Commercial Banking Lawyers
416 verified commercial banking attorneys across the United States. Find experienced Commercial Banking counsel to evaluate your case, explain your options, and represent you through every stage of the legal process.
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Mr. Samuel David Hodson is a lawyer practicing commercial bankruptcy, bankruptcy chapter 11, taxation and 12 other areas of law.
Jeremy Steven Piccini is a lawyer practicing asset protection, agency and distributorships, banks and banking and 63 other areas of law. Jeremy receiv...
Gray Byron Taylor is a lawyer practicing real estate development, commercial real estate, land acquisitions and 9 other areas of law. Gray received a ...
Mr. James Peter Larsen is a lawyer practicing acquisitions and divestitures, business, commercial banking and 18 other areas of law.
Mr. Antonio Luciano Martinez is a lawyer practicing commercial real estate transactions, residential real estate transactions, asset based financing a...
Jeremy Lester Olsan is a lawyer practicing real estate, property law, business enterprises and 25 other areas of law. Jeremy received a B.A. degree fr...
Biographical details -Part time professor at Georgia State University – Business Law -Part time Fulton County Magistrate – small claims, landlord tena...
Delta Theta Phi. Charles Eichenbaum Scholar.
Mr. Jonathan Benitah is a lawyer practicing real estate, business law, corporate law and 6 other areas of law.
Ms. Susan Fleming Bennett is a lawyer practicing business law, commercial banking, commercial real estate and 4 other areas of law.
Susan Mary Cardenas is a lawyer practicing commercial, equipment finance / leasing, real estate contracts and 11 other areas of law. Susan received a ...
Donald A Brandt is a lawyer practicing banking law, corporate law, real estate and 13 other areas of law. Donald received a B.B.A. degree from Univers...
Michael D Langnas is a lawyer practicing business, commercial banking, commercial mortgages and 10 other areas of law. Michael received a B.A. degree ...
Michael K. Graves is a lawyer practicing litigation, commercial litigation, premises liability and 338 other areas of law.
Margaret Kramer Seiffert is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, business formation, business planning and 6 other areas of law. Margaret received ...
Mrs. Deanna Michelle S Smith is a lawyer practicing business litigation, appellate litigation, commercial bankruptcy and 8 other areas of law.
Claude J. Krawczyk is a lawyer practicing real estate, commercial banking, commercial credit and 17 other areas of law.
Jack F. Stringham II is a lawyer practicing banking law, banking regulation, bankruptcy and 10 other areas of law.
Harmon S. Spolan is a lawyer practicing business, banks and banking, commercial banking and 3 other areas of law.
Jody Michelle Oster is a lawyer practicing bank regulatory and compliance, banking regulation, lender liability and 30 other areas of law. Jody receiv...
Floyd E. Crowder is a lawyer practicing trial litigation, appellate litigation, commercial banking and 6 other areas of law.
Leonard Joseph Nannarone is a lawyer practicing corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, outside general counsel and 30 other areas of law. Leonard re...
Theodore N. Stapleton II is a lawyer practicing debtor's rights, creditors' rights, repossessions and 10 other areas of law.
John R. Schreiber is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, creditors rights, appellate practice and 1 other area of law.
LEGAL SUMMARY: 2019 AV Preeminent® Rating. Business transactional attorney with an entrepreneurial spirit and significant business, legal and senior m...
Seth E. Dizard is a lawyer practicing corporate insolvency, creditors rights, business litigation and 9 other areas of law.
Amy Voight is a lawyer practicing trusts and estates, businesses, short sales and 191 other areas of law. Amy received a degree from University of Mar...
Mr. Bradley Lynn Banks is a lawyer practicing automobile accidents, child custody, criminal law and 103 other areas of law.
Gina B. Masterson is a lawyer practicing asset recovery, bank foreclosures, banks and banking and 37 other areas of law.
Kevin Michael Shea is a lawyer practicing commercial real estate, commercial banking, banking regulation and 2 other areas of law. Kevin received a A....
