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Education
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University of Kentucky College of Law
J.D. 1971
Moot Court Board, Vice President
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University of Kentucky
B.B.A., with honors, 1971
Omicron Delta Kappa; Lamp & Cross Society
Admissions
Kentucky
Service Areas
- Conservation Easements
- Land Use & Zoning
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Practice
- Banking
- Commercial Finance
- Financial Services
- Lending
- Real Estate Lending
Industry Experience
- Real Estate / Real Estate Development
- Land Conservation
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Kentucky Defense Counsel
- Fayette County Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Kentucky Bar Foundation, Fellow
Community Involvement
Stephen Ruschell is chair of the Lexington office's Real Estate Service Group. His real estate practice focuses on zoning and land development. Steve is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008-2012) for Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law & Litigation and Real Estate Law in 2012.
Mr. Ruschell additionally represents companies in the areas of general corporate law, commercial lending, bond issues and mergers and acquisitions.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
Steve has recently written articles published in the Kentucky Bar Association's Bench and Bar on Bar Foundations (September 2007) and Conservation Easements (July 2001).
Besides Stites & Harbison
Steve enjoys his service to the Bar as 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 involved with the Kentucky Humanities Council, a statewide organization fostering the humanities.
Beyond Stites & Harbison
Steve enjoys playing golf, travel and is an avid sports fan with a passion for his alma mater's football and basketball teams. He most enjoys spending time with his three children and their spouses who reside in Lexington, Birmingham and New York City.