HunterMaclean, a leading business law firm with offices in Savannah and Brunswick, is pleased to announce that Peter J. Rowland has recently joined the firm’s business litigation group. Rowland will advise clients in complex litigation matters involving issues in environmental, oil and gas, transportation, and occupational and safety law.

Prior to joining HunterMaclean, Rowland practiced with McGuireWoods LLP in Jacksonville, Florida. Earlier, he served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Arenda L. Wright Allen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Rowland was also previously selected for the Attorney General’s Honors Program, where he served as a judicial clerk for the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Rowland earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from Mount Saint Mary’s University, where he double-majored in Criminal Justice and Spanish. He graduated cum laude from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, where he was a staff member and editorial assistant for the Catholic University Law Review and a member of the Dean’s List.

Before attending law school, Rowland served as an active duty officer in the U.S. Army. He is a current member of the National Guard and serves as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Rowland is currently licensed to practice in Florida and Virginia.