Pub. 3 2013-2014 Issue 2

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S September • October 2013 25 The graduates are pictured left to right: Back Row: Chad Pfeif (Legacy Bank-Colorado Springs), Nathan Ewert (Adams Bank & Trust-Fort Collins), DavidMiller (Alpine Bank-Grand Junction), Tracy Pepper (First National Bank of Las Animas-La Junta); Third Row: Garret Jammaron (Alpine Bank-Rifle), Bradley Harding (First Colorado National Bank-Paonia), Scott Thorson (Pueblo Bank & Trust Co.-Pueblo); Second Row: Kjerstin Hill (Alpine Bank-Grand Junction), Noel Hansen (Alpine Bank-Frisco), Piper Pierce (GreatWestern Bank-Littleton); Front Row: AllisonNadel (Alpine Bank-Montrose), Jennifer Sauer (Alpine Bank-Basalt), Angela Penland (First National Bank-Fort Collins), Jennifer Wagner (Home State Bank-Fort Collins); Not Pictured: Joseph Fortna (FirstBank-Lakewood), Lavonne Heaviland (FirstBank-Lakewood), Josephine Huelskamp (FirstBank-Lakewood). Strong relationships equal results. Stinson’s Denver Office may be new, but our attorneys in Denver have been representing banks across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region for years. We continue to handle M&A, regulatory, commercial lending and creditors’ rights matters for community, regional and large national banks. We’re just part of a larger team. In fact, SNL Financial ranked Stinson as the top bank M&A legal advisor in 2012, based on bank and thrift M&A and branch sales. Stinson.com. Denver Kansas City St. Louis Phoenix Washington, D.C. Omaha Wichita Overland Park Jefferson City Decatur The choice of a lawyer is important and should not be based solely on advertisements. Ernie Panasci Managing Partner 303.376.8402 epanasci@stinson.com 5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 970 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 SMH_COBanker_Ad_7.5x4.75 5/24/13 12:32 PM Page 1