20 May David Proctor
Practice Areas
Aging Services | Dental | General Liability | Products Liability | Professional Malpractice and Ethics | Medical Malpractice
David Proctor is the managing partner of Hall Booth Smith’s Birmingham office. Mr. Proctor has over 30 years of trial experience, including defending physicians in medical malpractice actions, breach of warranty and fraud defense on behalf of automobile manufacturers, complex products liability cases, defending management in employment discrimination cases and EEOC matters, and consumer finance arbitration work in the financial services industry. He has tried dozens of jury trials to verdict in various state and federal courts in Alabama. David is also a civil mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
As a Birmingham native, Mr. Proctor is active in the community as a member of The Rotary Club of Birmingham and an active parishioner and former member of the Vestry of the Cathedral Church of the Advent (Episcopal). Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Birmingham Business Alliance.
ADMITTED
- Alabama State Courts
- Mississippi State Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Mississippi
EDUCATION
- J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1984
- B.A., cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1981
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- Alabama Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Secretary
- Alabama State Bar
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability & Health Care Law and Products Liability Sections
- Washington and Lee Alumni Board of Directors 2006-2010, President- 2009-2010
- Representative of the Birmingham Bar Association on the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Commission
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2023
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Alabama Super Lawyers ®, Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Defense, 2014-2017
- Mid-South Super Lawyers ®, Top Rated Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney, 2012-Present
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Five HBS Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine
Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored by The Best Lawyers In America 2023
Four HBS Attorneys Included on 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored By The Best Lawyers In America© 2022
Four HBS Attorneys Included on 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored By The Best Lawyers In America© 2021
Practice Areas
Aging Services | Dental | General Liability | Products Liability | Professional Malpractice and Ethics | Medical Malpractice
David Proctor is the managing partner of Hall Booth Smith’s Birmingham office. Mr. Proctor has over 30 years of trial experience, including defending physicians in medical malpractice actions, breach of warranty and fraud defense on behalf of automobile manufacturers, complex products liability cases, defending management in employment discrimination cases and EEOC matters, and consumer finance arbitration work in the financial services industry. He has tried dozens of jury trials to verdict in various state and federal courts in Alabama. David is also a civil mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
As a Birmingham native, Mr. Proctor is active in the community as a member of The Rotary Club of Birmingham and an active parishioner and former member of the Vestry of the Cathedral Church of the Advent (Episcopal). Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Birmingham Business Alliance.
ADMITTED
- Alabama State Courts
- Mississippi State Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Mississippi
EDUCATION
- J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1984
- B.A., cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1981
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- Alabama Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Secretary
- Alabama State Bar
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability & Health Care Law and Products Liability Sections
- Washington and Lee Alumni Board of Directors 2006-2010, President- 2009-2010
- Representative of the Birmingham Bar Association on the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Commission
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2023
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Alabama Super Lawyers ®, Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Defense, 2014-2017
- Mid-South Super Lawyers ®, Top Rated Medical Malpractice Defense Attorney, 2012-Present
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Five HBS Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine