“Ethan handled our request in a timely fashion and was very responsive with my initial inquiry. There is a reason I’ve been dealing with your firm for over 20 years. Service and expertise are unmatched in the industry.”
Ethan W. Smith | CEO
Ethan is a co-founder and is the CEO of Starfield & Smith. He focuses his practice in commercial law, with an emphasis on government guaranteed lending and conventional commercial lending.
- Represents lenders in SBA licensing, compliance, regulatory enforcement, and guaranty purchase matters
- Regularly represents lenders before the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Designated closing counsel for several SBA Certified Development Companies
- Active writer and speaker on SBA and other government guaranteed lending issues nationwide
- Serves as an expert witness on SBA related matters
Ethan has prepared loan documents and performs compliance reviews for loan files for thousands of SBA 7(a), 504, conventional, and USDA B&I commercial loans. He has also closed numerous other complex conventional commercial financing transactions.
Ethan enjoys hiking, skiing, spending time with his family, and gardening.
Ethan W. Smith | CEO
“Ethan handled our request in a timely fashion and was very responsive with my initial inquiry. There is a reason I’ve been dealing with your firm for over 20 years. Service and expertise are unmatched in the industry.”
Ethan is a co-founder and is the CEO of Starfield & Smith. He focuses his practice in commercial law, with an emphasis on government guaranteed lending and conventional commercial lending.
- Represents lenders in SBA licensing, compliance, regulatory enforcement, and guaranty purchase matters
- Regularly represents lenders before the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Designated closing counsel for several SBA Certified Development Companies
- Active writer and speaker on SBA and other government guaranteed lending issues nationwide
- Serves as an expert witness on SBA related matters
Ethan has prepared loan documents and performs compliance reviews for loan files for thousands of SBA 7(a), 504, conventional, and USDA B&I commercial loans. He has also closed numerous other complex conventional commercial financing transactions.
Ethan enjoys hiking, skiing, spending time with his family, and gardening.
Representative Matters Highlights
Closed multimillion-dollar death care acquisition and refinance transaction comprising 52 properties across six states.
Represented purchase of SBA small business lending company license.
Recovered $3,000,000 SBA 7(a) loan guaranty.
Represented lender on successful workout of $3,500,000 SBA 7(a) loan.
Represented SBA lender in successful response to SBA regulatory review report.
Represented seller of SBA small business lending company license and $100,000,000+ SBA loan portfolio.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New York
- Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Honors & Awards
- AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers- Pennsylvania Rising Stars in 2005-2021 (Banking, Real Estate, Business/Corporate)
- 2017 Instructor of the Year – National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
- 2017 Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Memberships
- National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
- Board of Directors
- Non-Bank Lender Committee
- National Association of Development Companies
- Attorney Advisory Council
- Designated Closing Attorney
- Vistage International
- Risk Management Association
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- American Land Title Association
- Pennsylvania Land Title Association
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Education
- College of William and Mary – J.D.
- The Johns Hopkins University – B.A.
Agent For
- Chicago Title Insurance Company (PA)
- Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (NJ)