8 Oliver Maner Attorneys Honored Among Georgia Trend's 2025 Legal Elite

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Monday, December 1st, 2025

Oliver Maner LLP, a full-service law firm with a 125-year history of representing clients in Georgia and the Southeast, today announced that eight of its partners have been selected for Georgia Trend's esteemed 2025 Legal Elite.

The Legal Elite list is compiled annually based on a peer-review survey where members of the Georgia bar vote for the lawyers they consider the best in their respective fields.

The eight recognized Oliver Maner partners and their selected practice areas are:

Lee A. Summerford – Business Law
Bryan A. Schivera – Corporate Law/Taxes/Estates/Trusts
Andrew M. “Drew” Wilkes – Family Law
Benjamin M. Perkins – General Practice/Trial Law/Personal Injury & Workers Comp
Jacob D. Massee – General Practice/Trial Law
William J. Hunter – Personal Injury & Workers Comp
George T. Major Jr. – Personal Injury & Workers Comp
T. Lawrence Evans – Real Estate/Construction Law

All eight honorees are highly respected lawyers with a consistent history of success in their particular fields.

Georgia Trend's Legal Elite honors the state's most distinguished lawyers, identified through an exhaustive peer-review process that assesses legal ability, ethical conduct, and communication effectiveness.

For more information on the firm and its attorneys, visit https://olivermaner.com/lawyers.