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Best Lawyers America 2025
Firm News
August 16, 2024
Abtin MehdizadeganAdam PeoplesAlex H. BoothAnthony A. RowellBaxter D. DrennonBradley N. ShefrinBrenda S. McClearnBrian M. MurphyBrittany H. ConeBryant C. WittCharles A. DorminyCharles T. StaplesDan AddisonDavid ProctorDenise E. WeinerDouglas G. AmmermanDuane L CochenourElizabeth C. “Betsy” MoranElizabeth Lowrance HausbeckElizabeth Pharr McCulloughElizabeth WietersFred L. HubbsGary KalksteinGeoff SessionsGeorge ErnstIsaac N. NorthupJ. Brent AllenJames B. DurhamJames E. LooperJason B. HendrenJennifer HarrisonJim McColganJo A. JagorJohn E. Hall Jr.John M. SheftallJoseph D. "Trey" Thompson IIIJud C. StanfordJulia KavanaghKarl BraunKim RosettiLawrence D. StoneMaria WoodMichael D. CarterMichael J. HeronMichael S. DrewMisty Wilson BorkowskiMonica L.C. LesterN. Daniel LoveinNneka EgwuatuR. David WareRush S. SmithTerrell W. BentonTodd WootenTony A. DiCarlo

58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Award Recipients

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

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2024 Best Lawyers
Firm News Leadership Highlights (Topic)
August 21, 2023
Abtin MehdizadeganAdam PeoplesAlex H. BoothAnthony A. RowellAsheville OfficeAtlanta OfficeBaxter D. DrennonBirmingham OfficeBrad CarverBradley N. ShefrinBrenda S. McClearnBrittany H. ConeBrunswick OfficeBryant C. WittCharles A. DorminyCharles T. StaplesCharleston OfficeColumbus OfficeDan AddisonDavid ProctorDenver OfficeDouglas G. AmmermanDuane L CochenourElizabeth C. “Betsy” MoranElizabeth Lowrance HausbeckElizabeth WietersFred L. HubbsGeoff SessionsGeorge ErnstIsaac N. NorthupJ. Brent AllenJacksonville OfficeJames B. DurhamJames E. LooperJennifer HarrisonJim McColganJo A. JagorJohn E. Hall Jr.John M. SheftallJoseph D. "Trey" Thompson IIIKarl BraunLawrence D. StoneLittle Rock OfficeMemphis OfficeMichael D. CarterMissoula OfficeMisty Wilson BorkowskiN. Daniel LoveinNashville OfficeOklahoma City OfficeR. David WareRed Bank OfficeRush S. SmithTifton OfficeTodd WootenTony A. DiCarloWest Palm Beach OfficeWhite Plains Office

55 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

We're pleased to announce that 55 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

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Firm News
May 18, 2022
J. Brent AllenJacksonville OfficeShylie A. Bannon

Hall Booth Smith Adds Four Attorneys to its Jacksonville Office

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to announce the addition of four attorneys to its Jacksonville office as the firm expands to better serve clients in the state of Florida. Shylie Bannon is a Partner in our Jacksonville office where she fo

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Opioid Task Force (Topic)
December 8, 2021
J. Brent AllenJacksonville Office

“Landmark Decision” in Ohio Finds CVS, Walgreens & Walmart Liable in Opioid Epidemic

Written by: J. Brent Allen, Esq. A federal jury in Cleveland recently found that the actions by pharmacy operators helped fuel the opioid epidemic in Ohio, which a county attorney called a “landmark decision” in the first trial the companies

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Opioid Task Force (Topic) Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
May 3, 2021
J. Brent Allen

COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Opioid Sobriety

For many people who are battling opioid addiction or achieved sobriety, there is a new threat of relapse: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mandatory quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and new daily stressors such as the loss of childcare and the

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Opioid Task Force (Topic) Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
March 31, 2021
J. Brent Allen

Debate Swirls Around How to Use Opioid Settlement Funds

Tens of billions of dollars in forthcoming opioid litigation settlement funds have public health policy leaders and elected officials debating over how to use the funds in the most effective and impactful way to address the root causes of opioid

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Opioid Task Force (Topic) Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
February 10, 2021
J. Brent Allen

Seniors Impacted by Dual Health Crises: COVID & Opioid Misuse

Elderly people are facing a confluence of health crises right now: COVID-19 and opioid misuse. Seniors are already the most heavily impacted population for COVID-19 hospitalizations and death rates, and a concurrent acceleration of opioid misuse

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Opioid Task Force (Topic) Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
January 9, 2021
J. Brent Allen

Another Casualty of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resolution of Opioid Litigation

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause countless disruptions to everyday life, including resolution of one of the largest civil cases in U.S. history — the landmark opioid litigation. Tens of billions of dollars are at stake as more than 3,0

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Blogs Opioid Task Force (Topic)
November 18, 2019
J. Brent Allen

Minimizing Fentanyl Exposure Risk for Health Care Workers

Written by: J. Brent Allen, Esq.  Doctors, nurses, phlebotomists and other health care workers on the frontline of saving lives and treating illnesses and injuries face a new threat in the workplace: illicit fentanyl and derivative drugs of unk

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Firm News
October 24, 2018
J. Brent AllenJacksonville Office

HBS’s Brent Allen Named to Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA –Hall Booth Smith, P.C. congratulates Partner  J. Brent Allen  in being appointed to the Board of Directors for the Downtown Development Review Board in Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry appointed A

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