33 HBS Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Hall Booth Smith is excited to announce that 33 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

“The unparalleled methodology of Best Lawyers® ensures the value and esteem of our legal rankings through both our traditional awards and our expanded ‘Ones to Watch’ accolades,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “Clients trust Best Lawyers as a credible and reliable way to identify the most elite lawyers, and it is with great pride that we continue to provide this valued service in the country.”

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either “Ones to Watch” or traditional Best Lawyers awards. “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” is not a seed list to “The Best Lawyers” and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.

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

Recognition

HBS would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:

• Kelsey Alvarez – Construction Law
• Austin Atkinson – Insurance Law
• Allison Averbuch – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeremy J. Balu – Construction Law and Transportation Law
• Alex Battey – Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Louise C. Biedenharn – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Laura G. Brook – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Laura Hall Cartner – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Jacquelyn Smith Clarke – Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law
• Amber N. Crawford – Trusts and Estates
• Jade Davis – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• J.D. Easley – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Bryan Forsyth – Education Law and Transportation Law
• Ashley M. Fromm – Elder Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Nicholas J. Garcia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Education Law, and Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Kyler S. Garmen – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law
• Kathryn Dunnam Harden – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Katherine R. Heath – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Sheila K. Kazemian – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Andrew C. Knowlton – Corporate Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Joseph M. Kraska – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Trusts and Estates
• Rodrigo Lugo – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Brian J. Manikowski – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• William S. Mann – Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Anamayan Narendran – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Derek M. Newberry – Construction Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Lucie Peoples – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Adam Prom – Construction Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Wayne Satterfield – Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Allison T. Scott – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Joseph C. Stepina – Insurance Law
• Christopher J. Watkins – Insurance Law
• Jeffrey T. Wolber – Appellate Practice and Health Care Law

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers® is one of the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking services 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 are based purely on the feedback they 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.”