law
• Philip (Phil) W. Collier - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Robert (Bob) M. Connolly - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
• Brian A. Cromer - Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Mandy Wilson Decker – Biotechnology and Life Science Practice, and Patent Law
• Lawrence (Larry) C. Droege - Real Estate Law
• T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard - Real Estate Law
• Douglass (Doug) Farnsley - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Marjorie A. Farris - Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Haeberlin - Patent Law
• W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib - Banking and Finance Law, and Corporate Law
• Joseph (Joe) L. Hamilton - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
• Shannon Antle Hamilton - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and 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
• Alfred (Fred) S. Joseph, III - Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Michael E. Kleinert – Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Marc S. Murphy - Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• David W. Nagle, Jr. - Patent Law and Trade Secrets Law
• David B. Owsley II - Commercial Litigation
  
• Brian R. Pollock - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ian T. Ramsey - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David B. Ratterman - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Michael (Mike) D. Risley - Appellate Practice
• David E. Saffer - Banking and Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
• George B. (Ben) Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• James (Jim) C. Seiffert - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and 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, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard (Rick) A. Vance - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
• Whitney Frazier Watt - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Rebecca A. Weis - Employment Law – Management
• Terry L. Wright - Patent Law

Mason, Ohio

• Robin D. Miller - Commercial Litigation

Memphis, Tenn.

• Herbert B. (Bert) Wolf, Jr. - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Tax Law

Nashville, Tenn.

• Erika R. Barnes - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Edward H. Burrell III - Banking and Finance Law, and Corporate Law
• A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
• Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) R. King - Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Brenton H. Lankford – Family Law
• Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Trademark Law
• Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
• Lauren Paxton Roberts - Litigation – Banking and Finance
  
• Gregory (Greg) D. Smith - Family Law
• John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation
  

“The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” honorees include:

Covington, Ky.

• Andrew J. Poltorak - Litigation – Construction

Lexington, Ky.

• Megan K. George - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Katie M. Glass - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Robin E. McGuffin – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Emily Larish Startsman - Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Louisville, Ky.

• James Hayne - Patent Law
• Jeffrey (Jeff) S. Moad - Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Noland – Real Estate Law
• Mari-Elise Paul – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Nashville, Tenn.

• Ashley Goins Alderson - Appellate Practice, Family Law, and Insurance Law
• Rachel Dix Bishop - Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ann Ralls Brown - Family Law, and Trusts and Estates