OUR TEAM
Experienced Counsel. Personal Commitment.
PARTNER
Kevin R. Armbruster
Over the course of a productive and successful career, Kevin’s close relationships with clients have exposed him to the many legal matters that business owners and management face every day, and he is conversant with the various options for dealing with them.
Practice Areas
Commercial Agreements & Transactions
Mergers and Acquisitions
Taxation
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Complex Trust and Estate Planning
PARTNER
Charles M. Cushing, Jr.
Mac’s transactional practice includes commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, development, financing, and leasing; secured lending, troubled loans, and workouts; and mergers and acquisitions.
Practice Areas
Business Formation and Advisory
Commercial Real Estate
Banking and Finance
PARTNER
Viraj P. Deshmukh
Viraj advises clients through every stage of the business lifecycle, taking a comprehensive “cradle-to-grave” approach. His practice spans entity formation and governance through sale and liquidation, and includes work in mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, employment matters, and general contract review and drafting.
Practice Areas
Business Formation and Advisory
Mergers and Acquisitions
Commercial Agreements & Transactions
Banking and Finance
Commercial Real Estate
PARTNER
William M. Ellard
Bill focuses on business and commercial law, taxation, and estate planning.
Practice Areas
Business Formation and Advisory
Commercial Agreements & Transactions
Taxation
Complex Trust and Estate Planning
PARTNER
Elizabeth Shortridge Harps
Elizabeth advises real estate investors and developers on the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of commercial real estate. She represents developers, investors, purchasers, sellers, lenders, and tenants in complex mixed-use, multifamily, office, and retail transactions.
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate
Business Formation and Advisory
Banking and Finance
PARTNER
Derek Littlefield
Derek is a litigator and business lawyer who represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, drafts and negotiates contracts, and provides practical advice to clients regarding employment and business-related issues. Derek has been litigating complex matters for clients since 2004, regularly appearing in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitration forums.
Practice Areas
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Employment Agreements and Dispute Resolution
PARTNER
Kirk M. McAlpin, Jr.
Kirk’s experience includes all types of commercial contractual disputes, mergers and acquisitions, business breakups, financial institutions litigation and real estate litigation. Kirk efficiently and aggressively pursues matters, placing his clients in a favorable position for either settlement or trial.
Practice Areas
Commercial Dispute Resolution
ASSOCIATE
Jack H. McNeill
Jack maintains a holistic corporate practice, assisting clients with mergers, acquisitions, financings, real estate transactions and general corporate matters. His experience includes representing private equity firms, real estate developers and investors in complex commercial transactions.
Practice Areas
Business Formation and Advisory
Mergers and Acquisitions
Commercial Agreements & Transactions
Banking and Finance
Commercial Real Estate
PARTNER
Jeffrey F. Montgomery
Jeffrey F. Montgomery, Chair of CMAM’s Real Estate Practice, focuses his practice on commercial real estate, company, and finance law. He has over thirty years of experience advising developers, investors and lenders in project development, joint ventures, debt and equity offerings, credit transactions, secured lending and leasing in both economic growth and workout environments.
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate
Business Formation & Advisory
ASSOCIATE
J. Bryan Watford
Bryan represents buyers, sellers, developers, investors, landlords and tenants in all types of commercial real estate matters, including acquisition, development, financing, and leasing matters.
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate
Partner Emeritus – Retired December, 2025
W. Hampton Morris
Our Partner Emeritus of the firm, Hampton Morris, practiced business law in Atlanta from 1976 until his retirement in December 2025. His primary focus was the representation of local privately held businesses and professional firms. He also served as counsel to national and international firms with a presence in the Atlanta area.