58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Award Recipients

Hall Booth Smith is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers® has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”

Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

You can view the complete list of recipients on the Best Lawyers website.

Recipients

Hall Booth Smith would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® list:

• Daniel Addison – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• J. Brent Allen – Litigation – Insurance
• Douglas G. Ammerman – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Terrell W. Benton, III – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Beth Boone – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Alex H. Booth – Litigation – Insurance and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Misty Wilson Borkowski – Appellate Practice, Employment Law – Management, and Immigration Law
• Karl Braun – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law – Music, and Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Michael D. Carter – Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Duane L. Cochenour – Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Brittany H. Cone – Health Care Law
• Denise L. Dawson – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Tony A. DiCarlo III – Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Charles A. Dorminy – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Baxter D. Drennon – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Michael S. Drew – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• James B. Durham – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Nneka A. Egwuatu Anunobi – Insurance Law
• George R. Ernst – Immigration Law
• John E. Hall, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jennifer Harrison – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth Lowrance Hausbeck – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Jason B. Hendren – Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Michael J. Heron – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Fred L. Hubbs, Jr. – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Jo A. Jagor – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• C. Michael Johnson – Insurance Law
• Gary Kalkstein – Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Julia Kavanagh – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Monica L.C. Lester – Insurance Law
• James E. Looper, Jr. – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• N. Daniel Lovein – Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Brenda S. McClearn – Commercial Litigation
• James T. McColgan III – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Elizabeth Pharr McCullough – Insurance Law, Litigation – Health Care
• Abtin Mehdizadegan – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Elizabeth C. “Betsy” Moran – Health Care Law, Insurance Law, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Brian M. Murphy – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Isaac N. Northup, Jr. – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Adam Peoples – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• David Proctor – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Kim Rosetti – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Anthony A. Rowell – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Geoffrey D. Sessions – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Bradley N. Shefrin – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Real Estate Law
• John M. Sheftall – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Rush S. Smith, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, and Insurance Law
• Jud C. Stanford – Workers Compensation Law – Employers
• Charles T. Staples – Trusts and Estates
• Lawrence D. Stone – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Insurance, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jon Szabo – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Joseph D. “Trey” Thompson III – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• R. David Ware – Commercial Litigation
• Denise E. Weiner – Litigation – Insurance
• Elizabeth Wieters – Construction Law and Litigation – Insurance
• Bryant C. Witt – Health Care Law
• Maria P. Wood – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Todd Wooten – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers® is one of the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers® has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers® awards are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers® working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Their awards and recognition are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers®.

About Hall Booth Smith

Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is a full-service law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Experienced across a wide range of legal disciplines, HBS attorneys pride themselves on providing knowledgeable, proactive, client-specific counsel to individuals, domestic and international corporations, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s promise: “Serving to Achieve Excellence.”