Mary Lucille Noah (Mary Lu)
Mary Lu Noah is an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate, Banking & Finance Service Group. Her practice primarily involves representing borrowers and lenders in financing transactions, including acquisition and construction loans, term loan and revolving credit facilities, asset based secured financings and government guaranteed loans under the SBA 7(a) and 504 programs.
Mary Lu also represents developers, investors and owners in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of real property. She works closely with businesses to ensure compliance with environmental laws, including advising clients on brownfields redevelopment and wetlands mitigation and assisting with the federal and state permitting process.
Stites & Harbison Promotes Mary Lucille Noah to Member
by staff writer, Attorney At Law Magazine, January 5, 2024
Nashville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Junior League of Nashville, Needs of Nashville Committee
cum laude
University of Michigan Law School
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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Board
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Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, Associate Editor, Selections Committee
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Michigan Energy Law Society, Executive Board
Minor in Islamic Studies
Vanderbilt University
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Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Executive Board
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Vanderbilt Mock Trial, Executive Board
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Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity
Prior to joining the firm, Mary Lu was an Assistant District Counsel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District serving as its primary Real Estate and Natural Resource attorney. During law school, she focused on environmental and international law completing internships with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of State, and the United Nations. She served as a student attorney for the University of Michigan Environmental Law Clinic and the University of Michigan Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law (2023-24)
Chambers USA, "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Real Estate (2023)
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 Promotes Three Attorneys
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced today that three attorneys have been promoted to Member (Partner). The promotions are effective January 1, 2024. The new Members (Partners) are Katie M. Glass, Mary Lucille (Mary Lu) Noah, and Drake W. Staples.
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®.
LIBOR Transition: Navigating the World of Synthetic LIBOR
Mary Lu Noah takes a look at the changes in the financial world after the demise of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) in this Stites & Harbison Client Alert.
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.
Four Important Environmental Law Changes Since You’ve Been Home
Stites & Harbison environmental attorneys address several environmental issues that have been on-going over the past couple of months in this combined client alert.