Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

crollins@hallboothsmith.com

Attorney at Law

706.530.4465

Biography

Charles Hackney Rollins is an associate in the Augusta, Georgia, office of Hall Booth Smith. He focuses his practice on a broad range of litigation and regulatory matters, with particular emphasis in health care, business litigation, governmental liability, construction, and intellectual property.

Before joining HBS, Charles operated his own solo practice in Augusta, where he built a robust civil and criminal litigation portfolio. His civil work included health care billing and fraud defense, environmental matters, general liability, regulatory defense, ERISA, construction, intellectual property, and contract law, representing clients in both state and federal courts across Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and beyond. On the criminal side, he focused on complex litigation and parallel proceedings. Most recently, he served as a Trial Team Lead at the Augusta Solicitor’s Office following the birth of his second child.

Charles earned his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as President of Carolina’s Episcopal Campus Ministry. After graduation, he worked as an account executive at WJBF in Augusta for five years before attending law school at the University of South Carolina.

He is a former member of the American Health Law Association’s White-Collar Fraud Subcommittee, a member of the Downtown Augusta Kiwanis Club, and teaches Sunday School at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Augusta. Charles enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Robin, and their children, Lilah Frances and Christopher.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • Georgia
    • Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
  • North Carolina

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Appellate Courts:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education

  • J.D., University of South Carolina
  • B.A., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Memberships

  • Former Area Vice President, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2014–2023
  • Former Member, White Collar Fraud Subcommittee, American Health Law Association, 2020–2023

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