Lowell Harrison is a partner at Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP. Mr. Harrison’s practice focuses on the corporate, securities and regulatory representation of commercial banks, thrifts, holding companies, other financial institutions and their shareholders. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset acquisitions, SEC reporting and compliance; securities offerings, establishment and relocation of bank offices, branch purchase and assumption transactions, acquisitions of bank control, acquisition and formation of non- banking subsidiaries, acquisitions of troubled financial institutions and director and officer liability issues. He regularly advises financial institutions regarding regulatory compliance involving the FDIC, federal reserve board, office of the comptroller of the currency, and state regulatory agencies.

Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Harrison was a partner of a large international law firm.

Jonathan Hightower is a partner at Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP, and focuses his practice in financial institutions law, including corporate, regulatory and securities work.  Mr. Hightower represents banks and trust companies throughout the country, with a particular focus on the Southeast.  In the course of his practice, he regularly advises banks and their boards of directors on their strategic plans, including organic and acquisition growth plans, sale transactions, strategic mergers and capital raises, as well as on complex regulatory issues.  Mr. Hightower represents investment banking firms in connection with public and private capital raises, delivery of fairness opinions and strategic transactions.

Stephanie Kalahurka is a partner at Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP. Ms. Kalahurka has a broad range of legal, regulatory and operational experience in the financial institutions industry. For almost 20 years, Ms. Kalahurka’s law practice has focused on the corporate and regulatory representation of public and private financial institutions and financial service businesses, with clients ranging from large, publicly-traded holding companies to smaller stand-alone community banks.

Ms. Kalahurka’s corporate and securities practice includes negotiation and consummation of mergers and acquisitions for public and private financial institutions, public and private stock and asset acquisitions, SEC reporting and compliance, public and private securities offerings, stock incentive plans and tender offers.

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Kalahurka served for 4 years as an adjunct professor of Banking Law at the University of Kansas School of Law.