Brady W. Dunnigan

Brady W. Dunnigan


Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Recognized since 2024

Lexington, Kentucky

Practice Areas

Commercial Finance Law

Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

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Brady Dunnigan is based in the firm’s Lexington office, where his practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate and finance. He represents developers of hotels, entertainment venues, office buildings, mixed-use projects and industrial facilities, as well as lenders who finance them. His practice also includes general business law, assisting clients in structuring, documentation and financing of acquisitions, dispositions and other business transactions, and he serves as outside general corporate counsel to various clients. He is a longtime agent for a national title insurance underwriter, and has significant experience issuing legal opinions for a broad spectrum of acquisition and finance transactions.

In addition, Dunnigan has over 20 years of experience representing clients in the coal industry. He regularly advises coal operators, lessors and lenders in connection with mineral interest acquisition, ownership and leasing; acquisition of assets out of bankruptcy; lien creation and enforcement; and various legal issues associated with day-to-day mining operations.

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

  • Bluegrass Area Chapter of American Red Cross Elects Brady W. Dunnigan to Board, by staff writer, Attorney At Law Magazine, August 29, 2023
  • Stites & Harbison hires attorney Brady Dunnigan, with Editor, The Lane Report, February 8, 2022

Community Involvement

  • American Red Cross, Bluegrass Area Chapter, Board member (2023-25)
  • CAC of Kentucky, President of the Board
  • Leadership Kentucky, Class of 2013
  • Leadership Lexington, Class of 2004

More Than Stites & Harbison

Brady is the father of two children with special needs and dedicates much of his personal time to child advocacy and abuse prevention. This includes serving as president of the board of CAC of Kentucky, a nonprofit organization that provides operational assistance, regulatory monitoring, and awareness for Kentucky's statewide network of child advocacy centers.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 250 West Main Street, Suite 2300
    Lexington, KY 40507-1758
Education
  • University of Louisville, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1998
  • University of Kentucky, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1995
Bar Admissions
  • Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association, 1998
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Fayette County Bar Association - Member
  • Energy and Mineral Law Foundation - Member
  • Commercial Property Association of Lexington - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

97 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

29 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbel AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated

  • Kentucky Super Lawyers (2017-18)

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Energy Law

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