Ross Hendrix Joins Pinnacle as Managing Director for Legal Specialty Group

Based in Charlotte, Hendrix will serve clients throughout the Southeast

Pinnacle Financial Partners has brought on Ross Hendrix as a managing director and financial advisor for its legal specialty group. He is based at the firm’s Ballantyne office in Charlotte and will serve law firms and attorneys across the Southeast with a full range of banking and financial advisory services.

“Ross specializes in helping law firms and partners manage their finances more effectively,” said Ben Hunter, head of Pinnacle’s legal specialty group. “He understands their business, their needs and how to deliver value throughout their firms. It’s rare to find someone with his level of expertise and reputation in this space, and we’re fortunate he chose to continue his work here at Pinnacle.”

Hendrix joins Pinnacle from Citi Global Wealth, where he led legal industry banking across the Southeast. He brings more than 20 years of experience, having also served in senior roles at Wells Fargo and BB&T. His practice focuses on supporting law firms and their partnerships through a mix of commercial banking and wealth management services. He holds securities licenses and is a graduate of High Point University. He lives in Charlotte with his wife and three children.

Pinnacle’s legal specialty group serves law firms of all sizes with tailored financial tools, from capital call lines and treasury solutions to partner banking and private wealth services. The team works in close coordination with other specialty areas and local market leaders to meet the full spectrum of each client’s needs.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for businesses and their owners and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm is the No. 1 bank in the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin MSA, according to 2024 deposit data from the FDIC. Pinnacle is No. 9 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance and was recognized by American Banker as one of America’s Best Banks to Work For 12 years in a row and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets in 2024.

The firm began operations in a single location in downtown Nashville, TN in October 2000 and has since grown to approximately $54.8 billion in assets as of June 30, 2025.  As the second-largest bank holding company in Tennessee, Pinnacle operates in several primarily urban markets across the Southeast.

Additional information concerning Pinnacle, which is included in the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, can be accessed at www.pnfp.com.