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Education
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville
J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
Brandeis Honor Society; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Omicron Delta Kappa Award; Bernard Flexner Scholarship, Professional Responsibility Award; Anderson Publishing Company Award for Highest Grade in Civil Procedure I; Highest Grade in Property and Legal Research; University of Louisville Law Journal, Member (2006-07), Notes Editor (2007-08)
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University of Louisville
B.A., summa cum laude, 2005
Political Science
Admissions
Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Service Areas
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Practice
- Financial Services
- Lending
- Real Estate Lending
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Industry Experience
- Real Estate / Real Estate Development
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Women Lawyer's Association of Jefferson County
Community Involvement
- Center for Women and Families, volunteer attorney
Katherine Bell is an Associate in the Louisville office where she is a member of the Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy Service Group. In her practice, Ms. Bell assists with lender liability matters, commercial and residential foreclosures, commercial litigation, title insurance issues, commercial and residential real estate issues, and state and federal regulation of settlement service providers. Ms. Bell also speaks to groups on various legal topics and issues affecting the lending industry.
Recent Assignments
- Assisted settlement service providers with state regulatory and licensing issues
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- “Residential Mortgage Legal Issues and the New RESPA Reforms,” 30th Annual Conference on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions, September 10, 2010.
- "Recent Reforms to RESPA and TILA," Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference, October 28, 2009
- "Navigating the Settlement Process: New Reforms to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act," A.S. Pratt & Sons, Teleconference, January 20, 2009
Before Stites & Harbison
Katie joined Stites & Harbison in September 2008 after participating in the firm's summer associate program in 2007. In 2004, she was an intern for the Hon. Karen A. Conrad, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge.
More than Stites & Harbison
Katie is a volunteer attorney for the Center for Women and Families and the Legal Aid Society.
Besides Stites & Harbison
In her free time, Katie enjoys running, reading, and discovering southern culture.