David E. Saffer

David E. Saffer


Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Recognized since 2007

Louisville, Kentucky

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Real Estate Law

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Mr. Saffer is a transactional lawyer focusing on real estate and lending law, with an emphasis in commercial lending. He regularly represents institutional lenders in making all types of commercial loans. He also represents public and private borrowers in all types of secured and unsecured syndicated loan transactions. He also has represented clients in numerous asset acquisitions and dispositions, including those involving a number of coal companies.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Mr. Saffer is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) and the state chair in Kentucky for ACMA. He is also the chairman of the 9th Biennial Real Estate Law and Practice Institute. Mr. Saffer is past chairman of the Louisville Bar Association's Real Estate section. He was chairman of the Kentucky Bar Association's Convention Committee in 2003, and is a past board member of the Louisville Central Area. He is also past director of Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc.

Location
  • 400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
    Louisville, KY 40202-3352
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Louisville, J.D., graduated 1995
  • University of Evansville, BS, graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Kentucky, State Bar
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys - Fellow
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

96 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

29 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Real Estate Law, Louisville (2024)
  • Real Estate Law, Louisville (2022)
  • Banking and Finance Law, Louisville (2017)
  • Real Estate Law, Louisville (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated
  • ChambersUSA America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers (2007-present)
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers Top 50 Lawyers in the State (2009)

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