Stephen M. Ruschell
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.
UK Law Alumni Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar
UK Law News, January 18, 2019
Bar Foundations
Retirement Plan Committee, Member
Real Estate Service Group, former Lexington Office Chair
Kentucky Humanities Council, former Treasurer and Executive Committee
Triangle Foundation, Director
Commerce Lexington (Chamber of Commerce), Trustee
University of Kentucky College of Law
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Moot Court Board, Vice President
University of Kentucky
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Omicron Delta Kappa
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Lamp & Cross Society
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.
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.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law; Litigation - Real Estate (2008-22)
Best Lawyers in America®, Lexington Area Lawyer of the Year for Land Use and Zoning Law (2016 and 2021)
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 82 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Best Lawyers in America Honors 75 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 has recognized 75 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as selected by their peers in 49 areas of practice. Forty-three of those attorneys selected have been honored for 10 consecutive years or more.
Best Lawyers in America honors 72 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2019
Best Lawyers in America honors 79 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
Best Lawyers in America honors 74 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
UK College of Law honors Steve Beshear and Steve Ruschell
Best Lawyers names eight Stites & Harbison attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2016