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- Seventy-three Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in "Best Lawyers in America"
- Matt DeVries joins Stites & Harbison in Nashville
- Stites & Harbison attorneys honored by Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Chambers USA honors 32 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in the 2010 guide
- Buy American or Buy American?
- Ian Ramsey named Kentucky member for the International Masters of Gaming Law
- Erica Horn appointed to American Bar Association committees
- Stites & Harbison names five new members
- Rising Star: Nashville leaders under 40: Donna Roberts, Stites & Harbison
- Risk and Reward: How legal pitfalls arise as Green Building becomes more prevalent
- Stites & Harbison welcomes nine new associates
- Douglass Farnsley inducted as Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Mid-South Super Lawyers Honors 10 Nashville Stites & Harbison Attorneys and Four Rising Stars
- Broken promises - The decision of the Kentucky Supreme Court in Miller v. Johnson Controls
- Q&A with Stites & Harbison's Michael Risley
- Expert Reports (a chapter in Expert Witnesses)
- Manufacturers Win a Big Victory in Tennessee and Kentucky
- Seventy-two Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in "Best Lawyers in America"
- Double-check Family Medical Leave Eligibility
- Mike Cronan named #1 on Kentucky Super Lawyers' Top 10 Attorneys list
- Kentucky Bar Association elects Douglass Farnsley to Board of Governors for second term
- Chambers USA honors Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in the 2009 guide
- Refunds for Court-Resolved Issues and Retroactive Statutes
- "Shovel-Ready" may mean protest ready
- Indiana Super Lawyers honors Robert Lanum and Bruce Paul
- Mike Cronan named Best Lawyers' 2009 Louisville Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year
- Flexible staffing can help cope with tough economy
- Stites & Harbison attorneys recognized among top litigators in the United States
- Preparing a will can save heirs a lot of headaches
- Proving a disability is about to get much easier
- Federal Jurisdiction Based on Removal: A 50-State Survey
- Mid-South Super Lawyers honors 12 Nashville Stites & Harbison attorneys, three in the Top 100 List
- Seven new associates join Stites & Harbison in Kentucky - nine hired firmwide
- In Jeffersonville courtroom set, mock trials are serious business
- Ron Bingham, II, and James Budd join Stites & Harbison
- Laws cover workplace document retention, posting of notices
- Witnesses (Chapter 8, Kentucky Civil Practice at Trial 2008)
- Employers should heed worker complaints about retaliations
- Employers can discriminate under certain circumstances
- Stites & Harbison earns most Best of the Bar honors
- Managers' remarks decide family-care discrimination cases
- Non-competes not always binding
- Employers must adapt as rights for military families develop
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- Kentucky legislation deprives taxpayers of interest
- Not all terminated workers qualify for unemployment benefits
- Chambers USA honors 27 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in the 2008 guide
- Volunteering for Nonprofit Boards
- Settling employment suit can reduce financial, emotional cost
- Recent Developments in Title Insurance Law
- Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions offer lessons for employers in how to avoid or respond to claims of discrimination
- Discrimination suit provides lesson: Being a bully isn't against the law
- Georgia Super Lawyers honors four Stites & Harbison attorneys
- Drug-Free Workplace Act can protect companies, save money
- The Federal Reserve Board proposes substantial changes to Reg Z that would greatly impact the residential mortgage lending industry
- Training may tip suits against ex-workers who join competition
- Stites & Harbison names six new members
- Christy A. Ames joins Stites & Harbison in Louisville
- In certain circumstances, bosses can be sued for discrimination
- The long arm of workers' comp law now reaches the home
- Are Your Complaint Procedures Reasonable?
- Respond the right way to discrimination claims at work
- The Fifth Element: Adding to the Daubert Criteria
- Stites tops the list, ranks as one of the fastest-growing firms in U.S.
- Employers must be sensitive to psychiatric disability claims
- Nineteen new associates join Stites & Harbison
- Mid-South Super Lawyers honors nine Stites & Harbison attorneys
- Workers' compensation helps employees and employers
- Stites & Harbison's Nashville office moves to new SunTrust Plaza
- Religious discrimination is a potential minefield for employers
- Employers required to make new no-smoking policy known
- Sixty-three Stites & Harbison attorneys named "Best Lawyers in America"
- The Tide Turns for Non-Compete Employment Clauses
- Honesty about performance can prevent trouble after firing
- Should I Keep EVERY Email and Document, Just in Case?
- Use of credit reports when hiring carries responsibilities
- Employers who review their hiring practices can avoid lawsuits
- Two attorneys join Stites & Harbison in Alexandria
- Nashville Business Journal honors seven Stites & Harbison attorneys as Best of the Bar
- Business of Law: A bridge to the future
- Employers need to use care when adopting English-only rules
- Mayoral election offers refresher in civics for bosses, workers
- The City of Frankfort, Kentucky's Capital Seeks to Impose Tax on Lobbyists and Others Conducting Business in the City
- Workers, Employers Have Responsibilities Under Disability Law
- Women of Influence - Barbara Moss
- Employers have obligations to workers back from the military
- Chambers USA honors 22 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in 2007 guide
- Doug Farnsley elected to Board of Governors
- Stites & Harbison named "Go-To Law Firm" by Corporate Counsel magazine
- Most important deterrent to harassment suits is written policy
- Ruling over pay inequality means clock starts ticking earlier
- Kentucky Super Lawyers magazine honors 29 Stites & Harbison attorneys
- How business is organized can affect owner's liability, taxes
- Two attorneys join Stites & Harbison in Louisville
- Employers must accommodate workers who breastfeed their children
- Atlantans Celebrate Koninginnedag, The Queen of the Netherlands' Birthday
- Unpaid overtime is an expensive lawsuit waiting to happen
- Stites & Harbison Atlanta Grows by Four; Recognizes Five More
- The Uncertainties in Trial Practice
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- Stites & Harbison attorney joins Tennessee Justice Project
- Stites Attorney Announces Run for Governor's Office
- Chambers USA honors 19 Stites & Harbison attorneys with inclusion in 2006 guide
- Twenty new associates join Stites & Harbison
- Fifty-six Stites & Harbison attorneys honored as Best Lawyers
- 6th Circuit Rules in Mortgage Note Assignment Case
- Erica Horn elected to board of directors of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Nashville Business Journal honors eight Stites & Harbison attorneys as Best of the Bar
- Elizabeth Harris Ferguson joins Stites & Harbison in Nashville
- Charles H. Warfield honored by Williamson County Inns of Court
- Litigation Leader, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Robert W. Lanum and J. D. Humphries, III, receive Super Lawyers award
- Stites & Harbison names four new partners in Louisville
- Stites & Harbison adds four new attorneys in Lexington
- Six new associates join Stites & Harbison in Louisville
- Litigation Leader, Vol. 1, No. 3
- Marshall R. Hixson joins Stites & Harbison's Lexington practice
- Erica Galyon joins Stites & Harbison's Lexington office
- Andrew G. Beshear "joins" Stites & Harbison in Louisville
- STOP! Don't Take That Expert's Deposition
- Recognizing and Managing Serial Litigation
- Litigation Prevention: A Post-Litigation Checklist for Reducing Liability Exposure
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- Fall 2010 Roundtable Networking Luncheon - "Transforming Myself, My Community, and Beyond"
- Chemical Products and Toxic Torts: From Crisis to Mass Litigation: Starting Smart and Finishing Strong
- Advanced State & Local Tax Institute 2010
- 2010 ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars
- ABA's 14th Annual National Institute on the Gaming Law Minefield
- Daubert and Rule 702: Effectively Presenting and Challenging Experts in Federal Court
- Deadly Medicine: Pre-natal Genetic Testing: How Does Deadly Medicine Inform our Attitudes?
- New Laws in Sustainable Design: Will it Affect You?
- Sales Tax Symposium
- Chemical Products and Toxic Torts at a Crossroads
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We defend and prosecute claims arising from: the disposition of business entities plant closings insolvency and business failures trade secret and intellectual property issues insurance market misconduct claims asserted against financial professionals franchise terminations commercial real estate lender liability corporate directors and officers' duties, and securities and commercial disputes. Stites & Harbison has represented clients in manufacturing, the service sector, professional service providers, utilities, the mineral, oil and gas industry, casualty, property and health insurers, and companies owning, financing or operating commercial real estate, to name a few. No matter how hard a business tries, commercial disagreements are inevitable. When these situations arise, dealing with them diverts valuable commodities of management time and resources that could otherwise be applied to growing the business. To help a business successfully navigate through these situations and get it back to focusing on running the business, the steady and experienced hand of a skilled litigator is needed. The attorneys in the Business Litigation Service Group at Stites & Harbison, located in offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Indiana, makes every effort to assist clients in working their way through these contentious situations as efficiently and effectively as possible.
What others are saying about us:
"We have found Stites & Harbison responsive and diligent in all matters."
- U.S. News & World Report / Best Lawyers -
"Best Law Firms" Client Interviews 2010
". . . received excellent service and value with Stites & Harbison. They compete well with much larger firms that have much higher prices . . . adept at handling a variety of matters for business. Skip the coast and give Stites a try instead."
- U.S. News & World Report / Best Lawyers -
"Best Law Firms" Client Interviews 2010
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