Marcus W. Chesnutt was admitted to the practice of law in 1978. He attended the University of North Carolina and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. At that time he served as the Senior Law Clerk to the Chief U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Marc has been recognized by the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, “Best Lawyers in America”, “Top 100 Lawyers in Criminal Defense by the National Trial Lawyers”, as well as being selected as a “Top Lawyer by Business N.C.” and the “Global Directory of Who’s Who”. He also served as president of the 3rd Judicial District. With his main practice areas being CRIMINAL/ TRAFFIC and TRIAL work, Marc stays active in the legal communities surrounding District 3B. Marc lives in New Bern with his wife Sissy.

Herbert Chestnut received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University in 1979. He received his doctorate degree in 1982 from the Walter F. George school of law at Mercer University, graduating in the top 20% of his class. He is a three-time winner of Georgia Workers' Compensation Attorney of the Year and received the AV Preeminent rating. This rating is based on peer reviews from other attorneys, with only 10% of all attorneys holding this rating. He was admitted to the Savannah Bar Association in 1982 and the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1987. Mr. Chestnut moved his practice from Atlanta to Savannah in 2021 to concentrate on longshore claims and Georgia workers' compensation claims. He has expanded his practice to include social security, consumer protection, and fair debt collection.

Eugene J. Chiarelli is a litigation attorney specializing in the area of real estate, business and commercial litigation and class actions matters. The representation has been primarily for mid-size companies and large corporations. During his practice of 41 years, Mr. Chiarelli has represented title insurance companies, national banks and real estate developers in matters relating to real estate and class actions. In the real estate arena, he has had extensive experience in construction, mechanic’s liens, stop notice, contract disputes, unfair competition, title defects, title insurance, escrow claims and secured real property transactions. In addition, he has represented a number of companies in array of business issues which have included contract disputes, business torts, fraud, partnership dissolutions and securities and corporate matters. Mr. Chiarelli is committed to providing solutions specific to the client’s needs.

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