B. Walker Entwistle
Walker Entwistle is a Member of the firm and a member of the Real Estate, Banking & Finance and the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy service groups. While a majority of his practice focus is in the representation of institutional lenders, asset-based lenders and investment funds in negotiating, documenting, and closing complex commercial loans of all types, he also has substantial experience representing creditors in complex loan workouts, restructures, and remedy enforcement.
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Represented regional and national lenders in numerous loans for the acquisition, development or refinance of commercial properties
Represented lenders providing floor plan facilities and mortgage loans to automotive dealerships
Represented lenders providing credit facilities secured by music catalogs and royalties
Represented regional and national lenders providing credit facilities secured by business assets of corporate borrowers
Drafted forms for use by lenders on commercial lending transactions of all types
Nashville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Leadership Franklin, Class of 2018-19
Franklin's Charge, Inc., prior Vice-Chairman
Battle of Franklin Trust, prior Board Member
Franklin Battlefield Preservation Commission, prior Commissioner
cum laude
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Environmental Law Society, Secretary, 2006-07
Sewanee: The University of the South
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Order of Gownsmen
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St. John's College, Oxford University, Study Abroad Program, Summer 2002
In the summer of 2006, Walker served as a summer clerk for the Hon. Boyce F. Martin, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 2005, he was a summer intern for Brown-Forman's in-house legal department.
Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Banking & Finance (2020-23) and Real Estate (2019-23)
Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2021-25)
Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2019-21)
Georgia Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2014-19)
Walker Entwistle is increasingly recognized in the market, with peers appreciating him as a strong lawyer to sit opposite to on transactions . . . has a broad range of financing expertise and regularly acts for lenders.
. . . up-and-coming attorney who regularly handles real estate finance matters. He is a popular figure among banking clients and noted by fellow lawyers as a good lawyer to be opposite on transactions.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 97 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 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 according to the publication. Additionally, 12 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 30 attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Chambers USA Honors 25 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Chambers USA selected 25 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2024 guide. The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Chambers USA Honors 25 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Chambers USA selected 25 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2023 guide.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 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.
Chambers USA Honors 23 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Chambers USA selected 23 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in Kentucky and Tennessee for inclusion in their 2022 guide. The Chambers USA guide ranks the top law firms and leading attorneys in the United States.
Stites & Harbison celebrates Groundhog Day ... again
The party seemed just like any other Stites & Harbison Groundhog Day party — great food, drinks, music, plenty of networking and, of course, the typical bad weather. But that didn’t stop the community from returning to celebrate Punxsutawney Phil’s big day last week.
Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The 2021 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers recently honored eight Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys. Five attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers list and three were named to the Rising Stars list.