Bank Counsel Section

• to determine unfilled banking-related educational needs that exist among counsel who represent GBA members; and,
• to determine how the GBA can more effectively utilize the large number of bank counsel who represent GBA members.

The Section is governed by the Board of Directors listed below.  Members of the Board  primarily focus on hosting an annual conference and assisting the association on legislation, regulations or litigation in which the association becomes involved. Members of the Board are appointed by the GBA chairman.

Bank Counsel Section Board of Directors

Mr. Hugh Peterson, III, Chair
McNatt, Greene and Peterson
P. O. Drawer 1168
Vidalia, GA30475
(912) 537-9343

Mr. T. Daniel Brannan, Vice Chair
James, Bates, Pope & Spivey, LLP
The Lenox Building, Suite 810
Atlanta, GA30326
(404) 997-6023

Mr. James H. Moore, III, Group 2
Moore, Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers, P.C.
P.O. Drawer 71727
Albany, GA31708-1727
(229) 888-3338

Mr. James B. Alexander, Group 4
Alexander & Royston, L.L.P.
3175 Highway 278
Covington, GA30014
(770) 786-8145

Mr. Walter G. Moeling, IV, Group 5
Bryan Cave, LLP
One Atlantic Center, 14th Floor
Atlanta, GA30309-3488
(404) 572-6629

Ms. Virginia Barrow Harman, Group 7
McRae, Stegall, Peek, Harman, Smith & Manning, LLP
P.O. Box 29
Rome, GA30162-0029
(706) 291-6223

Mr. Marvin L. Pipkin, Group 8
Southeastern Bank
P.O. Box 455
Darien, GA31305-0455
(912) 264-3307

Mr. Robert L. Berry, At Large
Greater Rome Bank
P.O. Box 529
Rome, GA30162
(706) 291-8853

Mr. Steven S. Dunlevie, At Large
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
271 17th. Street, NW
Atlanta, GA30363-1017
(404) 888-7401

Mr. Raymond Fortin, At Large
SunTrust Bank
P.O. Box 4418 29 Floor
Atlanta, GA30302-4418
(404) 588-7165

Mr. Mark C. Kanaly, At Large
Alston & Bird, LLP
1 Atlantic Center
Atlanta, GA30309-3424
(404) 881-7975

Mr. D. Gregory Michell, At Large
Balch & Bingham, LLP
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd, NW
Atlanta, GA30308-3036
(404) 261-6020

Mr. Reginald T. O'Shields, At Large
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
1475 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA30309
(404) 888-5353

Mr. Stanley H. Pollock, At Large
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker LLC
NorthPark Town Center
Atlanta, GA30328
(770) 350-2636

Mr. Thomas O. Powell, At Large
Troutman Sanders, LLP
600 Peachtree Street, NE, Ste. 5200
Atlanta, GA30308-2216
(404) 885-3294

Mr. James W. Stevens, II, At Large
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP
1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA30309-4530
(404) 815-6270

Mr. James C. Wheeler, At Large
State Bank & Trust Company
3399 Peachtree St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA30326
(404) 266-4527

Ms. Judy Newberry, Ex Officio
Department of Banking and Finance
2990 Brandywine Rd., Suite 200
Atlanta, GA30341-5565
(770) 986-1650