Brian P. Lee
Brian Lee is a real estate attorney in the firm's Louisville, Kentucky office. He advises clients in many aspects of commercial real estate law, including purchase and sale transactions, leasing, and financing.
Rent Acceleration Clauses in Kentucky Commercial Real Estate Leases: Heavy Cudgel in a Landlord's Toolbox or "Paper Sword?"
Louisville Bar Briefs, Louisville Bar Association, April 2023
Understanding Commercial Real Estate Leases
Commercial Real Estate 101 MeetUp Group, May 19, 2022
Diversity Committee, Member
The Asia Institute - Crane House (AICH), Board of Directors (2022-present)
Focus Louisville, Fall 2024 Graduate
Fordham University School of Law
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Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law
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2014 Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition (Northeast Regional - "Second Brief")
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Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award
magna cum laude
State University of New York at Binghamton
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Dean's List (all semesters)
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Philosophy Departmental Honors
Prior to joining Stites, Brian practiced in the Real Estate and General Business and Corporate practice groups of a firm in New York City for over four years. He relocated to Louisville after he married his wife, Jessica, and practiced as a staff attorney in the Corporate & Finance practice group of an AmLaw 100 firm. Brian was a Judicial Intern to the Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department, New York, NY during the Spring of 2016.
Outside of practicing law, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife, Jessica, salsa dancing, mixed martial arts and Asian-American cultural experiences.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Real Estate Law (2024)
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.
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®.
Asia Institute - Crane House Elects Brian P. Lee to Board of Directors
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Asia Institute – Crane House (AICH) recently elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Brian P. Lee to its Board of Directors. He will serve a three-year term on AICH’s Board of Directors as a member of the Executive Committee.
Understanding Commercial Real Estate Leases
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
YouTube event
Real Estate attorney Brian Lee discusses commercial real estate in this Commercial Real Estate 101 Meet Up Group webinar on May 19, 2022.
Stites & Harbison welcomes Brian Lee to the Louisville office
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC welcomes attorney Brian P. Lee to the firm based in the Louisville, Ky., office. He joins the Real Estate & Banking Service Group.