About David
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 & HarbisonMr. 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.
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.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Real Estate Law, Louisville (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Real Estate Law, Louisville (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Real Estate Law, Louisville (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law, Louisville (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Real Estate Law, Louisville (2015)
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Real Estate Law
- 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)