August 16, 2024

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 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 according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 31 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Recipients of Best Lawyers® honors 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 M. (Bob) Beck, Jr. - Lexington Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
Bruce M. Reynolds - Lexington Tax Law Lawyer of the Year
Ashley W. Ward - Lexington Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year
Carol Dan Browning - Louisville Litigation – Construction Lawyer of the Year
T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard - Louisville Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year
Jeffrey A. (Jeff) Haeberlin - Louisville Patent Law Lawyer of the Year
Steven M. Henderson - Louisville Construction Law Lawyer of the Year
Alex P. (Mike) Herrington, Jr. - Louisville Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year
David W. Nagle, Jr. - Louisville Trade Secrets Law Lawyer of the Year
Edward H. Stopher - Louisville Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year
T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Louisville Litigation – Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Alexandra (Alex) MacKay - Nashville Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year

The Best Lawyers in America® honorees include:

Atlanta, Ga.

R. Daniel (Dan) Douglass - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
M. Michael Egan - Construction Law
Harold E. (Hal) Gill, Jr. - Real Estate Law
William M. (Bill) Joseph - Tax Law
Johannes S. (Joe) Kingma - Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Theodore E. G. (Ted) Pound - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Shannon M. Sprinkle - Commercial Litigation

Covington, Ky.

William G. (Bill) Geisen - Litigation – Construction

Frankfort, Ky.

Mark R. Overstreet - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, and Energy Law

Franklin, Tenn.

B. Walker Entwistle - Real Estate Law

Jeffersonville, Ind.

Douglas (Doug) Bates - Aviation Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Lexington, Ky.

Robert M. (Bob) 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 E. (Dan) Danford - Commercial Litigation
Brady W. Dunnigan – Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
W. Blaine Early III - Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Water Law
Kenneth J. (Ken) Gish, Jr. - Energy Law, Environmental Law, and Litigation - Environmental
William T. (Bill) 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 R. (Andy) Jacobs - Corporate Law
J. Clarke Keller - Commercial Litigation and Mediation
David E. Longenecker - Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Charlotte Turner McCoy - Corporate Law, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
Gregory P. (Greg) Parsons - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
Bruce M. Reynolds - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
Walter S. (Walt) Robertson - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Cassidy R. Rosenthal - Construction Law
Stephen M. (Steve) 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
Adam M. Smith - Litigation – Construction
Emily Larish Startsman - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Chrisandrea L. (Chrissie) Turner - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, 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 A. (Beth) Breetz - Appellate Practice
Matthew W. (Matt) Breetz - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability 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
Brian Butler - Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
J. Brittany Cross Carlson – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jennifer J. (Jenny) Cave - Environmental Law
Robert M. (Bob) 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 C. (Larry) Droege - Real Estate Law
Scot A. Duvall - Trademark Law
T. Gregory (Greg) Ehrhard - Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
Grant M. Ehrlich – Patent Law
Marjorie A. Farris - Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Jeffrey A. (Jeff) Haeberlin - Patent Law
W. Thomas (Tom) Halbleib, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, and Corporate Law
Joseph L. (Joe) Hamilton - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Shannon Antle Hamilton - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
William E. (Bill) Hellmann - Corporate Law
Steven M. Henderson - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
Alex P. (Mike) Herrington, Jr. - Public Finance Law
Demetrius O. Holloway - Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Michael E. Kleinert - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Chadwick A. McTighe - Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
David W. Nagle, Jr. - Patent Law and Trade Secrets Law
Andrew Noland - Land Use and Zoning, and Real Estate Law
David B. Owsley II - Commercial Litigation
Rachel Owsley - Corporate Law
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 D. (Mike) Risley - Appellate Practice
David E. Saffer - Banking and Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
George B. (Ben) Sanders, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Sarah Cronan Spurlock - Health Care Law
W. Patrick (Pat) Stallard - Environmental Law
Edward H. Stopher - Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
John L. Tate - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Richard A. (Rick) Vance - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Banking and Finance
Zachary M. (Zack) VanVactor - Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
T. Morgan Ward, Jr. - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Whitney Frazier Watt - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Terry L. Wright - Patent Law

Mason, Ohio

Robin D. Miller - Commercial Litigation and Litigation Construction

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, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
A. Stuart Campbell - Corporate Law
Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda - Family Law
Elizabeth A. Garrett - Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation
Jeffrey R. (Jeff) 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
Samuel F. (Sam) Miller - Litigation – Intellectual Property and Litigation – Patent
Richard S. Myers, Jr. - Copyright Law
Lauren Paxton Roberts - Litigation – Banking and Finance
S. Madison (Matt) Roberts - Real Estate Law
Gregory D. (Greg) Smith - Family Law
John R. Wingo - Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America honorees include: