LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Legal 500 has recognized 11 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in its inaugural US City Elite 2026 rankings for Kentucky.
Legal 500 US City Elite is a city-focused ranking series that recognizes exceptional attorneys practicing in local and regional US markets. The rankings focus on regional powerhouse firms that operate at the highest levels in their respective legal markets. Selections for the US City Elite list are based on referee and peer feedback, key matters within the past year and attorney interviews.
Stites & Harbison’s honored Kentucky Members (Partners) include:
Kentucky Elite
Frederick R. Bentley (Reggie) – Commercial Disputes. Bentley’s practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation, class action litigation, real estate litigation and appellate advocacy.
Bethany A. Breetz – Commercial Disputes. Breetz’s practice focuses on both state and federal appellate advocacy as well as complex commercial litigation, including financial institution, real estate, and trust and estate litigation.
Michael E. Kleinert – Commercial Disputes. Kleinert represents clients regarding complex commercial litigation, contract negotiations, regulatory matters, insurance coverage matters, civil litigation, business torts and professional liability matters.
Chadwick A. McTighe – Commercial Disputes. McTighe represents clients in a wide range of business and commercial litigation matters, including extensive practice in class action litigation, shareholder and membership disputes, real estate litigation, data breaches and fiduciary duty litigation.
David B. Owsley II – Commercial Disputes. Owsley is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who has successfully represented clients through bet-the-company litigation in more than 35 jurisdictions in a wide array of high-stakes matters and jury trials spanning from intellectual property and commercial disputes to complex tort cases.
T. Morgan Ward, Jr. – Commercial Disputes. Ward’s practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, including real estate litigation, corporate governance disputes, regulatory and constitutional matters, and trust and estates litigation.
Brian A. Cromer – Corporate and M&A. Cromer is recognized for advising leading U.S. and the international businesses on significant corporate transactions and legal disputes, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, corporate finance matters and corporate governance issues.
Nicholas J. Lococo (Nick) – Corporate and M&A. Lococo focuses his practice on public and municipal finance, including identifying the most efficient means to finance a transaction, analyzing potential transaction risks, and drafting and reviewing legislation, agreements and certificates.
Rachel Owsley – Corporate and M&A. Rachel Owsley is an experienced transactional attorney focusing on employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance matters, conservation easement matters and other strategic commercial transactions.
Walter S. Robertson – Corporate and M&A. Robertson represents clients in all matters of business including commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation and equine law.
Alison M. Zeitlin – Corporate and M&A. Zeitlin is a transactional lawyer who focuses on equine law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters.