Will specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate organization and governance issues, charter conversions, electronic payment systems, account ownership issues, and consumer complaints.
Will is a graduate of the University of the Alabama School of Law. Prior to law school he spent 3 years on the Washington. D.C. Congressional Staff, serving as Press Secretary for U.S. Congressman Spencer Bachus, and as the Spokesman for the House Banking Committee’s Oversight and Investigation subcommittee. Will has almost 30 years experience in the Credit Union movement, serving as vice president of governmental affairs and in-house counsel for the Alabama Credit Union League and League of Southeastern Credit Unions.
Will and his wife Elizabeth live in Birmingham, and have two children, Caroline and Christopher.
Megan is a partner and managing attorney for the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. She regularly handles trademark and copyright matters for the firm’s credit union and CUSO clients including matters before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. She also assists clients with incorporation of non-profits and filing for federal tax exemption for public charities and private foundations. Megan specializes in contract negotiations and drafting, advertising and marketing issues, technology and software license agreements and employment matters.
Ryan is a partner and managing attorney for the firm’s asset recovery division. His practice focuses primarily on collection of unsecured debt, recovery of personal property, representation in federal bankruptcy court, and foreclosure of real estate. Additionally, Ryan provides training and guidance in the areas of account offset, cross-default, cross-collateralization, and FDCPA/TCPA compliance.
Ryan is a native of Birmingham. He attended Auburn University for his undergraduate studies, and received his J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
Ciera assists clients in a wide array of contractual, account, and lending related matters. She focuses on advertising regulations and performs website audits. Ciera attended Alabama A&M University and received a J.D. and LL.M. in Business Transactions from the University of Alabama School of Law. Ciera was born and raised in North Las Vegas, Nevada. She is married and has one son and two dogs.
Makenzie provides regulatory and compliance consultation strategies and services to financial institutions, focusing on consumer protection laws, real estate lending, and employee matters. Makenzie manages the Firm’s fraud audits, which allows clients to understand their existing fraud expenses and losses, how to take proactive steps, and assists in creating systems to allow financial institutions to successfully battle threat actors.
Makenzie is originally from Columbus, OH. She received her undergraduate degree in music from The Ohio State University and earned her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law. Makenzie lives in Leeds, Alabama with her partner and their dog, Luke.
Kyra represents financial institutions in a variety of contractual and compliance related matters. She is a Bank Secrecy Act expert and regularly works with frontline staff to improve operational practices and procedures. Kyra is a part of the Firm’s credit rights group and advises on bankruptcy, foreclosure, and collections actions.
She attended Oxford College where she graduated with honors and completed her undergraduate education at Emory University with her B.A. in Economics. Kyra received her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and was President of the Black Law Student. In her free time, she enjoys baking, community service, and reading on the couch with her pet dog “Onyx”.
Kianna represents financial institutions in litigation and arbitration brought by regulators and members. Her mix of finance and general litigation experience enables Kianna to distill complex financial regulations and explain them in both litigation and transactional situations.
She was born and raised in Pelham, Alabama. Kianna graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honors Society and a Senior editor of the Law & Psychology Journal. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Music at Birmingham-Southern College. Kianna is a member of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Rotaract Club of Birmingham. When not working, Kianna enjoys reading and playing the piano and saxophone.
We honor and remember our colleague and friend Shannon Price who lost his battle with cancer in late 2020. Shannon is greatly missed by everyone, most of all by the firm’s clientele. Shannon was known for his personality, love of music, good food and positive attitude for life.
Shannon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1990 and his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1997. Prior to attending law school, he worked for four years as an operations officer with Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans. Shannon provided general counsel services to financial institutions in the southeast since 1999 and specialized in the areas of financial institution compliance and regulatory law. He was a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Louisiana State Bar.