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Charles J. Cronan IV

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    1993
  • Recognized in:
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Commercial Litigation...
  • Law School:
    University of Louisville
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.stites.com/attorney...
  • Website:
    http://www.stites.com
  • E-mail:
    ccronan@stites.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Location:
    400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
    Louisville, KY 40202-3352
"Mike Cronan is a very thoughtful resource for our association. He thinks through issues like no one I have ever met and always seems to have a suggestion on how to proceed with any issue. He is one of the greatest resources we have, and I value his counsel on a wide variety of matters. "

-Patrick Padgett (Kentucky Medical Association), Louisville

  • Lawyer Bio
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  • Lawyer Practice Areas
  • Firm Details
  • Case History

Lawyer Bio

Mike Cronan is a member and former Managing Partner (1994-1997) of the firm. His practice focuses on civil litigation, with emphasis on business and complex litigation, health care law, and alternative dispute resolution.
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  • Affiliations
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Education:

  • University of Louisville , J.D., cum laude, graduated 1970
  • Wesleyan University, BA, graduated 1967

Bar Admissions:

  • Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • American Health Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Society of Medical Association Counsel - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel - Member
  • Judicial Nominating Commission for the 30th Judicial Circuit - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Kentucky Defense Counsel - Member
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals - Life Member
  • Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court - Masters (2018-19 program year)

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Louisville (2019)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Louisville (2015)
  • Health Care Law, Louisville (2014)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Louisville (2013)
  • Health Care Law, Louisville (2011)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Louisville (2009)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Kentucky Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky (2007-present)
  • Business First Partners in Health Care (2006-13)
  • Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers (2013-16)
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated
  • Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers, Leader in Their Field (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers
  • ChambersUSA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial (2004-present)
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers Top 10 Attorneys in Kentucky (2007-present)
  • Benchmark: Litigation Magazine's "Litigation Star" (2008, 2009, 2013-present)

Special Focus:

  • Business Disputes
  • Civil Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Contract Disputes
  • COVID-19
  • Credentialing
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • False Claims Act Litigation
  • Fraud and Abuse
  • Hospitals
  • Litigation
  • Mass Tort
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Staff Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • Physicians
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Mike Cronan is a very thoughtful resource for our association. He thinks through issues like no one I have ever met and always seems to have a suggestion on how to proceed with any issue. He is one of the greatest resources we have, and I value his counsel on a wide variety of matters. "

Patrick Padgett, Kentucky Medical Association, Louisville

Lawyer Practice Areas

Key: Awarded in Best Lawyers Not Currently Awarded for this Area in Best Lawyers

Firm Details

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC
http://www.stites.com
 
Headquarters
400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
Louisville, KY 40202-3352
(502) 587.3400
10 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

303 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800

Atlanta, GA 30308

United States

(404) 739.8800

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Indiana

Indiana

Jeffersonville, IN

323 East Court Avenue

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

United States

(812) 282.7566

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Kentucky

Kentucky

Covington, KY

100 East RiverCenter Boulevard, Suite 450

Covington, KY 41011

United States

(859) 652.7600

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Frankfort, KY

250 West Main Street, Suite 2300

Frankfort, KY 40507

United States

(502) 223.3477

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Lexington, KY

250 West Main Street, Suite 2300

Lexington, KY 40507-1758

United States

(859) 226.2300

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Tennessee

Tennessee

Franklin, TN

604 West Main Street

Franklin, TN 37064

United States

(615) 595.0636

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Memphis, TN

6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 180

Memphis, TN 38119

United States

(901) 866.8975

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Nashville, TN

401 Commerce Street, Suite 800

Nashville, TN 37219

United States

(615) 782.2200

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Virginia

Virginia

Alexandria, VA

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 325

Alexandria, VA 22314

United States

(703) 739.4900

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Lawyer Case History

Lanham Act lawsuit

Co-counsel for plaintiff in a successful federal district court Lanham Act lawsuit for infringement of a registered trademark and false designation of origin 

Product Liability

Representation of an international company on equipment obsolescence and product liability issues

Client Liability

Conducts internal investigations, reports findings, and provides recommendations to clients relative to the risk of liability to an organization and/or its individuals

Antitrust

Representation of hospital medical staffs and physicians in peer review matters, including successful defense affirmed on Sixth Circuit appeal involving a physician's antitrust lawsuit challenging hospital's denial of his clinical privileges 
 
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