200 East Saint Julian Street
PO Box 9848
Savannah, GA 31412-0048
Tel 912.236.0261
Fax 912.236.4936
Francesca Macchiaverna protects businesses’ financial interests through efficient commercial debt collection and dispute resolution.
A seasoned litigator, she represents creditors in state and federal courts across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, serving banks, specialty finance firms, commercial landlords, property managers, heavy equipment dealers, and businesses extending credit to finance sales of goods and services.
Her practice covers bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, foreclosures, workouts, preference defense, landlord-tenant matters, mechanic’s liens and bonds, probate claims, and judgment collection – including foreign judgments. Certified as a Circuit Court Mediator in South Carolina, Francesca also helps resolve disputes outside of court. Her high ethical standards have earned her an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Admitted to all state and federal courts in Georgia and South Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court, and North Carolina, Francesca is a member of the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Sections of the State Bar of Georgia, the Savannah Bar Association, and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers. She also holds memberships with the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, and South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association. She regularly presents on bankruptcy and commercial landlord-tenant issues.
In the community, she serves as treasurer of TEDxSavannah. Francesca earned her B.A. from Emory University and J.D. from the University of South Carolina, where she was an articles editor for the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal. She is married with two daughters.
University of South Carolina School of Law: J.D., 1999
Emory University: B.A., 1994
South Carolina Circuit Court: The Honorable James E. Lockemy
Georgia Super Lawyers: Business Litigation, 2023-2025
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Martindale-Hubbell: AV Rated
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December 2, 2024
By: Francesca Macchiaverna In 2010, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judgment in favor of the chapter 7 trustee against a vendor that sold petroleum to a debtor…
May 10, 2023
By Francesca Macchiaverna, as published by Legal Newswire The term “dockominium” is not defined in the Georgia Condominium Act or Georgia case law. Dockominiums as an interest in land are…
May 31, 2017
By Francesca Macchiaverna, published from May 2015 to May 2017.
SubChapter V of Chapter 11
CLE in-person event presented by Francesca Macchiaverna and Jon Levis at the Coastal Bankruptcy Law Institute Seminar on May 19, 2023.
Bankruptcy Subchapter V
CLE virtual event presented by Francesca Macchiaverna, Christine Brimm, and Kerk Spong for the South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyers Association on September 21, 2021.
Bankruptcy Issues as a Result of COVID-19 – Small Business Reorganization Act and CARES Act
Francesca Macchiaverna served as a panelist for this webinar by ALFA International’s Business Litigation Practice Group on May 5, 2020.
Bank it! A Game That Tests Your Bankruptcy Knowledge – a PowerPoint gameshow based on $100,000 Pyramid
ALFA International Client Seminar presented by Francesca Macchiaverna on behalf of the Bankruptcy Working Group from February 28 to March 2, 2019.
Ethics: Jeoparody! – a PowerPoint gameshow based on Jeopardy!
Presented at the Coastal Bankruptcy Law Institute Seminar on April 20, 2018.
Landlord Tenant Law Seminar
Presented for the Greater Savannah Apartment Association on April 21, 2016.
Credit Presentation for the National Association of Credit Management Seminar
Presented in Savannah, Georgia, on March 10, 2016.
Francesca Macchiaverna is a partner at HunterMaclean. In this video for Savannah CEO, she talks about the Firm’s community involvement and her work with the Coastal Heritage Society.
Francesca Macchiaverna is a partner at HunterMaclean. In this video for Savannah CEO, she talks about her practice dealing with foreclosures and workouts, mostly for commercial businesses.
Francesca Macchiaverna is an attorney with HunterMaclean. Her primary practice is representing creditors in bankruptcy cases and pursuing claims against creditors by debtors.
February 14, 2025
As published by Savannah CEO HunterMaclean, a business law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, was recently honored with the selection of 12 attorneys as 2025 Georgia…
February 9, 2024
HunterMaclean, a business law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, was recently honored with the selection of twelve attorneys as 2024 Georgia Super Lawyers and four attorneys…
February 9, 2023
HunterMaclean, a business law firm with offices in Savannah and St. Simons Island, was recently honored with the selection of eleven attorneys as 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers and three attorneys…
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