James “Mac” Hunter is a retired partner of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP in the firm’s corporate, healthcare, employment and eminent domain practice groups. Mr. Hunter provides a broad spectrum of legal services to business and commercial clients, including advice to clients in the formation, structuring and governance of their business entities. With his extensive background in the general representation of physicians, physician groups, hospitals and medical schools, Mr. Hunter advises healthcare clients in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, business formations and practice affiliations. He also has over 30 years experience counseling the business client in connection with employment and diversity matters and is often involved in litigating these matters before administrative bodies and the courts. He also represents clients involved in eminent domain and regulatory matters.
Prior to joining Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, Mr. Hunter was a partner with Holland & Knight, LLP, where he focused on business, healthcare, employment, eminent domain and international matters. He was a partner of Hurt, Richardson, Garner, Todd & Cadenhead before joining Holland & Knight, LLP, where he chaired the firm’s employment practices group. He was chief legal officer for M & M Products Company for 10 years before joining Hurt Richardson. He was a senior trial attorney with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before going in-house with M & M Products Company, and was responsible for litigating some of the first cases under the 1972 Amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.