Corporate & Banking
Corporate, Financial & Banking Attorneys in Gainesville, GA
At Stewart, Melvin & Frost, we offer a range of experience representing public and private corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other business entities in a broad scope of matters. We also have extensive experience in providing a variety of services for financial institutions, medical groups and other business entities throughout North Georgia.
Corporate Services
- Formation & organization of business entities
- Mergers & acquisitions
- General business representation
- Debt financing
- Compensation arrangements
- Non-competition agreements
- Federal, state and local regulatory matters
- Liquidation and dissolution of business entities
- Consulting and management agreements
- Securities and private placements
- Corporate securities transactions
- Corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations
Financial Institution Services
- Formation & organization of business entities
- Mergers & acquisitions
- General business representation
- Debt financing
- Compensation arrangements
- Non-competition agreements
- Federal, state and local regulatory matters
- Liquidation and dissolution of business entities
- Consulting and management agreements
- Securities and private placements
- Corporate securities transactions
- Corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations
T. Treadwell Syfan
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Tread Syfan, a partner in the firm, specializes in municipal bond law, securities law, commercial real estate matters and commercial lending.
As bond counsel, Tread assists local governments in Northeast Georgia in obtaining tax-exempt financing for infrastructure projects, primarily schools and water and sewer improvements.
T. Treadwell Syfan
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J. Randall Frost
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Known for his dedication and high degree of professionalism, managing partner Randall Frost devotes his practice to general business, banking, commercial real estate and municipal and county government law.
J. Randall Frost
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D. Thomas LeFevre
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Tom LeFevre joined the firm in 1996 as a partner focusing on commercial real estate matters. He has practiced law in the Gainesville area since 1980.
D. Thomas LeFevre
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Steven A. Cornelison
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Partner Steve Cornelison is known for his attention to detail, thorough knowledge, and wide experience in his practice areas, including ERISA, federal taxation and commercial business transactions in Gainesville, GA.
Steven A. Cornelison
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J.C. Highsmith Jr.
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Named partner in 1987, Bucky Highsmith has been with Stewart, Melvin & Frost since 1983.
In his practice, Bucky specializes in trust administration, estate settlement, wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianship matters, probate, estate litigation, will contests, estate tax planning and financial protection for older people.
J.C. Highsmith Jr.
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Whitney S. Brown
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Whitney S. Brown, a partner, has been with our firm since 2017. A Gainesville native, Whitney moved back to her hometown to practice law after working in Atlanta. She focuses her practice on public finance, offering both bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel services. In addition to public finance, Whitney has expertise in local government law, general business law, commercial real estate matters, commercial lending, estate planning and probate.
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Ronald F. Chicken
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Ron Chicken is a partner in the firm’s civil litigation and alternate dispute resolution divisions. Primarily he focuses on business litigation and real estate related litigation, but his legal interests are as wide as his clients’ needs, as he is always eager to help serve those seeking sound legal counsel. Whether it is a small personal matter or a larger corporate dispute, Ron and the legal team at SMF are ready to help.
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John P. Strupe
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John Patrick Strupe, an associate in the firm’s probate and estate planning section, joined the firm in 2018 after earning his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida. As a Certified Public Accountant, John worked in various accounting roles for both large public companies and small privately-held businesses. After several years in the accounting profession, he attended law school at Georgia State University where he earned his law degree.
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