 Sherman
Willis
Over 30 years ago, Sherman was
trained as a general
practitioner by his mentor and
the firm's founding partner, B.
C. Gardner, Jr. As Managing
Partner, he later recognized
that clients' needs were
becoming more specialized, and
he thus moved the firm toward
practice specialization. Sherman
spends most of his time in the
business, banking, real estate
and family wealth transfer
practice areas and has an
extensive network of contacts
and resources in those fields.
Sherman has continued the firm's
tradition of community service.
He and his wife, Jean, have two
adult children and four
grandchildren.
Sherman was born in Albany,
Georgia in 1949. He earned his
Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration from Georgia
State University in 1971.
Sherman graduated from Emory
University School of Law in 1973
and was admitted to the Georgia
Bar in 1974. He is a member of
the State Bar of Georgia, the
American and Dougherty Circuit
Bar Associations, of which he
has served as President and
Secretary/Treasurer.
Sherman is past President of the
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce.
He was a member of the
Albany/Dougherty Economic
Development Commission, the
Albany/Dougherty Payroll
Development Authority, the
Darton College Foundation
(Chair), SunTrust Bank, South
Georgia Board of Directors and
Executive Committee, the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia
Bankers Association, the
Community Bankers Association,
and the Association of Credit
Executives.
Sherman is also currently
involved in a number of civic
organizations, including the
YMCA, and the Albany Rotary Club
(past President). He has
previously been active in other
organizations, boards, and
committees, including the
Georgia Supreme Court's
Committee on Professionalism,
Deerfield Windsor School, Flint
River Girl Scout Council,
Thronateeska Foundation, Girls
Inc., Darton College Alumni
Association (past Chair), Albany
Area Chamber of Commerce Vision
Campaign (past Chair),
Leadership Georgia, Leadership
Albany, the Albany Personnel
Managers Association,
Porterfield United Methodist
Church, President's Advisory
Council for the Medical College
of Georgia, Consumer Counseling
Services of Southwest Georgia
(past Chair), and Chair and
Campaign Chair for the United
Way of Southwest Georgia.
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