Lawrence C. Droege
Lawrence C. Droege is a member of the firm's Real Estate & Banking Service Group. He primarily focuses his practice on real estate, lending and creditors' rights law. Larry also has experience working with capital markets lenders in closing conduit loans and working with national insurance companies on synthetic guaranteed investment contracts. He joined the firm in October 2004.
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Worked with insurance companies on review and restructuring of hundreds of synthetic guaranteed investment contracts
Closed loans on numerous retail, industrial, office, condominium, multi-family and self-storage properties located across the country, from Hawaii to Massachusetts
Assisted in the documentation and closing of all types of secured and unsecured loan transactions
Documented workout and foreclosure transactions for several national loan servicers
Audit Letter Response Committee, Member
Business Acceptance Committee, Member
Escrow Committee, Member
Opinions Committee, Member
Recovery Ready Communities, Advisory Council (2021-25)
magna cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Brandeis Honor Society, Member
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Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Member
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Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
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Moot Court Board, Member
summa cum laude
Thomas More College
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Saint Thomas More Scholar
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Financial Executives Institute Outstanding Student Award Winner
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Fidelity Fellow
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Accounting Society President
Larry has previously assisted, pro bono, attorneys with various tax and bankruptcy issues for the Legal Aid Society and completed personal tax returns through the Voluntary Income Tax Association. Larry enjoys spending time with his wife, Amy, and his two children, son Tyler and daughter Abigail.
Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Real Estate (2017-23)
Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2017-25)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2013-14)
. . . respected in the market for his skill handling noncontentious real estate matters . . . advises on loan transactions related to a variety of projects, including office developments, retail space and multifamily properties.
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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.
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Larry Droege Appointed to Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Larry Droege to the Advisory Council for Recovery Ready Communities. His term will expire on June 29, 2025.
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