23 HunterMaclean Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys from the firm were recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018. Best Lawyers, which is published annually in almost 70 countries, recognizes attorneys for significant achievements in their area of practice.

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has been considered the most well-respected guide and resource for the legal industry.  Attorneys are selected through peer-review surveys that have been completed by thousands of leading lawyers who confidentially evaluate their peers.

The following HunterMaclean attorneys were selected for Best Lawyers in 2018:

  • Saunders Aldridge – Commercial Litigation

  • Thomas S. Cullen – Corporate Law

  • Andrew H. Ernst – Economic Development Law, Environment Law

  • Mills Fleming – Health Care Law, Immigration Law

  • Bradley M. Harmon – Litigation - Construction

  • Edward O. Henneman, Jr. – Real Estate Law

  • Wade W. Herring, II – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment

  • John M. Hewson, III – Corporate Law

  • Christopher R. Jordan – Railroad Law

  • Shawn A. Kachmar – Employment Law - Management

  • Sarah H. Lamar – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management

  • Frank S. Macgill – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

  • Kirby G. Mason – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

  • Diana J.P. McKenzie – Information Technology Law

  • Colin A. McRae – Admiralty and Maritime Law

  • Lane Morrison – Trusts and Estates

  • Christopher W. Phillips – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

  • David F. Sipple – Admiralty and Maritime Law

  • Christopher H. Smith – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction

  • Ron D. Talley – Environmental Law, Real Estate Law

  • John M. Tatum – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

  • Harold B. Yellin – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

  • Arnold C. Young – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Three HunterMaclean attorneys were also recognized by Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” for a specific practice within this region:

  • Frank S. Macgill – Trusts and Estates

  • John M. Hewson, III – Corporate Law

  • Ron D. Talley – Real Estate Law

Thirteen of the 23 lawyers selected from HunterMaclean have been recognized as Best Lawyers for over 10 years. Two lawyers, Andrew H. Ernst and John M. Tatum, have been recognized for 20 consecutive years.