Hall Booth Smith Adds Associate to Atlanta Office
ATLANTA – Will Story is an Associate in our Atlanta office, practicing in business litigation, general liability and insurance coverage. Before joining Hall Booth Smith, Will earned an insurance license and sold property, casualty, life and h
Carlson v. American Intern. Group, Inc.
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. One of the toughest aspects of coverage and coverage opinions is making determinations with an acceptable level of certainty. This task is made exceedingly difficult when courts make coverage determinations based up
HBS Partners with Children’s Rights Nonprofit by Providing Pro Bono Work, Office Space & Staff Support
ATLANTA – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is partnering with Children’s Rights, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has helped protect the legal rights of more than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected. HBS will provide pro bono legal w
Choice of Entity in Estate Planning
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration Choice of entity is an important decision not only for a start-up business, but also for an existing business, especially in the family estate planning context. Under current laws in many st
Hall Booth Smith recognized as one of “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For”
ATLANTA – Congratulations to Hall Booth Smith’s Atlanta office for being recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) as one of “Atlanta’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®” in 2018. This is th
Summer Interns: Paid or Unpaid?
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. Every summer, many employers take on “interns” and ask whether the intern must be paid. If interns, trainees and students are “employees” of a “for-profit” employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act, th
New Laws For Prescribing Controlled Substances in Florida
Written by: Jodi Barrett, Esq. & Kate Watson, Esq. OVERVIEW1) To combat the national opioid epidemic, in March 2018, the Florida Legislature passed laws creating new limits on prescriptions for pain medication. These restrictions do not ap
To Upgrade or Not: How USDA’s Regulations May Impact a Demand for a Poultry Grower to Make Additional Capital Investments
Written by: Joel McKie, Esq. For owners of broiler grow-out houses, the decision to make upgrades to their facilities at the demand of a poultry integrator can be very difficult. On one hand, the value of a grower’s farm and in many cases,
Hall Booth Smith Commissions Painting for ‘Whale Done’ Program
ATLANTA – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. commissioned a painting to exemplify its Whale Done program that recognizes the above-and-beyond work that its people do to help clients and each other fulfill the firm’s motto “Serving to Achieve Excellen