Attorney Profiles

Guy M. Graves
Lexington, Kentucky
Member

phone	(859) 252-9000
fax	(859) 233-4269
email	ggraves@gmalaw.com

Guy M. Graves joined Gess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C. in 1980, after two years of general practice in Louisville, Kentucky. A native Kentuckian born in Winchester, Kentucky in 1953, Mr. Graves returned to the Lexington area to be near family farming and banking interests and to develop a general practice at Gess Mattingly & Atchison which continues today in the following principal areas:

• Commercial Lending, Secured Transactions, and Workouts
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate Contracts and Leases, with emphasis on restaurant franchise transactions
• Business Organizations, Contracts, and Transactional Work
• Commercial and Business Litigation including Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, and Enforcement of Creditors' Rights
• Equine Contracts and Transactions

Mr. Graves regular client list consists of lenders (including an agricultural lender and a national mortgage company); owners of closely held businesses; shopping center owners, real estate developers, and commercial leasing concerns; owners of equine and farming interests; and a large restaurant franchisee operating in multiple states. Mr. Graves is a shareholder, officer, and member of the executive committee at GMA and is a firm's representative in the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce.

When not at work, Mr. Graves serves as Senior Warden in his church, oversees a family Montana real estate development, volunteers as an official for U.S.A swimming, and spends time with his wife and three children (ages 20, 17, and 13). Yard work, exercise, fishing and reading are also favorite pastimes.