MERCANTILE BANK CORP (MBWM)
Sector: Financials
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Sector: Financials
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Director information for MBWM
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| MBWM | Director | 57 | ["over 30 years of litigation practice experience", "expertise in administrative law, employment discrimination law, civil litigation, appellate law, personal injury, and family law", "member of the legal team at Pinsky Smith, LLC", "former general counsel and chief regulatory officer at Fluresh LLC", "former senior counsel chair over the cannabis practice group at Miller Johnson", "experience in obtaining favorable results in state and federal courts and before government agencies", "member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Grand Rapids Bar Association", "former adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law", "involved in diversity and inclusion initiatives"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Ms. Williams has been a director of Mercantile since January 2025 and a member of Mercantile Bank s Board since 2020. Ms. Williams was recently appointed a member of EMB s Board, effective December 31, 2025, in connection with Mercantile s acquisition of Eastern Michigan Financial Corporation and EMB. Ms. Williams has been practicing law for over 30 years with litigation practice experience in the areas of administrative law, employment discrimination law, civil litigation, appellate law, personal injury, and family law. She is currently a member of the legal team at Pinsky Smith, LLC, joining in 2024. From 2022 to 2023, she was general counsel and chief regulatory officer at Fluresh LLC. From 2019 to March 2022, she served as senior counsel chair over the cannabis practice group at Miller Johnson. As an experienced lead attorney, she is adept at working with a wide range of clients and has successfully obtained favorable results in state and federal courts and before government agencies. Ms. Williams is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of Michigan, and the Grand Rapids Bar Association. Ms. Williams has also served as an adjunct professor at Florida Coastal School of Law, where she created and taught the Personal Injury Law course in addition to Pre-Trial Litigation and Contract courses. In addition, Ms. Williams is active in initiating, participating, and moderating diversity and inclusion initiatives, and served on the Governing Board of the Meritas Black Lawyer s Leadership Forum. Ms. Williams extensive experience in the legal industry, both in private practice and as an in-house general counsel and chief regulatory officer, together with her leadership on issues of racial and cultural diversity, led us to determine she would be a valuable member of our Board.