HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, has been ranked in the Chambers USA Guide 2015, an exclusive annual listing of top law firms and lawyers in the United States.

Widely considered the authority on rankings in the legal profession across the world, Chambers & Partners’ 150-member editorial and research team ranks law firm practice areas and recognizes individual attorneys in 185 jurisdictions worldwide. Rankings are based on extensive investigative research and a rigorous peer-review process, including thousands of in-depth interviews with lawyers and their clients.

“Inclusion in the Chambers USA Guide is quite an honor,” said Frank S. Macgill, HunterMaclean’s managing partner. “Chambers is one of the most trusted lawyer and firm resources in the legal community, and we are pleased to see the firm’s work ranked so highly.”

HunterMaclean earned rankings for Environmental Law, Labor & Employment and General Commercial Litigation practice areas. In addition, Chambers recognized six HunterMaclean attorneys as “Leaders in their Field”: Andrew H. Ernst (Environmental Law), Wade W. Herring II (Labor & Employment), Shawn A. Kachmar (Labor & Employment), Sarah H. Lamar, (Labor & Employment), John M. Tatum (General Commercial Litigation) and T. Mills Fleming (Health Care).

As described by Chambers USA Guide 2015, HunterMaclean is “excellent, responsive and well respected,” as well as “competent, knowledgeable and passionate.” According to one interviewee, “They have been excellent at identifying problems at an early stage, saving us many dollars because we were given early warnings about problem areas.”