HunterMaclean

24 Best Lawyers awards

HunterMaclean logo

Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Wade Herring is a partner in the Savannah office. Representing businesses and management, Wade’s practice focuses on all aspects of employment problems and issues, including internal employment practices, wage/hour issues, drug testing, sexual harassment, equal employment opportunity, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and employee benefits.

Wade is admitted to practice in the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Georgia. He is a fellow of both the American Bar Association and the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia.

Wade has published articles in the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal, the Fulton County Daily Report, and the Mercer Law Review. He is also a frequent speaker on employment law topics, bringing a sense of humor and practical solutions to audiences of business and human resources managers.

Wade is involved in many charitable and civic organizations. He is a past president of the Savannah Bar Association, a past president of the Savannah East Rotary, and past chair of the board of trustees of Savannah Country Day School. Wade is the immediate past president of the University of Georgia Law School Alumni Association Council. He previously served on the Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy board as chair of the Ways and Means Committee and remains involved on an as-needed basis with the organization. Wade previously served a three year term on the Dartmouth Alumni Council and continues as a Dartmouth Class of 1980 secretary, a position he has held for eighteen years.

Wade received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 1980 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia in 1983. At Dartmouth, he was Phi Beta Kappa. He was a Woodruff Scholar and a member of the Order of the Coif at Georgia. Following law school, Wade clerked for two years, from 1983 to 1985, for the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia.
HunterMaclean

24 Best Lawyers awards

HunterMaclean logo

Overview

  • University of Georgia, J.D., graduated 1983
  • Dartmouth College, AB, graduated 1980

  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

  • Savannah Bar Association - Past President
  • Savannah Country Day Board of Trustees - Immediate Past Board Chair
  • Savannah East Rotary - Past President

  • United States District Court
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
  • Savannah Bar Association - Past President
  • Savannah Country Day Board of Trustees - Immediate Past Board Chair
  • Savannah East Rotary - Past President
  • University of Georgia, J.D., graduated 1983
  • Dartmouth College, AB, graduated 1980
  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

We are extremely fortunate to have Wade Herring as our school's attorney. He has been invaluable in the guidance and wisdom he brings to the school.

Tim Kiene (Savannah Country Day)

Savannah, GA

Wade Herring is a real pro you can count on without hesitation.

Wade Herring is consistently available for counsel whether during business hours or after hours. This is quality that is much appreciated.

Allena Lee-Brown (Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority)

Okatie , SC

Hunter Maclean is hyper responsive, balanced, and a resource beyond acute legal needs. They have a strong sense of partnership and conduct business in a manner that leads you to believe they have a desire to build long term relationships. They are very competent and knowledgeable, but also very practical. I highly recommend Hunter Maclean, particularly Wade Herring, for employment and labor law support.

Steven Freund (The Landings Club)

Savannah, GA

Wade Herring is an outstanding lawyer and our agency has a great deal of trust in him. He has guided us through several difficult employment situations over the last several years and we have always believed he has led us in the best possible way. He has an excellent understanding of our agency and mission, and his grasp of labor and employment law is very impressive. We are glad he is our employment lawyer.

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Special Focus:
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Actions
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Defense
  • Disability
  • Health Care
  • Management
  • State and Federal
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Wage-Hour Law
Awards:
  • Robbie Robinson Award--Savannah Bar Association

Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

Please use the print button to print this profile page.

Spinning circle Big letter B