2021BookofLists
40 | LAW
Law Firms
Firms with 12 or fewer lawyers March 2020
Ranked by number of lawyers in local office March 2020
Rank
Firm Name Address Phone Website
Lawyers in Local Office1/ All Offices
Local Partners/ Associates/ of Counsel/ Paralegals
Main Practice Areas
Managing Partner(s)2 in Local Office/ Year Founded Locally/ Total Number of Offices
Firm Name Address Phone Website
Lawyers in Local Office1
1
Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 2100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-3000 www.skofirm.com
55/133
34/8/14/10
Commercial litigation; corporate mergers and acquisitions; utility, energy, mineral and environmental; securities; corporate finance/lending; labor, employment and employee benefits; intellectual property, alcohol & hospitality; corporate governance; state and local tax; bankruptcy; real estate; health care; equine
P. Douglas Barr (Managing Director)/ 1897/5
Dickinson Wright, PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 899-8700 www.dickinson-wright.com
12
2
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 425-1000 www.dinsmore.com
45/682
20/16/9/5
Business litigation, corporate, transactional, labor & employment, natural resources, environmental, insurance, product liability, mass torts, bankruptcy, creditor’s rights, estate planning, real estate, public finance, intellectual property, equine law & gaming, political law
Chauncey S. R. Curtz (Managing Partner, Lexington)/ 1997/27
Fowler Bell, PLLC 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6700 www.folwerlaw.com
12
3
37/53
20/14/3/8
Administrative law; bankruptcy; business & corporate law; mergers & acquisitions; commercial & business litigation; construction law; criminal defense; employment law; energy/mineral law; equine law; estate planning & administration; family law; gaming law; government solutions; health care law; insurance defense; arbitration & mediation; real estate law; land use law; creditor’s rights & foreclosures; wireless communications law; oil & gas law; intellectual property law; health care professional licensure defense; hospital representation; legal malpractice defense; malpractice professional liability defense; medical malpractice; nursing home negligence and professional liability defense; taxation; tax compliance; tax controversy; tax planning; transaction tax; politics, elections, and campaign finance, agriculture, hemp production
James H. Frazier, III/ 1978/6
Rose, Grasch, Camenisch, Mains 326 S. Broadway Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 721-2100 www.rgcmlaw.com
11
McBrayer, PLLC 201 E. Main St., Ste. 900 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8780 www.mcbrayerfirm.com
Walters Richardson, PLLC 771 Corporate Drive, Ste. 900 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 219-9090 www.waltersrichardson.com
10
3
Stites & Harbison, PLLC 250 W. Main St., Ste. 2300 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 226-2300 www.stites.com
37/161
24/10/1/4
Banking; business & finance; business litigation; business services; mergers & acquisitions; construction; creditors’ rights; employment; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental, natural resources & energy; equine; health care; insurance regulatory; intellectual property & technology; manufacturing; mining; real estate; taxation; tax-exempt organizations; torts & insurance; trusts & estates, data privacy &security
Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal (Office Executive Member)/ 1832/10
Fogle Keller Walker, PLLC 300 E. Main St., Ste. 400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-4700 www.fkw-law.com
9
5
Frost Brown Todd, LLC Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 2800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-0000 www.frostbrowntodd.com
36/525
23/13/NA/6
Appellate, bankruptcy & restructuring, business & commercial litigation, CMBS lending & servicing transactions, construction, corporate law, employee benefits & ERISA, environmental, estate planning & administration, finance, government contracting, government services, insurance coverage & bad faith, insurance regulation & risk management, intellectual property, international services, labor & employment litigation, product liability & tort litigation, public affairs, real estate, tax
Jonathan S. Miller (Managing Partner)/ 1981/13
King & Schickli, PLLC 3800 Corporate Drive, Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40501 (859) 252-0889 www.iplaw1.net
9
7
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP Lexington Financial Center 250 W. Main St., Ste. 1600 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 233-2012 www.wyattfirm.com
30/127
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC One Paragon Centre 2525 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. 300 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 219-8200 www.steptoe-johnson.com
6
Landrum & Shouse, LLP 106 W. Vine St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-2424 www.landrumshouse.com
28/31
Wallingford Law, PSC 1050 Monarch St., Ste. 100 Lexington, KY 40517 (859) 219-0066 www.wallingfordlaw.com Morgan & Pottinger, PSC 175 E. Main St., Ste. 200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 253-1900 www.morganandpottinger.com
5
Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC 333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1500 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-8581 www.sturgillturner.com
28/28
Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC 333 W. Vine St., Ste. 1100 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 422-6000 www.whtlaw.com
TIE
TIE
6
20/3/7/4
Main practice areas – bank regulatory; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, commercial lending; corporate and securities; data privacy and security; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental; equine and gaming; general business; governmental affairs and regulated industries; health care; immigration; intellectual property protection and litigation; labor and employment; labor union relations; land use and zoning; litigation and dispute resolution; natural resources and energy; nonprofit institutions; public finance and economic development; real estate and lending; real estate development; taxation; title insurance; trusts; estates and personal planning
