Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

hpittman@hallboothsmith.com

Partner

229.382.0515

Biography

Hank Pittman is a Partner in our office in Tifton, Georgia, and he concentrates his practice on transportation, education, government, general liability, agribusiness and food, and medical malpractice.

Early in his career, Hank served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit and handled a variety of legal matters. In 1997, he returned to his hometown of Tifton to join Reinhardt Whitley and Wilmot P.C., and he was made a partner four years later. He practiced in a wide range of areas including criminal defense, domestic relations, business law, real estate, probate, local government, banking, medical malpractice, insurance defense, transportation, education, and eminent domain.

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In recent years, he has focused his practice on education, eminent domain, business litigation, transportation and insurance defense. His expansive and diverse education practice includes open meetings, open records, special education, student privacy, FERPA, teacher and administrator contracts, student and staff civil rights, student discipline, board ethics, establishment of a College and Career Academy, conversion to a Charter System, passage of a SPLOST, redrawing attendance zones, and school board governance.

Hank has also represented agricultural businesses that process and market crops and businesses that manufacture agricultural equipment. He also has a robust practice in representing family farmers. His government work includes representing the Georgia Department of Transportation and utilities on eminent domain and related matters.

Hank earned a Juris Doctor from Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Tifton Bar Association.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • Georgia
    • Court of Appeals, Supreme Court

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. Courts of Appeals:

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

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • J.D., Mercer University
  • B.S., Agriculture, University of Georgia

Presentations

Each year, Hank presents an overview of education law to teachers in Tift County who aspire to take leadership roles in the district.

In the Press

Hall Booth Smith Names Six New Partners

ATLANTA – November 6, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has named six new partners as the firm elevates leaders and recognizes their outstanding service to clients. Joining the firm’s partnership ranks are Abe Varner, J. Felicia LeRay, and Paul Trainor in Atlanta; Hank Pittman and J.D. Dean in Tifton; and Spencer Craig Gill

HBS Adds Hank Pittman as Associate in Tifton Office

TIFTON, GA – July 31, 2019 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomes Hank Pittman as an associate in its growing office in Tifton, Georgia. He specializes in transportation, education, government, general liability, agribusiness and food, and medical malpractice matters. Pittman was previously a partner at another firm in Tifton, where he handled a variety of

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Biography

Hank Pittman is a Partner in our office in Tifton, Georgia, and he concentrates his practice on transportation, education, government, general liability, agribusiness and food, and medical malpractice.

Early in his career, Hank served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit and handled a variety of legal matters. In 1997, he returned to his hometown of Tifton to join Reinhardt Whitley and Wilmot P.C., and he was made a partner four years later. He practiced in a wide range of areas including criminal defense, domestic relations, business law, real estate, probate, local government, banking, medical malpractice, insurance defense, transportation, education, and eminent domain.

More +

In recent years, he has focused his practice on education, eminent domain, business litigation, transportation and insurance defense. His expansive and diverse education practice includes open meetings, open records, special education, student privacy, FERPA, teacher and administrator contracts, student and staff civil rights, student discipline, board ethics, establishment of a College and Career Academy, conversion to a Charter System, passage of a SPLOST, redrawing attendance zones, and school board governance.

Hank has also represented agricultural businesses that process and market crops and businesses that manufacture agricultural equipment. He also has a robust practice in representing family farmers. His government work includes representing the Georgia Department of Transportation and utilities on eminent domain and related matters.

Hank earned a Juris Doctor from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Tifton Bar Association.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • Georgia
    • Court of Appeals, Supreme Court

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. Courts of Appeals:

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

U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • J.D., Mercer University
  • B.S., Agriculture, University of Georgia

Presentations

Each year, Hank presents an overview of education law to teachers in Tift County who aspire to take leadership roles in the district.

In the Press

Hall Booth Smith Names Six New Partners

ATLANTA – November 6, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has named six new partners as the firm elevates leaders and recognizes their outstanding service to clients. Joining the firm’s partnership ranks are Abe Varner, J. Felicia LeRay, and Paul Trainor in Atlanta; Hank Pittman and J.D. Dean in Tifton; and Spencer Craig Gill

HBS Adds Hank Pittman as Associate in Tifton Office

TIFTON, GA – July 31, 2019 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomes Hank Pittman as an associate in its growing office in Tifton, Georgia. He specializes in transportation, education, government, general liability, agribusiness and food, and medical malpractice matters. Pittman was previously a partner at another firm in Tifton, where he handled a variety of