Reginald S. Evans joined the Firm in February 2003 as Counsel to the Firm and became a shareholder in January 2004. He is chairman of the firm’s Depository Institutions and Automotive Industry Practice Groups. 

Mr. Evans represents banking and mortgage industry, automotive industry, government relations, and general business clients. He was the Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, as assigned by the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel, from 1995 to 2003. Prior to 1995, Mr. Evans was Deputy Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, Assistant Counsel to the then Pennsylvania Department of Commerce (now titled Department of Community and Economic Development), and Assistant Solicitor to the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Evans provides legal counsel to banking, mortgage, and automotive industry trade associations and their members on federal and state legislative, regulatory, enforcement, and finance issues. Mr. Evans is a frequent speaker at industry and trade association events and seminars. He has written and had published numerous articles and presentation materials on banking and automotive regulatory and finance issues.

Mr. Evans’ practice includes representation of banks, savings associations, nondepository mortgage lenders and brokers, regarding regulatory compliance, licensing and enforcement issues under federal and state law; automotive industry regulatory law; vehicle finance; vehicle manufacturer, dealer, and salesperson licensure and enforcement issues; interstate banking and branching; de novo banking institution and licensee formation; banking structures involving financial holding companies, bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, financial subsidiaries, operating subsidiaries; banking and automotive industry legislation and regulation analysis, advice, drafting, and representation before legislative and regulatory government officials; charter conversions; mergers and acquisitions; trust company and trust department issues;  credit union matters; mutual savings bank holding company reorganizations; and mutual and stock thrift institution issues.

Mr. Evans speaks Spanish. 

Mr. Evans is authorized to practice law in both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New York. 

Mr. Evans received his Law Degree from Georgetown University Law Center and his A. B. in History from Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences.