Thad M. Barnes
Thad Barnes is an experienced trial attorney with approximately 40 bench and jury trials to his credit. Mr. Barnes' practice is focused on intellectual property litigation, complex commercial litigation, and health care litigation. Mr. Barnes has extensive experience in patent litigation, trade secret cases, product liability matters and works extensively with flavor and fragrance manufacturers. He is listed in Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star in the Intellectual Property practice area. Mr. Barnes also handles complex electronic discovery issues and advises clients on privacy, information security issues, and social media issues and works with clients to implement defensible approaches to the presentation, collection and production of electronically stored information (ESI) for litigation, government requests and investigations.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Previously, Mr. Barnes was Vice President and General Counsel of Triangle Seafood Inc. where he handled the company's litigation, federal compliance work, and general corporate affairs. Thad and his wife, Laura, stay busy attending the sporting events for their five children.
Community Involvement
- St. Agnes Church, Member
- Pi Kappa Alpha, Board of Directors
Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements
- Commanding the Courtroom, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Ky., November 2, 2018, with Matthew W. Breetz
- 3rd Circ. Won't Revive $80M Fragrance Secrets Rowby Dan Packel, Law360.com, February 12, 2016
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Benchmark Litigation magazine, Litigation Star
Louisville, Kentucky 40202-3352
