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Jared Milbury
Partner

Jared Milbury, a Partner with BFS Group, focuses his practice in the analysis, design and implementation of non-qualified supplemental benefit plans for banks and financial institutions. Before joining BFS Group, Mr. Milbury was an attorney at the law firms of King & Spalding LLP and Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP. Mr. Milbury's legal practice included the representation of publicly-held financial institutions in the closing and maintenance of corporate financing and secured lending transactions; commercial real estate developers and lenders in the acquisition, disposition, management and development of commercial property; corporate law matters, including entity formations, employment agreements, and shareholder agreements and federal and state tax law issues, including taxation of individuals, corporations, pass-thru entities, and tax-exempt organizations.

Prior to graduating from the Mercer University School of Law, Mr. Milbury's undergraduate studies were completed at The Johns Hopkins University and The University of Georgia. Mr. Milbury serves on the Board of several local organizations including the Atlanta Youth Academy, Theatrical Outfit, The Atlanta Counseling Center and YoungLife. Additionally, for the past several years, Mr. Milbury has been a high school youth leader at the Lovett School.

Rodney Knowles, III
Partner

Rod Knowles, a Partner with BFS Group and senior Partner of The TriVeritas Group, a diversified financial services organization, has over 35 years experience in financial services in Atlanta. Mr. Knowles served as Chairman, President, and CEO of the Chattahoochee Bank and its holding company.

After the successful sale of Chattahoochee Bank and before coming to The TriVeritas Group, Mr. Knowles was Managing Director for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and was responsible for the second largest budget at ACOG and managed the largest number of ACOG employees.

Prior to his position with the Chattahoochee Bank, Mr. Knowles was Senior Vice President of American Security Insurance Group. American Security deals exclusively with banks and financial institutions worldwide. He was also Senior Vice President and Division Manager of one of six divisions at C&S National Bank (now Bank of America).

Mr. Knowles is very active in the community and has served on numerous boards including the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association, U.S.O. of Georgia, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Bank of North Georgia, Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Good Samaritan Healthcare Center, Resource Capital, Inc., Right from the Heart Ministries, Sound Bank, The Nature Conservancy of Georgia, and Trinity Forum Academy. He is also a lifetime member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, past President of the Davidson College alumni chapter in Atlanta, and is a member of the Board of Visitors of Davidson College. Mr. Knowles has been actively involved in numerous banking associations including: American Bankers Association, Georgia Bankers Association, and Robert Morris Associates, and is a frequent speaker at many events.

Mr. Knowles, a native of North Carolina, is a 1967 graduate of Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He served with the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970 as a First Lieutenant, and received numerous decorations for his service in the Republic of Vietnam in 1969.