Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP

What Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP does

Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP is a full-service law firm headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, operating from 24 Oglethorpe Professional Blvd. The firm employs 17 attorneys across partners, of counsel, senior counsel, and associates, and is organized around nine practice areas: Admiralty, Maritime & Waterfront; Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation & Arbitration); Banking Industry and Finance Related Litigation; Business, Corporate & Government; Individual Representation; Labor & Employment; Litigation; Residential Default and Lender Services; and Real Estate Closings. Attorneys are licensed to practice in three states and appear in both state and federal courts of Georgia.

The firm serves a heterogeneous client base spanning financial institutions and loan servicers (including GSE and federal-agency default servicing work for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, VA, and HUD via the MERS system), maritime clients (acting as local correspondent for several P&I Clubs and representing domestic marine underwriters), large national and international corporations, small and family businesses, municipalities and government entities (Housing Authority of Savannah, City of Pembroke, Statesboro Housing Authority), healthcare and insurance enterprises, and individuals seeking estate planning, real estate, and family law services. Named end-clients include Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Arch Insurance, Housing Authority Insurance Group, Judge Realty, Garibaldi's and Olde Pink House, Ele and the Chef Group, and Service Brewing, among others.

Revenue is generated through professional-services billing for legal work across the nine practice areas, typically on hourly-rate or fixed-fee engagement terms negotiated with clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm emphasizes institutional and recurring matters (default servicing pipelines, insurance defense panels, corporate retainer work, municipal counsel appointments) alongside episodic individual matters, and operates with a hybrid segmentation approach across institutional, small-business, and individual clients. The underlying technology stack is traditional legal practice tooling, supplemented by the firm's 2010-expanded Mediation Center facility and standard lender-servicing integrations (notably MERS).

Name

Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP

Legal name

Ellis Painter

Website

https://ellispainter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP is a Savannah, Georgia-based full-service law firm of 17 attorneys serving financial institutions, maritime/P&I Club clients, corporations, municipalities, and individuals across nine practice areas including litigation, banking, default servicing, and admiralty law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Closing & Settlement Services (Settlement Agents) (BPAJAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG), Litigation Support & Expert Witness (Valuation-Related) (BPAHANAG)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Litigation services
• Maritime law
• Creditor rights
• Foreclosure services

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: Law firm generates revenue through legal services billed to clients including financial institutions, banks, corporations, municipalities, and individual clients. Services span litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, labor and employment, and maritime law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP is a full-service law firm delivering legal representation across nine practice areas, including Admiralty/Maritime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance Litigation, Business/Corporate/Government, Individual Representation, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Residential Default & Lender Services, and Real Estate Closings. The firm primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, P&I Clubs, maritime clients, municipalities, and government entities, with a secondary individual-client practice in estate planning, probate, residential real estate, and family law.

Product overview

Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP is a full-service law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal practice areas rather than a modular product platform. The firm's services are organized into nine distinct practice areas: Admiralty, Maritime & Waterfront; Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation & Arbitration); Banking Industry and Finance Related Litigation; Business, Corporate & Government; Individual Representation; Labor & Employment; Litigation; Residential Default and Lender Services; and Real Estate Closings. These practice areas collectively cover the full spectrum of legal needs for financial institutions, maritime clients, corporations, municipalities, and individuals, with attorneys licensed in three states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Admiralty, Maritime & Waterfront Legal services related to maritime law including representation of P&I Clubs, marine insurers, vessel arrests, cargo cases, personal injury, collision, charter party disputes, and maritime business transactions. Includes sub-areas: Management Rights, Labor and Employment on the Waterfront, Multiemployer Benefit Plans, and Maritime and Admiralty.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (Mediation & Arbitration) Dispute resolution services through mediation and arbitration, leveraging a dedicated Mediation Center, serving personal injury, construction, maritime, business, banking, trusts and estates, and other civil matters. Includes sub-areas: Mediation and Arbitration.
• Banking Industry and Finance Related Litigation Legal representation for financial institutions in lender liability, financial instruments, lead lender disputes, lease agreements, fraud claims, and compliance with state and federal banking regulations.
• Business, Corporate & Government Comprehensive corporate legal services including contract review, mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance, municipal law, commercial real estate, and taxation matters. Sub-areas include Contract Review, Mergers and Acquisitions, Physician Representation, Securities Compliance, Family Business, Large Corporations, Municipal Law/Zoning/Land Use, and Commercial Real Estate and Transactions.
• Individual Representation Personal legal services covering estate planning and trusts, probate, residential real estate transactions, and domestic/family law matters for individual clients.
• Labor & Employment Employment law representation including policy drafting, EEOC charges, internal investigations, harassment prevention training, unemployment claims defense, FMLA/FLSA/Title VII suits, employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements, and reductions in force.
• Litigation Trial and appellate litigation services across insurance defense, personal injury, professional liability, commercial litigation, construction litigation, employment practices, banking litigation, and admiralty matters in state and federal courts.
• Residential Default and Lender Services Specialized creditor rights services including residential and commercial foreclosure representation, loss mitigation, bankruptcy representation, eviction services, and title curative services throughout Georgia.
• Real Estate Closings Real estate closing services for residential property transactions including title insurance and deed preparation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Attorneys designated among top attorneys in the State of Georgia

