Whitney Frazier Watt

Whitney Frazier Watt


Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Recognized since 2020

Louisville, Kentucky

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Since beginning her career at Stites & Harbison in 2003, Whitney has developed a wide-ranging litigation practice that includes product liability, toxic torts, mass actions, contract disputes, tortious interference, coverage disputes, and wrongful death. Whitney has taken and defended hundreds of depositions and made countless court appearances, including trials. An experienced defender of mass torts, she is currently responsible for managing a docket of several hundred product liability cases brought by thousands of plaintiffs. Whitney’s practice requires daily vigilance and dedication to ensure that a large team of attorneys and paralegals is always focused on the client’s best interests.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Whitney was Managing Editor of the Kentucky Law Journal at the University of Kentucky College of Law. While in law school she served as an intern for the Honorable Joseph M. Hood, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Whitney has participated in several organizations including serving on the NAWMBA National Board of Directors (2014-16), Greater Louisville Outstanding Women, a networking and community-oriented organization, the Board and Advisory Council for Dress for Success Louisville, an organization helping low-income women transition back into the workforce, and as a member of the Board of Regents for Whitehall House & Gardens.

Whitney is also an active member of the International Association of Defense Counsel Products Liability Committee and the ABA Products Liability Committee. She previously served as Chair of the ABA’s Women In Products Liability Committee (2013-14) and is currently serving as Vice Chair of Special Projects for the IADC Product Liability Committee.

Location
  • 400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
    Louisville, KY 40202-3352
Education
  • University of Kentucky, J.D., graduated 2003
  • Davidson College, B.A., English, graduated 2000
Bar Admissions
  • Kentucky, State Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Products Liability Committee; Women in Products Liability Subcommittee, Chair (2013-2014); Products Liability Newsletter, Editor-in-Chief (2009-12); 13th Annual ABA Women in Products Liability CLE, Co-chair, Boston, Mass., Nov. 2012
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member; Vice Chair of Product Liability Committee Newsletter (2018-19); Vice Chair of Product Liability Webinars (2019-20); Vice Chair of Product Liability Special Projects (2020)
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • 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

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

98 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2015-20)
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2013-14)
  • Forty under 40 List, Business First of Louisville (2013)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation

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