Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Christy Ames joined the firm in 2007. She is a Member of the firm and her practice focuses on residential mortgage litigation. Ms. Ames is the chair of the firm's Financial Institutions and Subprime Litigation Sub-group.

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

Speaking

• "Litigation Challenges Involving the Mortgage Origination Process: RESPA, Fair Lending, and Fraud," Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, Washington, D.C., September 29, 2010
• "Defending your Company Against Individual Borrower Actions," Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, San Diego, Calif., May 2, 2010
• "Recent Trends in RESPA and Fair Lending Enforcement and Litigation," Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference in Washington, D.C., September 14, 2009
• "New Reforms to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act," Stewart Title Seminar, June 18, 2009, and Mortgage Bankers Association of Kentucky, August 5, 2009
• Served on panel for individual borrower lawsuits and class action round tables and as moderator for class action presentation at Mortgage Bankers Association of America Legal Issues Conference, April 2009
• "New Requirements for Truth in Lending Practices," A.S. Pratt & Sons Teleconference, October 23, 2008
• "Title Law in Kentucky—RESPA Update," National Business Institute, September 18, 2008
• "RESPA and TILA Update—What Lenders Need to Know Now!," A.S. Pratt follow-up presentation with updates on new litigation, regulations and enforcement actions, July 22, 2008
• "RESPA and TILA Update—What Lenders Need to Know Now!," A.S. Pratt nationwide audio conference to legal and compliance individuals in the residential mortgage lending industry, February 19, 2008

Writing

• Co-author, "HUD's Renewed RESPA Reform: Significant Impacts on the Residential Mortgage Origination Process," ABA Real Estate Litigation Newsletter, Summer 2008
• "The Federal Reserve Board Proposes Substantial Changes to Reg Z that would Greatly Impact the Residential Mortgage Lending Industry," Louisville Mortgage Bankers Association E-Newsletter, February 2008 and Stites & Harbison E-Alert, February 13, 2008

Before Stites & Harbison

Christy joined the firm after serving for five years as general counsel for a large regional residential mortgage lender, First Residential Mortgage Network, Inc. d/b/a SurePoint Lending, where she was responsible for managing litigation and insuring compliance with federal and 43 states' mortgage laws and regulations. Prior to that, her practice focused on general litigation at large and mid-sized regional law firms.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Christy has been very passionate about making Louisville a better place. She was a founding member and president of the Young Professionals Association of Louisville's Board of Advisors. She also has sat on the following boards and commissions: Human Relations Commission, University of Louisville Cardinal Athletic Fund Board of Directors, Library Foundation Board of Directors, University of Louisville Board of Overseers, Safe Place Services Board of Directors, the University of Louisville Alumni Association Board of Directors, Jefferson County/City of Louisville Merger Task Force, and the Greater Louisville Inc. Board of Directors. She was a member of the Leadership Louisville Class of 2002.

Christy also has received the following recognitions in the community:

• Louisville Magazine, #13 - More Powerful People Under 45, January 2003
• Business First, 40 under 40, 2000
• University of Louisville, Young Alumni Service Award, 1999
• Shakertown Round Table, "Leaders for the New Century," one of top 40 leaders in Kentucky under 40, September 1999, sponsored by the Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader