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Stephen M. Ruschell

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2008
  • Recognized in:
    Corporate Law
    Land Use and Zoning Law...
  • Law School:
    University of Kentucky
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.stites.com/attorney...
  • Website:
    http://www.stites.com
  • E-mail:
    sruschell@stites.com
  • Languages:
    English
  • Location:
    250 West Main Street, Suite 2300
    Lexington, KY 40507-1758

Stephen Ruschell is a member of the firm's Real Estate Service Group. His practice focuses on condemnation, real property, mergers & acquisitions, general business law, zoning and land development.

Mr. Ruschell additionally represents companies in the areas of general corporate law, commercial lending and bond issues.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Steve is a former chairman of the Fayette County Bar Foundation which he helped found in 2006. He was honored in June 2008 with the Justice James Keller Law Day Award for "dedicated and distinguished service to the Fayette County Community" for his work as organizer/founder/current chairman of the Fayette County Bar Foundation. He is also the former treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Humanities Council, a statewide organization fostering the humanities.

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Lawyer Bio

Stephen Ruschell is a member of the firm's Real Estate Service Group. His practice focuses on condemnation, real property, mergers & acquisitions, general business law, zoning and land development.

Mr. Ruschell additionally represents companies in the areas of general corporate law, commercial lending and bond issues.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Steve is a former chairman of the Fayette County Bar Foundation which he helped found in 2006. He was honored in June 2008 with the Justice James Keller Law Day Award for "dedicated and distinguished service to the Fayette County Community" for his work as organizer/founder/current chairman of the Fayette County Bar Foundation. He is also the former treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Kentucky Humanities Council, a statewide organization fostering the humanities.

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Education:

  • University of Kentucky , J.D., graduated 1974
  • University of Kentucky , BBA, graduated 1971

Bar Admissions:

  • Kentucky, Kentucky State Bar

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
  • Fayette County Bar Association - Member
  • Fayette County Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Kentucky Defense Counsel - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Lexington (2021)
  • Land Use and Zoning Law, Lexington (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
 

Awards:

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated
  • Fayette County Bar Foundation's Justice James Keller Law Day Award (2008)

Special Focus:

  • Commercial
  • Condemnation
  • COVID-19
  • Development
  • Easements and Rights of Way
  • Eminent Domain
  • Finance
  • Golf and Resort Law
  • Land Use
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Real Estate
  • Real Property Law
  • Tax Certiorari
  • Title Matters
  • Zoning
 

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Key: Awarded in Best Lawyers Not Currently Awarded for this Area in Best Lawyers

Firm Details

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC
http://www.stites.com
 
Headquarters
400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
Louisville, KY 40202-3352
(502) 587.3400
10 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

303 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800

Atlanta, GA 30308

United States

(404) 739.8800

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Indiana

Indiana

Jeffersonville, IN

323 East Court Avenue

Jeffersonville, IN 47130

United States

(812) 282.7566

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Kentucky

Kentucky

Covington, KY

100 East RiverCenter Boulevard, Suite 450

Covington, KY 41011

United States

(859) 652.7600

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Frankfort, KY

250 West Main Street, Suite 2300

Frankfort, KY 40507

United States

(502) 223.3477

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Lexington, KY

250 West Main Street, Suite 2300

Lexington, KY 40507-1758

United States

(859) 226.2300

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Tennessee

Tennessee

Franklin, TN

604 West Main Street

Franklin, TN 37064

United States

(615) 595.0636

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Memphis, TN

6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 180

Memphis, TN 38119

United States

(901) 866.8975

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Nashville, TN

401 Commerce Street, Suite 800

Nashville, TN 37219

United States

(615) 782.2200

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Virginia

Virginia

Alexandria, VA

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 325

Alexandria, VA 22314

United States

(703) 739.4900

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