Background
McCreary, J. Franklin was born on June 15, 1942 in Farmington, Missouri, United States.
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J. Franklin McCreary
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University of Evansville (Bachelor of Science, 1964). Vanderbilt University (Master of Business Administration, 1980). Nashville School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at Gerrish & McCreary, P.C. (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Banking, Savings and Loan, Credit Unions, and Other Financial Institutions. Mergers and Acquisitions. Practice before Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies.
Banking Regulatory Compliance Reviews. Expert Witness Testimony. Business Planning; Public and Private Securities Offerings.
Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisor and Public Company Compliance. Real Estate Acquisition, Development, Management and Syndication. Mediation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Financial Institutions, Regulatory Litigation before all Federal and State Financial Institutions Regulatory Agencies. Complex Banking and Business Litigation before Federal and State Courts. Securities Arbitration.
Federal and State Income, Estate and Gift Taxation. Estate Planning and Probate. Environmental Law; Bankruptcy.
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Planning. And Municipal Finance. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Tennessee.
1973, United States. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. 1994, United States. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi. Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Equity.
Author: "Day of Reckoning Looms for Ailing Thrifts," American Banker, June 25, 1991. "Challenging the Examiner's Loan Appraisals," American Banker, January 6, 1992. "How to Challenge Examiners: Carefully," American Banker, October 16, 1992.
"Detailed Minutes: A Shield for Directors," American Banker, February 8, 1993. "Mediation: A Valuable Tool for Bankers," Bankers Magazine, July/August, 1995. Instructor: Law and Banking, American Institute of Banking, 1969-1974.
Instructor, Tennessee School of Consumer Banking, 1988. Visiting Professor in Business Law, David Lipscomb College, 1975-1977. Lecturer, Mid-South School of Banking, 1988.
General Counsel, First American Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971-1981. Member, Board of Directors, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1980-1981. President and Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Federal Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988-1991.
Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Gerrish & McCreary, P.C. is a law firm highly focused in specific practice areas serving local, national and international clients. Our firm concentrates on providing legal services principally to financial institutions, corporations and investment banking firms across the country.
Our law practice is generally transaction-oriented and our service capabilities are dramatically expanded since the significant practice experience of our attorneys translates not to just individual area specialization but also extended cross-over expertise. As a consequence, our firm is able to compete favorably with firms at all levels of size and sophistication.
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1980-1981. President and Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Federal Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988-1991. Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
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