Hello new followers! To welcome you, we'll introduce you to our attorneys over the next few weeks. We won't bore you with what they do (we're all bank corporate and regulatory lawyers) but tell you a little about who they are. Also, Harrison Ford does not work here.

Meet our Kansas City partner Stephanie Kalahurka. In addition to being a mother of two, Steph plays four musical instruments and has completed a 100k race. Steph also took up karate on a whim and won her first and only tournament. We're not making this up. Steph's our hero.

Meet Austin partner Brent Standefer. Brent is a second generation alumnus of the Texas Silver Spurs, meaning he was a caretaker for BEVO XV Bevo in college. Given that experience, Brent does not find his legal work terribly intimidating.

Meet #FKHFGA attorney Crystal Huffman. While not busy with her legal work or out for a run, you can usually find Crystal working with her quarter horses (Primo and Brady) for a show. Fun fact: Primo was originally named Olaf, but Crystal is apparently not into Disney movies.

Meet Austin partner Geoffrey Kay. GK's second love (behind wife and twins) is LSU football. Or LSU baseball. Maybe LSU basketball. GK would give you the shirt off of his back and can make a fantastic meal, but since co-founding the firm, we've never heard him yell "Tigah Bait!"

We're loving our debut as Summit Sponsors of the GaBankersAssociation Annual Meeting. Thanks to the GBA for including Jonathan Hightower as a moderator of the CEO Panel, and we look forward to sponsoring many more! #GBA2019AnnualMeeting #FKHFGA

It was fun having our #FKHF gear all over Banff during the #GBA2019AnnualMeeting. Thanks to Kathy Friestad and the rest of the GaBankersAssociation team for the great job on the backpacks!

Meet Austin partner Derek McGee. Derek was born to be in banking. His first job was rolling coins for his local bank. Also, like many good bankers, Derek became quite the golfer - if you're in a scramble, you'll probably want to see if you can partner up with Derek. #FKHFATX

Meet Managing Partner Chet Fenimore. Hailing from Mustang, Oklahoma, Chet was a bank examiner for the OCC and the Oklahoma Banking Dept before going to law school. We're pretty happy he gave up bank examiner life to be a lawyer, though we notice he still enjoys his review work.

Meet Atlanta partner Kevin Strachan. Kevin is a serious and pragmatic guy about most things; however, he really gets revved up about landscaping. We think Kevin's a unique guy in that he gets equally excited about college football, his yard, and securities law. #FKHFGA

Our Jonathan Hightower (Jonathan Hightower) and Crystal Huffman (Crystal Huffman) wrote about a recent decision in Georgia with interesting implications for bank directors. See their note here. fkhpartners.com/2019/07/29/dir…

ICYMI: We were honored to receive the Five*Star Award from Independent Bankers Association of Texas as voted on by the community bankers in the State of Texas. We're thankful for the opportunity to serve community banks. fkhpartners.com/2019/08/05/ind…

This seems like an appropriate time to republish our top ten tips for branch bidders: fkhpartners.com/2019/06/12/top…

The Earnings Release Advantage for Private Banks bankdirector.com/issues/growth/… Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP #privatebanks #earnings

Our partner Jonathan Hightower (Jonathan Hightower) was a guest on the Missouri Bankers podcast Our Two Cents discussing community banking amid the changing landscape created by COVID-19. mobankers.com/MBA/About_MBA/…

Learn more about successful peer mergers from attorney John Wilson, as published in BankDirector.com fkhpartners.com/2021/04/21/the…