Hall Booth Smith Welcomes Ann Baird Bishop as Of Counsel in Atlanta

ATLANTA – May 2, 2019 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomes longtime workers’ compensation attorney Ann Baird Bishop as Of Counsel in its Atlanta office.

Bishop has focused most of her more than 40-year legal career on workers’ compensation matters, defending employers and insurers in a wide variety of claims. Earlier in her career, she and 21 others formed Drew Eckl Farnham, where she was selected as the first female partner.

Bishop later became the founding member of A. B. Bishop & Associates, where she represented self-insured employers and insurance companies. She merged her firm with Sponsler, Bennett, Jacobs & Adams in 2013, and, in 2014, it became known as Sponsler, Bishop, Koren & Hammer.

Bishop earned a JD from Mercer University School of Law, where she was a member of the Editorial Board of the Mercer Law Review and Secretary of the Student Bar Association. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University.

“Ann’s expertise and knowledge of all facets of workers’ compensation issues will be a tremendous value to our clients as we expand that practice to meet our clients’ needs,” said Alex Booth, managing partner of Hall Booth Smith.

About Hall Booth Smith

Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is a full-service law firm with six regional offices strategically located throughout Georgia, as well as offices in Birmingham, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, North Palm Beach and Tallahassee, Florida; and Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee; and Saddle Brook, New Jersey. 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.” To learn more, please visit: www.hallboothsmith.com.