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atl76
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gg43
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”1998″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS creates a strategic plan that includes geographic expansion and many new practice areas. The firm also begins a longtime commitment to supporting the Atlanta Community Food Bank.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
tifton
tiftonsqr
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”1999″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS opens its first regional office in Tifton, Georgia, to better serve clients throughout the state.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2000″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS adds an office in Brunswick, Georgia.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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member
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2001″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The USLAW NETWORK was established and John Hall leads the firm’s membership into this powerful multi-state organization of independent civil litigation firms.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
albany545
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2002″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS add an office in Albany, Georgia. ” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2002″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”Hello Music City! The firm opens an office in Nashville.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
2002nashvilleopenhousevbv
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2003″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS opens an office in Athens, Georgia.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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columbus 2008d
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2008″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS adds an office in Columbus, Georgia ” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2009″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”New office opens in Charleston, South Carolina.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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191Peachtree
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2010″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”Hall Booth Smith relocates its Atlanta headquarters to Downtown’s iconic 191 Peachtree tower, a 50-story building capped with twin Acropolis-style crowns that are illuminated at night.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2011″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”HBS opens an office in Tbilisi, becoming the first U.S. law firm with a significant presence in the country of Georgia.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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npb
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2013″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The Sunshine State beckons, and HBS opens a new office in West Palm Beach, Florida.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2015″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm adds offices in Memphis, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
charlotte gf
memphis
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birmingham2bvc
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2016″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”A new office in Birmingham, Alabama, becomes HBS’s 13th location.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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HBS OpenHouse22
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2017″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm adds offices in Jacksonville, Florida, and Asheville, North Carolina.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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tallahassee
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2018″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm opens office in Tallahassee.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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ny
saddlebrook office
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st petersburg florida usa downtown city skyline22
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2019″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm opens offices in New York City, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, and St. Petersburg, Florida.” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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miami hbs
tampa hbs20c
[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2020″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm opens offices in Miami, Florida and Tampa, Florida” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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littlerock750
oklahoma c
roger arkansas
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2021″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm adds offices in Little Rock and Rogers, Arkansas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]
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denver officebg
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[counter type=”random” box=”no” position=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_font_weight=”500″ text_transform=”none” separator=”no” digit=”2022″ font_size=”32″ font_color=”#01385f” text=”The firm opens office in Denver, Colorado” text_size=”15″ text_color=”#494949″ element_appearance=”32″]