Five Brandeis Law graduates join Stites & Harbison

Five graduates of the Brandeis School of Law have joined the Louisville office of Stites & Harbison.

Neil Barton joins the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group. He graduated magna cum laude from the Brandeis School of Law in 2017. While in law school, Barton was editor in chief of the University of Louisville Law Review, volume 55. Prior to joining the firm, Barton served as a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge Colin H. Lindsay, Western District of Kentucky.  He is admitted to practice in Kentucky.

Luke Ervin joins the Business & Finance Service Group. He graduated from the Brandeis School of Law in 2017, magna cum laude. During law school, Ervin served as an articles selection editor of the University of Louisville Law Review, volume 55. Before joining Stites & Harbison, Ervin was a summer associate for the firm in 2016.  He is admitted to practice in Kentucky.  

Mina Khalil joins the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the Brandeis School of Law in 2015. Khalil served on the University of Louisville Law Review’s Editorial Board as a note editor and was selected for online publication. During law school, he founded and served as president of the Multicultural Law Students Association. Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, Khalil was a judicial clerk for two years for top U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward Atkins in Pikeville, Kentucky. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky.

Carolyn Purcell joins the Business Litigation Service Group. She earned her J.D. from the Brandeis School of Law, summa cum laude, in 2016. During law school, she was an articles selection editor for the University of Louisville Law Review, volume 54.  Purcell joined Stites & Harbison after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Simpson, III, U.S. District Court of the Western District of Kentucky. Purcell is a coach of the Wagner Labor and Employment Moot Court team at Brandeis Law. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky.

Jameson (Jack) Seiffert joins the Business & Finance Service Group. He earned his J.D. from the Brandeis School of Law, cum laude, in 2017. Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, he was a summer associate in 2016. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky.