Background
Stipanowich, Thomas Joseph was born on October 5, 1952 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Jean and Mary (Forsythe) Stipanowich.
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Thomas Joseph Stipanowich
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science in Architecture with highest honors, University of Illinois, 1974; Master of Architecture, University of Illinois, 1976; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, University of Illinois, 1980.
Career
Worked at Stites & Harbison (Louisville, Kentucky) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Admiralty, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Commercial, Complex Litigation, Construction, Corporation, Defense of Legal and Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, Dissolution of Marriage, Employment, Environmental, Equine, Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Health Care, Insurance Defense, Labor Legislative Practice, Litigation, Mineral, Planning and Zoning, Public Finance, Products Liability Litigation, Real Estate, Securities, Social Security Disability, Taxation (Local, State, Federal Income, Estate and Gift), Toxic Torts Litigation, Trust(s) and Utilities. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Georgia, United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Georgia. 1981, Illinois; 1992, Kentucky.
Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Professor of Law, University of Kentucky, 1984.
President, Mediation Center of Kentucky, Incorporated., Lexington, Kentucky, 1991.
Deputy Master Commissioner, Fayette County Circuit Court, 1992. Special Master, United States. District Court for Eastern District of Kentucky, 1991-1992.
Member: Center for Public Resources Distinguished Panel of Neutrals (Construction), 1991.
American Arbitration Association Construction and Commercial Panels, 1982. Lawyer"s Mediation Service Panel of Mediators, 1990.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980-1984. Member: State Bar of Georgia.
Illinois State, Kentucky (Member: Governing Board, New KBA Construction and Public Contracts Section, 1992.
Dispute Resolution Committee, 1988) and American (Member: Section on Business Law, Commercial Arbitration Committee 1988-1990. Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1983. Advisor, Forum Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1989-1990.
Member, Public Constructs Section, 1980.
Committee on Architect/Engineer and Professional Services, 1983) Bar Associations. (Lexington, Kentucky Office).
Stites & Harbison is successor to one of the oldest continuous law practices in the nation and is one of the largest firms in Kentucky. The firm has grown steadily over the last decade and practices on a statewide, regional and national basis from offices in Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort and Jeffersonville, Indiana and Washington, District of Columbia Stites & Harbison is a full service firm practicing through departmental groupings with specialty and industry teams whose 5 locations function as a single law office.
The firm is the Kentucky editor of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Center for Public Resources Distinguished Panel of Neutrals (Construction), 1991. American Arbitration Association Construction and Commercial Panels, 1982. Lawyer"s Mediation Service Panel of Mediators, 1990.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980-1984.
Member: State Bar of Georgia. Illinois State, Kentucky (Member: Governing Board, New KBA Construction and Public Contracts Section, 1992.
Dispute Resolution Committee, 1988) and American (Member: Section on Business Law, Commercial Arbitration Committee 1988-1990. Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1983.
Advisor, Forum Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1989-1990.
Member, Public Constructs Section, 1980. Committee on Architect/Engineer and Professional Services, 1983) Bar Associations. (Lexington, Kentucky Office).
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Married Celia Marks, May 22, 1976 (divorced). Children: Laura J., Thomas M., Nicholas A.
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American