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on the ladder

on the ladder

A snapshot of the hiring , retiring and promotion movement in the CentrAL biz community
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Adds John Howard as Counsel
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP added John Howard as counsel in the firm ’ s Real Estate Practice Group . He brings more than 20 years of commercial transaction and financing experience to the firm , building on the broad range of services Bradley provides to its clients .
Steve Jernigan
John Bricken
Lee Walters
Anna Hornsby Elected Board Member for Montgomery County Bar Association ’ s Young Lawyer Section
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP attorney Anna Hornsby was elected to the 2023-2024 Board for the Young Lawyers Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association ( MCBA ). The MCBA strives to advance the legal profession and improve legal services on behalf of its members and the public by fostering interaction , communication and professional opportunities for lawyers in Montgomery and other surrounding counties . Hornsby ’ s practice represents regulatory , compliance and litigation matters in healthcare .
Bradley Names Partner Chuck Stewart President-Elect of Alabama ABOTA
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP named Charles “ Chuck ” Stewart , a partner in the firm ’ s Montgomery office , presidentelect of the Alabama Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA ). Stewart will serve in that role until November 2023 when he will become president of ABOTA ’ s Alabama Chapter for a oneyear term in 2024 . Stewart is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers , an Advocate in ABOTA , and he was the first attorney under the age of 40 to be elected president of the Alabama Defense Lawyer ’ s Association .
ServisFirst Bank Promotes Christian Ware
ServisFirst Bank , a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares ( NYSE : SFBS ), promoted Christian Ware to Executive Vice President , Commercial Banking Officer for the ServisFirst Bank Montgomery region . Ware has been with ServisFirst Bank since 2007 , moving to the Montgomery region in 2012 . In his position as a senior commercial lender , Ware has handled a variety of portfolios ranging from commercial to industrial banking clients .
Goodwyn Mills Cawood Announces 2023 Board Appointments
Goodwyn Mills Cawood ( GMC ) appointed Steve Jernigan , Regional Vice President of Florida , and John Bricken , Executive Vice President of Landscape Architecture , to the firm ’ s board of directors . In addition , Lee Walters , Regional Vice President of the Gulf Coast , has been named board chairman for 2023 and 2024 .
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