GBA Bank Counsel Board

The Bank Counsel Section was established for two purposes:

To determine unfilled banking-related educational needs that exist among counsel who represent GBA members
To determine how the GBA can more effectively connect with and engage 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.

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Name
Chair Mr. Neil Kinnebrew Synovus Bank P.O. Box 120 Columbus, GA 31902-0120 (404) 272-2120
Vice Chair Mr. T. Scott Duncan Andersen, Tate & Carr, PC 1960 Satellite Blvd Suite 4000 Duluth, GA 30097 770-822-0900
Past Chair Mr. Jonathan S. Hightower Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP 191 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 849 Atlanta, GA 30303 (770) 282-5112
North Group Mr. Marcus D. Benning Regions Bank 1180 W. Peachtree St. NW Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30309 678-438-1073
North Group Mr. Walter E. Jones Balch & Bingham, LLP 30 Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd., NW Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30308-3036 (404) 962-3540
North Group Mr. W. Jordan Knight McRae, Smith, Peek, Harman, & Monroe, LLP P.O. Box 29 Rome, GA 30162-0029 (706) 291-6223
Central Group Mr. Alex C. Smith Alex C. Smith, Attorney At Law 102 E Clinton Street Suite 5 Gray, GA 31032 (478) 284-3916
Central Group Mr. Edward L. Bagwell, III Colony Bank P.O. Box 989 Fitzgerald, GA 31750 (229) 426-6000
South Group Mr. W. Cavan Perry Dover Miller Karras Langdale & Brantley, P.C. 701 N. Patterson St. P.O. Box 729 Valdosta, GA 31601 (229) 242-0314
Central Group Mr. James C. Overstreet, Jr. Klosinski Overstreet, LLP 1229 Augusta West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 (706) 863-2255
Central Group Mr. Mark A. Peek United Bank P.O. Box 628 Griffin, GA 30224 (770) 412-4931
At Large Mr. Vinnie Aubrey Aubrey Thrasher, LLC 12 Powder Springs Street Suite 240 Marietta, GA 30064 (404) 978-1335
At Large Mr. T. Daniel Brannan James Bates Brannan Groover, LLP Buckhead Tower At Lenox Square 3399 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 1700 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 997-6023
At Large Ms. Melinda Davis Lux United Community Bank 2 W. Washington St., Suite 700 Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 241-8736
At Large Mr. Mark C. Kanaly Alston & Bird, LLP 1 Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 881-7975
At Large Mr. Reginald T. O'Shields FHLBank Atlanta 1475 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 888-5353
At Large Mr. James W. Stevens Troutman Pepper Locke LLP 600 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 3000 Atlanta, GA 30308 (404) 885-3721
At Large Mr. James C. Wheeler Pierson Ferdinand, LLP 2870 Peachtree Road #909 Atlanta, GA 30305 (404) 490-1704
At Large Mr. John M. Willis Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP 201 17th Street, N.W., Ste. 1700 Atlanta, GA 30363 (404) 322-6122