July 23, 2019

We are proud to announce that MSP Partner Virginia Harman has been named as Chair of the Georgia Bankers Association Bank Counsel Board for the 2019-2020 term. The Bank Counsel Board was established for two purposes: To determine unfilled banking-related educational needs that exist among counsel who represent GBA members, and to determine how the GBA can more effectively connect with and engage the large number of bank counsel who represent GBA members. Virginia has served on the Board for over 15 years.

A nationally recognized attorney, Virginia has received numerous awards and accolades throughout her career, including most recently being honored by being named as a 2020 member of Lawyers of Distinction for Excellence in the Practice of Law. Lawyers of Distinction is a national award published annually in the American Bar Association Journal, The American Lawyer and National Law Journal. Virginia is currently Chairman of the Board and legal counsel for Cancer Navigators, Inc., a local nonprofit serving cancer patients and their families in Northwest Georgia. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Georgia Conservancy and has been active in supporting the NW Georgia free legal clinic for US Veterans.

July 12, 2019

Senior MSP Partner Mike McRae has been re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 50,000-member State Bar of Georgia, and was installed June 8 during the State Bar’s Annual Meeting. The Board of Governors is the policymaking authority of the State Bar, with representation from each of Georgia’s judicial circuits. Mike has been elected to serve on behalf of the Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit representing Haralson and Polk counties.