Lawyer Profile
Charles J. Cronan IV
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Recognized Since:1993
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Recognized in:Bet-the-Company LitigationCommercial Litigation...
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Law School:University of Louisville
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Languages:English
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Location:400 West Market Street, Suite 1800Louisville, KY 40202-3352
Lawyer Bio
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
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Firm Details
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
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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
