USA
Practice Areas
Commercial Finance
Conservation Easements
Environmental, Energy & Sustainability
Financial Institutions
Real Estate
Real Estate Development & Finance
Real Estate General Practice
Regulatory Counseling, Permitting, Compliance & Enforcement
Secured & SBA Lending
Career
Mary Lu Noah is a Member of Stites & Harbison in the 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.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
Publications
"Developer Defaults Are Rising—Even Well-Drafted Loans Require Proactive Legal Execution," with Haley Duncan, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, June 3, 2025
"LIBOR Transition: Navigating the World of Synthetic LIBOR," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, August 21, 2023
"Four Important Environmental Law Changes Since You’ve Been Home," with Jennifer J. Cave, W. Blaine Early III, William T. Gorton III, Robert C. Moore, and W. Patrick Stallard, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, May 5, 2020
"Sudden Loss of Nationwide Permit 12 Threatens Future of Development Projects; Will Overwhelm the Corps of Engineers," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, May 5, 2020
"COVID-19: Focus on the Impact on Commercial Leases," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 25, 2020
Personal
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2016
Vanderbilt University, B.A., Political Science and Women's Studies, Minor in Islamic Studies, 2012