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Protection and Indemnity (P&I) ClubscoreOthersEllis Painter serves as local correspondent for several P&I Clubs, providing local legal representation and services for maritime mutual insurance organizations.
• Domestic Marine UnderwriterscoreOthersThe firm represents numerous domestic liability insurers, hull insurers, and other marine specialty insurers in maritime matters.
• Miles Mediation and ArbitrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSarah B. (Sally) Akins, Of Counsel at Ellis Painter, is affiliated with Miles Mediation and Arbitration as a registered mediator and arbitrator.
• Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association)minorOthersEllis Painter handles foreclosure and default servicing matters for properties related to Fannie Mae, providing REO and loss mitigation services.
• Ginnie Mae (Government National Mortgage Association)minorOthersThe firm manages foreclosure and default servicing for Ginnie Mae-related properties, including government-insured loans.
• Freddie MacminorOthersEllis Painter provides foreclosure and loss mitigation services for Freddie Mac loans through their BPO Direct platform.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)minorOthersThe firm handles foreclosure, eviction, and REO services for VA-owned properties.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)minorOthersEllis Painter provides foreclosure and default services for HUD-insured loans and REO properties.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HunterMaclean: Savannah-based full-service law firm of comparable size and practice mix, including maritime, banking, real estate, and litigation. Directly comparable given shared Savannah market, similar institutional client base, and parallel admiralty and corporate practices.
• Bouhan Falligant LLP: Long-established Savannah law firm with similar full-service practice areas covering litigation, banking, business, and real estate. Direct local peer sharing the same coastal Georgia institutional client base.
• Oliver Maner LLP: Savannah-based litigation and business law firm with comparable mid-sized headcount and similar practice emphasis on civil litigation, corporate matters, and fiduciary litigation. Direct local competitor for institutional and individual clients.
• Brannen Searcy & Smith: Savannah-based litigation boutique sharing the same Savannah market and serving overlapping institutional and individual clients in complex civil and business disputes. Comparable in size and litigation focus.

Broad incumbents

• Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Mid-sized Southeast regional law firm with offices across Georgia and a strong insurance defense and litigation practice. Competes for similar institutional and insurance-defense matters as Ellis Painter's Litigation practice.
• Ogletree Deakins: National labor and employment law firm with a significant Georgia presence. Directly comparable to Ellis Painter's Labor & Employment practice area and competes for the same employer-side mandates from regional and national employers.
• Hull Barrett, P.C. Augusta, Georgia-based regional firm serving Southeast clients with a comparable mix of corporate, litigation, banking, and real estate practices. Overlaps with Ellis Painter on Georgia institutional and banking-side work.
• Frost Brown Todd: Multi-state law firm with a Southeast footprint offering full-service corporate, banking, and litigation practices. Comparable on the corporate and banking law side of Ellis Painter's Business/Corporate/Government practice area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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