George Wogan Bernard is a lawyer practicing commercial real estate, business law, real estate and 6 other areas of law. George received a degree from ...
Mr. Kevin Thomas Lamb is a lawyer practicing acquisitions and divestitures, business law, commercial banking and 6 other areas of law.
Mr. Nolan Greak is a lawyer practicing banking law, commercial litigation, commercial collections and 168 other areas of law.
Nick Vincent Cavalieri is a lawyer practicing commercial, corporate reorganization, debtor/creditor rights and 5 other areas of law. Nick received a B...
Joan M Tisdale is a lawyer practicing commercial banking. Joan received a B.A. degree from Marygrove College, and has been licensed for 49 years.
Thomas Edward Scribner is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, bank regulatory, commercial lending and 2 other areas of law. Thomas received a A.B....
Farahe Paul Maloof is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, commercial litigation, commercial real estate and 8 other areas of law. Farahe received ...
Mr. Robert Palmer Rees is a lawyer practicing general practice, commercial banking.
H Lee Shaw, Jr is a lawyer practicing banks and banking, commercial banking, commercial loans and 4 other areas of law. H received a B.S. degree from ...
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Peter Joel Faust is a lawyer practicing mergers and acquisitions, commercial banking, commercial loans and 11 other areas of law. Peter received a B.A...
Atty. Steve Kailas is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, commercial collections, commercial law and 2 other areas of law.
John G. Gehringer is a lawyer practicing real estate, construction law, business law and 10 other areas of law.
Thomas M. Olejniczak is a lawyer practicing real estate law, banking law, corporate law and 16 other areas of law.
Ronald I Hyatt is a lawyer practicing commercial banking, lending, bankruptcy. Ronald received a B.A. degree from George Washington University in 1978...
Ms. Linda Lemmon Najjoum is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy, creditors rights, litigation and 4 other areas of law.
James Page Williams is a lawyer practicing real estate, commercial real estate, real estate development and 9 other areas of law. James received a B.A...
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Stacy B. Loftin practices at Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C.
Timothy Charles Leventry is a lawyer practicing advanced estate planning / trusts, corporate and business planning, commercial banking and 6 other are...
Eugene Elehu Pepinsky, Jr. is a lawyer practicing creditors rights, secured creditors rights, commercial banking and 6 other areas of law. Eugene rece...
Mr. J Terrence Bittner is a lawyer practicing business law, estate planning law, wills and 7 other areas of law.
Terry Richard Doverspike is a lawyer practicing corporate law, real estate law, banking law and 54 other areas of law. Terry received a B.A. degree fr...
John William Liebersbach is a lawyer practicing banking law, commercial banking, corporate law. John received a A.B. degree from Miami University in 1...
Prof. Douglas John Whaley is a lawyer practicing banking law, commercial law, commercial banking and 2 other areas of law.
Notes and Comments Editor, North Carolina Central University Law Journal, 1991-1992.
June L. Basden is a lawyer practicing secured lending, commercial finance, factoring and 16 other areas of law.
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What is Commercial Banking?
Commercial Banking is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, commercial banking sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way commercial banking works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Commercial Banking attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Commercial Banking lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 416 verified commercial banking attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in Alabama.
When do you need a Commercial Banking attorney?
Most people contact a commercial banking lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for commercial banking representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by a commercial banking lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 416 commercial banking attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose a Commercial Banking attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing a commercial banking lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of commercial banking experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does a Commercial Banking lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay a commercial banking lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for commercial banking attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side commercial banking work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing commercial banking needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about commercial banking
How quickly can a commercial banking lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a commercial banking lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many commercial banking attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does a typical commercial banking matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are commercial banking lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between commercial banking and the related practice areas?
Commercial Banking overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find commercial banking attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the commercial banking roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Commercial Banking Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Commercial Banking by State
All states →Find commercial banking attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.