W. Craig Robertson/ 1977/5
Arbitration & mediation; appellate litigation; bad faith insurance defense; business & commercial law; corporations & llc’s; breach of contract; criminal defense; white collar crime defense; criminal infractions; federal search warrants; employment law for employees; employment law for employers; insurance defense; sexual discriminations, sexual harassment defense; estate & probate; wills & trusts; health care directives; insurance defense; mineral law; products liability defense; railroad law; trucking defense; commercial vehicle accidents; workers compensations; construction site accidents
Leslie P. Vose/ Managing Partner/ 1956/2
19/6/3/8
Arbitration & mediation, bankruptcy, business law, commercial litigation, constitutional law & civil rights, education law (K-12 schools and higher education), employment law, governmental and municipal law, health care law, medical malpractice defense, nursing home defense, torts & insurance law, trusts and estate planning, utilities and energy law, sustainable energy, workers’ compensation defense
Stephen L. Barker/ 1957/1
DelCotto Law Group PLLC 200 N. Upper St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-5800 www.dlgfirm.com
5
28/33
14/14/0/0
Insurance defense and coverage, workers’ compensation defense and coverage, appellate practice, automobile litigation, bad faith defense and extra contractual, bankruptcy, commercial transactions and contracts, construction law, employment law, family and probate matters, fire and casualty, government and municipal liability, mass torts, medical negligence defense, premises liability, products liability, surety and fidelity, trucking, transportation and freight
Walter A. Ward, George B. Hocker, Gregg E. Thornton/ 1984/2
Goss Samford 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Ste. B-325 Lexington, KY 40504 (859) 368-7740 www.gosssamfordlaw.com
4
Jackson Kelly, PLLC City Center 100 W. Main St., Ste. 700 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-9500 www.jacksonkelly.com
19/145
10/4/5/4
Commercial, litigation, tax, health care, finance, federal black lung & worker’s compensation, construction, occupational safety & health, environmental, equine
Clifton B. Clark/ 1985/11
Littler Mendelson, PSC 333 W Vine St., Ste. 1720 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 317-7970 www.littler.com
4
Kinkead & Stitz PNC Tower, 301 E. Main St., Ste. 800 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 296-3600 www.ksattorneys.com
19/19
13/6/1/8
Commercial, employment, real estate, civil rights, construction and trust & estate litigation practices, medical malpractice defense, professional negligence & legal ethics, natural resources, real estate transactions and financing, commercial leasing, zoning and development, 1031 exchanges, tax planning and more.
Robert Stiltz, Jr./ 1997/1
Webb Hoskins Brown & Thompson, PSC 2393 Alumni Drive, Ste. 101 Lexington,KY 40517 (859) 296-9229 www.kytitlelaw.com
4
12
Gess Mattingly & Atchison, PSC 201 W. Short St., Ste. 102 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-9000 www.gmalaw.com
17/17
11/4/3/5
Appellate law, bankruptcy & financial restructuring, business & commercial law, commercial & residential real estate, criminal defense, equine law, family law, health care law, litigation, mediation tax, trust & estate planning
Guy M. Graves (President)/ 1954/1
Stidham & Associates, PSC 401 Lewis Hargett Circle, Ste. 250 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 219-2255 www.stidhamlaw.com
3
13
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum 300 W. Vine St., Ste. 1200 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 231-8500 www.dentons.com
16/177
12/2/2/1
Business litigation, corporate/transactional, energy, environmental and natural resources, intellectual property, estate planning, economic development, labor and employment, bankruptcy/restructuring, real estate and construction, wealth management and family law, employment benefits, government services, beverage-alcohol, equine and manufacturing, health care, public finance
P. Branden Gross (Managing Partner)/ 1978/6
Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP 444 W. Second St. Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 252-6721 www.bsg-lex.com
3
14
Embry Merritt Shaffer Womack, PLLC Lion Building, 155 E. Main St. Ste. 260 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 543-0453 www.emswlaw.com
14/14
5/4/5/4
Business and commercial litigation; real estate; estate planning and probate; administrative law; health care; corporate; transactional; insurance defense; workers’ compensation; govenrment; campaign finance; bankruptcy; trade mark; construction law; criminal defense; family law; arbitration and mediation; appellate practice
Darren L. Embry, Joyce A. Merritt, Suzanne L. Shaffar, James G. Womack, Samantha T. Nance/ 2011/3
7 TIE
7 TIE
7 TIE
10 TIE
10 TIE
14/14/6/4
Source: Information was obtained from Business Lexington Questionnaire, firm’s websites, firm’s representatives. Other firms may have been eligible but did not respond to requests for information by stated deadlines. List was restricted to firms with 14 or more lawyers with offices located in Lexington, Kentucky. The secondary list names firms with 13 or fewer lawyers in their Lexington offices. Note: In the event of a tie, rankings were based on alphabetical name. Footnotes: 1=In some instances, the total number of lawyers in firms’ Lexington office may be greater than the total of partners, associates, and of counsel attorneys, as these firms have additional attorneys who do not fit in the categories listed. 2=Some firms refer to their partners as members. For this list, these two terms have been used interchangeably.
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