Kristal Bird is an associate in the firm’s corporate law group. Kristal graduated from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was on the Executive Board of the Texas Business Law Society and the Editorial Boards of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and the Texas International Law Journal.

She served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Marvin Isgur of the United States Bankruptcy Court in Houston.

Kristal earned her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University and her Master of Arts in Global Studies from the University of North Carolina.

  • Served as legal counsel to Progressive Bancorp, Inc. in the acquisition of Progressive by Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST), which is expected to close in early 2026.  Based on the closing price of $26.19 for BFST common stock on July 3, 2025, the merger consideration would have an aggregate value of approximately $82.6 million.

University of Texas School of Law, JD, 2024

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MA, 2017

Global Studies

Emphasis in Russian and Eastern European Studies

California State University Fullerton, BA, 2014

Business Administration

Concentration in Entrepreneurship

Texas Exes

Texas, 2024