What HunterMaclean does

HunterMaclean is a Savannah, Georgia-based business law firm founded in 1879 and operating today as a professional corporation (HUNTER, MACLEAN, EXLEY & DUNN, P.C.) from two offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island. The firm provides legal services across more than 30 practice areas, including Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Admiralty & Maritime, Transportation & Logistics, Health Care, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Employment, Immigration, Estates & Trusts, and Intellectual Property. Its client base spans Fortune 500 companies, regional and community banks, hospitals and healthcare systems, professional service organizations, nonprofit corporations, industrial development authorities, logistics companies, mid-market businesses, and individuals across Georgia, the Southeast, and the United States.

The firm operates a traditional professional services model, generating revenue through hourly and alternative fee billing for legal engagements rather than through proprietary technology products. It has no disclosed AI, software, or platform offerings and serves as the local Savannah member of ALFA International's global network of 140 independent law firms, which extends its reach for cross-border matters. Service delivery is relationship-driven: attorneys generate business through professional networks, referrals, community engagement, and an active thought leadership program published in The National Law Review, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Hill, and RealClearHistory. Go-to-market relies on direct attorney-to-client engagement, with no channel intermediaries beyond the ALFA International affiliation and a World Trade Center Savannah partnership that supports international trade-related mandates.

Name

HunterMaclean

Legal name

HUNTER, MACLEAN, EXLEY & DUNN, P.C.

Website

https://huntermaclean.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HunterMaclean is a Savannah, Georgia-based business law firm founded in 1879, serving Fortune 500 companies, mid-market businesses, nonprofits, and individuals across 30+ practice areas from offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: HunterMaclean generates revenue through fees charged to clients for legal services. As a full-service business law firm, the firm bills clients for legal representation across multiple practice areas including litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, maritime law, health care, employment, and more. Fee structures typically include hourly billing for legal work performed, though specific arrangements vary by client and matter type.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HunterMaclean is a full-service business law firm providing legal counsel to corporate clients across multiple practice areas including maritime law, corporate law, business litigation, and general business advisory. The firm serves Fortune 500 corporations, mid-market companies, banks, and hospitals from offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Product overview

HunterMaclean is a business law firm offering comprehensive legal services through multiple practice areas rather than a technology product company. The firm operates as a single-service legal practice with specialized practice groups covering Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, Health Care, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Information Technology & Outsourcing, Employment, Estates & Trusts, Immigration, and Intellectual Property. Clients can access secure online payment processing through LawPay integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime Law Legal counsel for maritime and admiralty matters, leveraging the firm's Savannah port location and serving shipping, logistics, and port-related businesses.
• Corporate Law Corporate legal counsel including transactions, governance, M&A, and general business advisory for corporate clients.
• Business Litigation Litigation representation for businesses in commercial disputes, regulatory matters, and other business-related legal conflicts.
• General Business Counsel Ongoing legal advisory services for businesses including contracts, employment, regulatory compliance, and general legal matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked in Chambers USA for Labor & Employment and Litigation: General Commercial - the only Savannah-based firm ranked in both practice areas with individually ranked attorneys (Shawn Kachmar and Sarah Lamar)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALFA InternationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHunterMaclean is a member of ALFA International (ALFAI), a premier global legal network with more than 140 independent law firm members worldwide. ALFAI member firms meet high standards and are respected by peers in both the legal and business community. Membership enables HunterMaclean to draw upon collective wisdom and experience of worldwide counsel while providing local expertise. Clients benefit from unsurpassed educational programming including seminars, webinars, and legal compendia.
• World Trade Center SavannahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHunterMaclean is a proud Investor Partner with the World Trade Center Savannah, the international arm of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. WTC Savannah is a proactive international business and trade development organization that develops and optimizes international networks and opportunities to drive regional economic growth. HunterMaclean benefits from international market research, business matchmaking, connections to valuable public and private resources, and strategic trade missions.
• Savannah Economic Development AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnected through World Trade Center Savannah as the international arm of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. The partnership provides HunterMaclean clients with access to trade development resources and international business connections.
• LawPayminorOthersHunterMaclean partners with LawPay for online payment processing, providing secure payment options for clients paying legal fees via credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• King & Spalding LLP: Atlanta-headquartered global Am Law firm with a broad corporate, litigation, healthcare, and energy practice, frequently competing with HunterMaclean for the same Georgia-based Fortune 500 and mid-market clients at a much larger scale.
• Alston & Bird LLP: Atlanta-based major law firm with strong healthcare, litigation, and corporate practices, providing the same kind of full-service representation to Southeast enterprises that HunterMaclean serves, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Arnall Golden Gregory LLP: Atlanta-based full-service firm with deep healthcare, real estate, and corporate practices, providing overlapping services to similar Southeast enterprise clients but at a broader geographic and practice scale.

Direct peers

• Bouhan Falligant LLP: Savannah-based business law firm with a similar full-service practice mix, mid-market client base, and Southeast regional focus, making it the most direct head-to-head competitor for HunterMaclean in the coastal Georgia market.
• Burr & Forman LLP: Southeast regional full-service law firm with offices across the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, offering highly comparable business, litigation, real estate, and healthcare practices to mid-market Southeast clients.
• Oliver Maner LLP: Long-standing Savannah business law firm offering corporate, litigation, real estate, and estate planning services, with a comparable client profile of regional businesses and individuals in coastal Georgia.
• Nexsen Pruet LLC: Carolinas and Southeast regional full-service firm offering corporate, litigation, and government services, comparable in scale, multi-office regional model, and mid-market enterprise client base.
• Bradley Arant LLP: Birmingham-headquartered Southeast full-service firm with strong corporate, litigation, and healthcare practices, directly comparable in scope, regional focus, and target client profile to HunterMaclean.
• Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP: Savannah-based business and litigation firm serving a similar mix of corporate, healthcare, real estate, and individual clients across coastal Georgia, with comparable firm size and full-service model.

Emerging players

• Fisher Phillips: National labor and employment law firm with strong Chambers recognition in the same practice area where HunterMaclean is ranked, directly competing for the firm's employment clients while offering a much broader geographic platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hunter_maclean
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO3vZlD2C2v5oEJxWmzZmtA
• Facebookfacebook.com/huntermacleanattorneys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huntermaclean

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Investors

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Investments

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