Thirty-Six Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Hall Booth Smith is excited to announce that 36 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

“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.”

Recognition

HBS would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:

• Austin Atkinson – Insurance Law
• Jeremy J. Balu – Construction Law and Transportation Law
• Shylie Bannon – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• 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
• Zubin Chadha – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
• Jacquelyn Smith Clarke – Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law
• Amber N. Crawford – Trusts and Estates
• J.D. Easley – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Christian Ferlan – Government Relations Practice 
• Bryan Forsyth – Appellate Practice, Education Law, Insurance Law and Transportation Law
• 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
• Laura Hall – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law
• Kathryn Dunnam Harden – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jordan Johnson – Elder Law, Health Care Law
• Sheila K. Kazemian – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Joseph M. Kraska – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Trusts and Estates
• Matthew J. Lang – Construction Law
• Rodrigo Lugo – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Erin Lyon – 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
• Stephanie Rodriguez – 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
• Jennifer Swajkoski – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Brandon Szymula – Elder Law
• Courtney Walker – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Christopher J. Watkins – Insurance Law
• Kathleen Wilkinson – Elder Law and Health Care Law
• Jeffrey T. Wolber – Appellate Practice and Health Care Law
• Christina Wolfram – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

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.

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

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.”