Chambers USA selected 21 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2016 guide.  The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States.  The list is developed based on client and peer interviews discussing the skills of individual attorneys.  “They are very responsive, prompt and very, very intelligent.  They take a proactive approach and they deliver solid results.  It is a relief knowing that Stites is handling a matter for us.  We feel in good hands.  Stites is always looking for the result that will best serve the client,” stated one client.  It is the weight of these interviews that gives the guide its highly valued reliability. 

Chambers USA ranks law firm practices in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best.  Stites & Harbison is ranked Band 1 in Kentucky for Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate.  The firm is also ranked Band 2 in Kentucky for Corporate/M&A; Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities; and Intellectual Property.  In Tennessee, the firm is ranked Band 2 for Banking & Finance and Band 3 for Real Estate.

The following attorneys are included in Chambers USA 2016 as leaders in their field for Kentucky.

Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions

      W. Thomas Halbleib, Jr.

      Alex P. Herrington, Jr. (Mike)

      James C. Seiffert

      Ralston W. Steenrod

Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities

      William T. Gorton III

      W. Patrick Stallard

Intellectual Property

      Joel T. Beres

      David W. Nagle, Jr.

Litigation: Construction

      William G. Geisen

      Anne E. Gorham

      Buckner Hinkle, Jr.

      David B. Ratterman

Litigation: General Commercial

      Philip W. Collier

      Robert M. Connolly

      Charles J. Cronan IV

Litigation: Tort & Insurance Defense

      Robert M. Connolly

Real Estate

      T. Gregory Ehrhard

      William H. Haden, Jr.

      Alfred S. Joseph, III

      David E. Saffer

The following attorneys are included in Chambers USA 2016 as leaders in their field for Tennessee.

Banking & Finance

      Julian L. Bibb

      A. Stuart Campbell

Real Estate

      Julian L. Bibb

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC is a nationally recognized, full-service business and litigation law firm with 10 offices in five states – Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee and Virginia.  Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation and among the largest law firms in the Southeast.  For more information, visit www.stites.com.