Bench & Bar May/June 2026

WHO, WHAT, WHEN & WHERE

Lawdragon has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC , attorney Chrisandrea L. Turner to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bank ruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Turner has been recognized six times by Lawdragon. She is the only Kentucky attorney honored in 2026. Lawdragon is a digital media company that provides online news and editorial features,

and skills they need to succeed through financial literacy, entrepre neurship and work readiness programs. She is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled a wide variety of litigation ranging from products liability, insurance bad faith, ERISA, complex business litigation and class actions. Judge Lauren Adams Ogden was appointed by Secretary of State Michael Adams as the new chair of the Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel for a two-year term. She has served as a Family Court Judge in Jefferson County since 2018. This state-wide panel was created by Governor Steve Beshear’s executive order in 2012, and codified in 2013 via KRS 620.055, for the purpose of conducting com prehensive reviews of suspected abuse or neglect in child deaths or near deaths.

including a variety of guides of the nation’s leading lawyers. The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law yers guide typically includes lawyers who have been in practice for decades with significant experience in complex bankruptcies or the financings that prevent them. Turner is a member (partner) based in the firm’s Lexington office. She is chair of the firm’s creditors’ rights & bankruptcy service group. Her creditor focused practice includes bankruptcy, foreclosure, and lender liability litigation. Her litigation practice includes receiverships, preferential and fraudulent transfer defense in bankruptcies, and nondischarge of debt.

On February 21, 2026, Richard Breen received the prestigious Peace Award from Rev. Charles Elliott Jr. The Peace Awards honor unsung heroes who strive to create a better City of Louisville. The Peace Awards came to fruition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC , attorney Marjorie A. Farris to its board of directors. Junior Achievement’s (JA’s) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed. Founded in 1919, JA is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge

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