VerifiedLawFirms editorial: Focus and practice areas — This is a business law firm rooted on the Georgia coast. It works with companies and individuals in Georgia, across the Southeast, and in other parts of the United States…
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About HunterMaclean
HunterMaclean is a business law firm based in coastal Georgia, with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island. The firm was founded in Savannah in 1879 and describes itself as one of the oldest law firms in the state, marking its 140th anniversary in 2019. It represents companies and individuals in Georgia, across the Southeast, and throughout the United States. Its clients include Fortune 500 companies, banks, hospitals, professional service organizations, industrial development authorities, and nonprofit corporations.
The firm handles litigation along with corporate, tax, real estate, estate planning, employment, immigration, bankruptcy, health care, maritime, and information technology matters. Over its history the practice operated under several names, including Charlton, Mackall & Anderson and Anderson, Cann & Cann, and became Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C. in 1980. The Savannah office sits at 200 East Saint Julian Street on Reynolds Square, and the firm expanded to Glynn County with its St. Simons Island office in 2002.
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Focus and practice areas
This is a business law firm rooted on the Georgia coast. It works with companies and individuals in Georgia, across the Southeast, and in other parts of the United States. The firm presents itself as counsel for organizations that need legal help across a range of subjects rather than a single niche.
The named client base is broad. It includes Fortune 500 companies, banks, and hospitals, along with professional service organizations, industrial development authorities, and nonprofit corporations. That spread suggests the firm is used to working with both large institutions and smaller local bodies.
Areas the firm handles
The practice covers litigation together with corporate, tax, and real estate matters. It also takes on estate planning, health care, employment, immigration, bankruptcy, maritime, and information technology work. Maritime work in particular fits a firm based in a working port city like Savannah.
For a business that expects several kinds of legal need over time, that range is useful. A client can bring a corporate question, a tax matter, and an employment issue to the same place. In my opinion, that breadth is one of the firm's clearer strengths, and it is drawn straight from what the firm lists.
A practice with deep roots
The firm traces its start to Savannah in 1879. In 2019 it marked 140 years and describes itself as one of the oldest law firms in Georgia. Not many firms in the state can point to that kind of run.
The name has shifted more than once along the way. Earlier versions included Charlton, Mackall & Anderson and Anderson, Cann & Cann. The current name, Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C., dates to 1980, so the firm has carried a settled identity for more than forty years.
A history this long says something on its own. The practice has held together through many economic cycles and stayed in business the whole time. That kind of continuity is hard to build and easy to lose.
Offices along the coast
The firm keeps two offices, both in coastal Georgia. The main office sits in Savannah, on the historic Reynolds Square in the city's old center. A second office opened on St. Simons Island in 2002, extending the firm's reach into Glynn County.
Two coastal locations let the firm serve clients in Savannah and the Golden Isles without asking them to travel far. As a reviewer, I read that second office as a sign the firm wanted a steady presence in the St. Simons area, not just an occasional visit. For ongoing business and real estate work, being close to the client tends to help.
From these two bases the firm still describes work that reaches across the Southeast and beyond. A local footing and a wider client map can sit together, and that is what the pages describe.
How the team is built
The people page lists lawyers at several levels. Partners make up much of the roster, with counsel, special counsel, and associate roles alongside them. That tiered structure is common at established firms and points to a mix of senior and developing lawyers.
Named partners on the site include Michael P. Boggs, Louann Bronstein, Alan C. Brown, Edgar Bueno, David M. Burkoff, Sean F. G. Callahan, Thomas S. Cullen, Taylor L. Dove, and Rachel Young Fields. Saunders Aldridge is listed as counsel, Richard A. Fisher as special counsel, and Charlie Ferrelle as an associate. Titles like these usually track experience, with partners holding ownership and associates earlier in their careers.
One honest caveat belongs here. The public listing runs in alphabetical order, and the version reviewed stops partway through the alphabet. The full bench is very likely larger than the names captured above, so treat this as a partial picture of the team.
What the record shows
What stands out most is continuity. A firm working since 1879, under a settled name since 1980, has stayed relevant to business clients for a very long time. That reads as steady footing rather than a quick rise.
The practice areas line up with what the firm's clients tend to need. Corporate deals, tax, real estate, employment, and litigation cover the everyday legal life of a company. Health care, immigration, and maritime work add depth for specific industries found along the Georgia coast.
The firm also keeps a public presence on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, which makes it simple to find and follow. Readers who want detail on a single lawyer or matter will need to contact the firm directly, since full bios and case records are not laid out on the pages reviewed. Taken together, the facts point to a long-standing coastal Georgia business firm with a broad practice and a clear focus on organizations.
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Alan C. BrownPartner
Alan C. Brown is a lawyer based in Savannah, Georgia, who practices at the firm HunterMaclean. His profile lists the University of Chicago as part of his education. The profile does not specify his practice areas.
Allan C. GalisPartner
Allan C. Galis earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2010. He practices at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. His work focuses on commercial and business litigation, insurance litigation, real estate litigation, product liability defense, and transportation law.
Practice focus
Commercial Litigation
Business Litigation
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Real Estate
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Transportation Law
Bradley M. HarmonPartner
Bradley M. Harmon is the Managing Partner at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He received a B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1999 and a J.D. from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law in 2002. His practice focuses on litigation matters, including business litigation, insurance coverage and defense, medical and professional malpractice, product liability, and construction. He has served as outside general counsel and as lead trial and appellate counsel in matters involving healthcare, logistics, and construction disputes.
