SAVANNAH – Weiner, Shearouse, Weitz, Greenberg & Shawe attorneys William W. Shearouse, Jr., Stephen F. Greenberg, Edwin Byck, William G. Glass, Ellis Allen, Christopher R. Lane, Christine T. McDonnell, Julianne G. Glisson, George P. Milmine, II, and Stuart Halpern have been peer-selected to be included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers.
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Weiner, Shearouse, Weitz, Greenberg & Shawe, LLP have offices in four locations including Richmond Hill. (Ford Avenue). For more information, visit their webpage at https://wswgs.com/.
Mr. Shearouse is listed in the practice areas of Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law and Real Estate Law. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial and residential real estate transactions, land development, general business and municipal law. He also serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Savannah, and has served as Judge Pro-Tem of the Savannah-Chatham County Recorder’s Court. Shearouse has been listed in Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite, Georgia Super Lawyers and Irish America’s “The Legal 100.” He has also earned an “AV” rating from Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.
Mr. Greenberg is listed in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debts Right/Insolvency, Reorganization Law and Real Estate Law. His practice consists of a combination of real estate, business estate, and creditor bankruptcy work, and he effectively and successfully represents business concerns, lenders and individuals. During his career, Greenberg has earned his clients’ ongoing trust by emphasizing the efficient resolution of matters in the best interests of his clients. He effectively and successfully represents business concerns, lenders, and individuals.
He has served as president of Leadership Savannah, Voluntary Action Center, Jewish Educational Alliance Savannah Jaycees, Savannah Jewish Federation and Educate Chatham Foundation, and he has served on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Greenberg is also a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob in Savannah and was a participant in Leadership Georgia in 1996. He served as a Commissioner for the Housing Authority of Savannah from 1992 to 1997 and 2004 to 2010.
Mr. Byck is listed in the areas of Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) and Real Estate Law. Mr. Byck specializes in commercial real estate law with an emphasis on small business lending for business clients. Byck is one of only a handful of attorneys in the Southeast Georgia area who is designated as a 504 Closing Attorney by the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is a member of the regional liaison committee for the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL) and an affiliate member of the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO). A member of the Georgia Lenders Quality Circle who has been listed in Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite,” Byck has distinguished himself as one of the most trusted business attorneys in Savannah. He is a former President and has served as board member and executive positions of Senior Citizens, Inc., Memorial Hospital Foundation, the Live Oak Public Libraries Foundation, the Savannah Jewish Federation, and Savannah Country Day School.
Mr. Glass is listed in the areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law.
He practices in the areas of commercial and residential real estate, finance, acquisitions, development and leasing, business transactions and administration, and civil litigation. Mr. Glass is a member of the Georgia and Savannah Bar Associations, and he is active as a member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Board of Directors and previously served as Chair of the NAHB Legal Action Committee, Bill General Counsel for the Homebuilders Association of Greater Savannah and volunteers for UTime Savannah, which provides recreation and childcare for children with special needs in the Savannah area. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite and Georgia Super Lawyers, and he maintains an “AV” rating from Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.
Ms. Glisson was recognized in 2026 as Lawyer of the Year for the Savannah area in the practice area of Trusts and Estates, and she has been peer selected for the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in the areas of Family Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. Currently, Ms. Glisson is a professional fiduciary, serving clients all over the State of Georgia as a court appointed and privately nominated Administrator and Executor for estates and Conservator and Trustee for incapacitated adults and minor children. Since 2016, she has served as County Administrator/County Conservator for the Probate Court of Chatham County and has represented decedent estates and conservatorships of minors and adults in both legal and fiduciary capacities and as attorney handling complicated probate litigation in estate and Trust cases.
Ms. McDonnell is listed in the area of Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates. McDonnell was named the firm’s first female partner in 2004, and her practice concentration includes residential and commercial real estate, creditor bankruptcy, general business, corporate formation, probate, and estate planning. McDonnell is a very active member of the Greek community in both Savannah and New York and serves on the Board of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church. She is also a member of Savannah Board of Realtors, Savannah’s Women’s Council of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers, the Savannah Bar Association, and the New York Bar Association.
Mr. Milmine is listed in the areas of Corporate Law, Litigation – Construction and Real Estate Law. His practice is focused on corporate litigation, contract law and real estate law. He has considerable experience in employment law, including the preparation and enforcement of restrictive covenants, as well as in commercial and residential real estate transactions. Mr. Milmine is the president of the Board of Trustees of Royce Learning Center and Chatham Academy as well as a member of the Rotary Club of Savannah South and the Nature Conservancy of Georgia.
Mr. Halpern is listed in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates. Mr. Halpern specializes in residential and commercial real estate law, regularly representing his clients in development and leasing, business transactions and administration, estate planning and probate, municipal law (including eminent domain), and civil litigation. He is a member of various legal associations, including the Savannah Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, the South Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Association. Halpern also serves on the Board of Governors of the Savannah Jewish Federation and is an active member of Congregation Mickve Israel, and he serves as a board member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers Georgia Rising Star for Real Estate from 2022. Through 2024.
Mr. Allen is listed in the areas of Litigation – Real Estate Law and Real Estate Law. Mr. Allen’s practice is primarily within the real estate field involving residential and commercial development, real estate closings, landlord/tenant matters, along with complex business and commercial contracts and transactions. Allen also routinely represents his clients in civil litigation. He currently serves as a Board Member for the Savannah Speech & Hearing Center and previously served as Treasurer for the Savannah Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division. He was also selected as a Rising Star by Georgia Super Lawyers from 2022 through 2024.
Mr. Lane is listed in the areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation – Real Estate Law and Real Estate Law. Mr. Lane deals with matters from the acquisition, financing and disposition of real estate, and he is proficient in commercial and residential transactions. His practice areas include residential real estate, commercial real estate, estate law and community associations. Lane is a member of the American Bar Association, Savannah Bar Association, Federalist Society, L’Alliance Francaise, Saint Vincent’s Academy Board of Directors, Women’s Council of Realtors and Phi Delta Phi. He serves as outside counsel to Savannah Area REALTORS®, Hinesville Board of REALTORS® and Hinesville Area Multi-List Corporation. He is active in the leadership of The Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia (MBAG) and is a former Associate Member of the Year for the association.