Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

97 The Best Lawyers in America^® awards

30 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America awards

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A full service Southeastern-based law firm representing clients across the United States and internationally, Stites & Harbison PLLC is known as a preeminent firm managing sophisticated transactions, challenging litigation, and complex regulatory matters on a daily basis. The firm represents a broad spectrum of clients including multinational corporations, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health care organizations, manufacturers, private companies, nonprofit organizations, family-owned businesses and individuals. Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation.

The firm maintains 11 offices across six states--Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia--and is able to service the needs of international clients with its memberships in Business Counsel, Inc. and Lex Mundi. Additionally, Stites & Harbison is a member of The Harmonie Group, the national network of top litigation law firms, and is the Kentucky representative to the prestigious Southern Law Network.

Management & Demographics

Management & Personnel

Marjorie A. Farris

Chair of the Firm

Kimberly G. Schmittel

Director of Marketing & Business Development

Derek Halliburton, C.P.A

Executive Director

Thad M. Barnes

Management Committee

Erika R. Barnes

Management Committee

Carol Dan Browning

Management Committee

Richard M. Wehrle

Management Committee

Walter S. Robertson

Management Committee

Richard S. Myers Jr.

Management Committee

Clients

About Our Clients

AEGON USA Investment Management, Inc.
AFL Telecommunications
Air Products and Chemicals (A/P)
Akebono Corporation
The Alliance of Community Hospices & Palliative Care Services, Inc.
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
Appriss, Inc. formerly Interactive Systems, LLC (d.b.a. The VINE Company)
Ashland Inc.
BioFocus
Bluegrass Conservancy
Boston Scientific
Brown-Forman Corporation
Caldwell Tanks, Inc.
Cardiovascular Innovation Institute (CII)
Carnett
Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialiation
Churchill Downs
Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
The Cordish Company
Corrections Corporation of America
Deepwater Wind
Delta Dental
Emerson Electric Co.
Fidelity Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Genscape, Inc.
Gray Construction
Greater Louisville Medical Society
Grindmaster-Cecilware Corporation
Hoover Precision Products
Interactive Gaming Council (IGC)
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
KFC Corporation
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board
Life Before Us (d/b/a YO)
Louisville Ladder, Inc.
Louisville Metro Housing Authority
Louisville Regional Airport Authority
M.A. Mortenson Company
NASA
Pernod Richard USA, Inc.
Pizza Hut
PNC Bank, N.A.
Purdue Pharma, L.P.
Regenersis
Reliastar Life Insurance Company
Republic Bank & Trust Company
River Fields, Inc.
Robert Bosch Corporation
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company
Stonestreet Stables, LLC
United Community Bank
University Medical Center, Inc.
The University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Tennessee Research Foundation
Vanderbilt Minerals
Vogt Power International
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Wearwell, Inc.
Yum! Brands