Practice focus
Litigation
Business Litigation
Insurance Coverage & Defense
Medical Malpractice
Professional Malpractice
Product Liability
Charlie FerrelleAssociate
David M. BurkoffPartner
David Michael Burkoff is a partner at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1999 and earned his J.D. from The University of Michigan Law School in 2003. His practice focuses on business litigation, civil litigation defense, antitrust litigation, and estate and trust litigation. He has handled matters including products liability cases, breach of contract disputes, and fiduciary litigation.
Practice focus
Business Litigation
Civil Litigation Defense
Antitrust Litigation
Estate & Trust Litigation
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Law
Edgar BuenoPartner
Edgar Bueno practices at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He has more than 20 years of experience defending clients under investigation by the government. His practice focuses on health care law and qui tam law.
Practice focus
Health Care Law
Qui Tam Law
Francesca MacchiavernaHiring Partner
Francesca Macchiaverna is an attorney at HunterMaclean who practices law in Savannah, Georgia. Her practice areas include bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization law, and commercial litigation.
Practice focus
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
J. Benedict HartmanPartner
J. Benedict Hartman is a partner at HunterMaclean, practicing in St. Simons, Georgia. He received a B.A. from Furman University in 1993. His practice focuses on corporate law, estate planning, and business succession planning, along with related areas such as corporate taxation, estates and trusts, nonprofit organizations, and government relations.
Practice focus
Corporate
Estate Planning
Business Succession Planning
Corporate Taxation
Estates & Trusts
Nonprofit Organizations
Justin G. GuthriePartner
Justin Garrett Guthrie is an attorney at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He received a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and International Relations from the University of Virginia in 2012 and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2016. His practice focuses on admiralty and maritime law, logistics, litigation, and insurance coverage and defense, including marine insurance coverage analysis and the defense of marine insurance carriers and their insureds. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association and the Defense Research Institute.
Practice focus
Admiralty & Maritime
Logistics
Litigation
Insurance Coverage & Defense
Laura W. GiesekeCounsel
Lauren HarterAssociate
Louann BronsteinPartner
Louann Bronstein is a Partner at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. She earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983 and a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 1999. Her practice covers corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, transportation and logistics, international law, and equine law.
Practice focus
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Business Transactions
Transportation and Logistics
Logistics
International Law
Matthew D. GobelAssociate
Matthew David Gobel is an attorney based in Savannah, Georgia. He practices at HunterMaclean, located at 200 E Saint Julian St. His profile lists the University of Georgia under education.
Michael P. BoggsPartner
Rachel Young FieldsPartner
Rachel Young Fields is a partner at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. She earned a B.A. from Winthrop University in 2001 and a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2007. Her practice covers areas including intellectual property, business litigation, appellate practice, estates and trusts, and fiduciary litigation.
Practice focus
Appellate Practice
Business Litigation
Entertainment and Media
Estates & Trusts
Fiduciary Litigation
Intellectual Property
Richard A. FisherSpecial Counsel
Richard A. Fisher is a business lawyer based in Savannah, Georgia. His practice focuses on business, public finance and tax exempt finance, and international law. His profile lists the University of Virginia under education.
Practice focus
Business
Public Finance and Tax Exempt Finance
International Law
Saunders AldridgeCounsel
Saunders Aldridge is Counsel at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1968 and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1975. His practice covers communications and media, contracts and agreements, litigation, insurance coverage and defense, product liability, and logistics. He has represented logistics providers in matters involving warehousing, third-party logistics, and transportation agreements, and has handled insurance coverage and toxic tort disputes.
Practice focus
Communications / Media
Contracts / Agreements
Litigation
Insurance Coverage & Defense
Product Liability
Logistics
Sean F. G. CallahanPartner
T. Mills FlemingPartner
Thomas Mills Fleming is a partner at HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1989. His practice covers health care, immigration, business restructuring, corporate matters, business transactions, and employee benefits. He has represented hospitals, physicians, and health care systems in regulatory investigations, transactions, and bankruptcy proceedings.
Practice focus
Health Care
Immigration
Business Restructuring
Corporate
Business Transactions
ERISA & Employee Benefits
Taylor L. DovePartner
Taylor L. Dove is an attorney with HunterMaclean in Savannah, Georgia. He assists clients with business litigation matters and business bankruptcy concerns. He received his legal education from Georgia State University College of Law and graduated from law school in 2015.
Practice focus
Business Litigation
Bankruptcy
Thomas S. CullenPartner
Thomas Sean Cullen is a business lawyer based in Savannah, Georgia, practicing at Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn, P.C. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. His practice focuses on business law and intellectual property matters. He has authored publications on topics including raising business capital through securities and choosing a business entity.
Practice focus
Business Law
Intellectual Property
Tinsley Griffin HillAssociate
Zachary B. HarrisCounsel
Zachary B. Harris is an Associate at HunterMaclean in St. Simons, Georgia. He received a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 2011 and a B.A. in Political Science and Religion from Emory University in 2007. His practice covers commercial real estate, economic development, environmental law, government relations, nonprofit organizations, and zoning and land use matters.
Practice focus
Commercial Real Estate
Convenience Store and Gas Station
Economic Development
Environmental Law
Government Relations
Nonprofit Organizations
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