HBS - Key Persons
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- Constitution Article Features Atlanta Partner Brad Carver
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- Republican ( Life Member )
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- Attorney
- Attorney at Law
- Member of the Firm
Austin Atkinson is an attorney in the firm's Atlanta office. He focuses his practice on appellate litigation and other complex disputes in federal and state courts across the country.
Austin is also a member of the firm's Agribusiness and Food practice group and represents agribusinesses ranging from family owned farms to large corporations.
Before joining the firm, Austin served as a law clerk to the Honorable J. Randal Hall of United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Austin graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia State University College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, Austin was a Research Editor for the Georgia State University Law Review and a pupil of the Bleckley Inn of Court.
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- Partner
- Partner Appointed to the Atlanta Commission on Veteran Affairs by Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell
- Senior Managing Director of HBS Government Affairs
Brad Carver is the Senior Managing Director of HBS Government Affairs and is a member of the Government Affairs; Energy, Regulatory and Utilities; Environmental, Mass Torts and Land Use; International; and Business Litigation practice groups. He is the District Chairman of the 11th Congressional District, a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Republican Party, an alternate delegate to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, and a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH. Prior to Hall Booth Smith, P.C., Mr. Carver worked for Miller & Martin, Alston & Bird, the Georgia Municipal Association, and Georgia Power Company.
During law school, Mr. Carver deployed with the Army to Tuzla, Bosnia, from May 1996 to January 1997 as the Commander of a Detachment of the 341st Adjutant General Co. and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. In September 2003, Mr. Carver returned to Atlanta from a 14-month tour of duty in Kuwait and Iraq where he supported 3rd Army as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Mr. Carver retired after 28 years of service at the end of 2018 from the U.S. Army Reserves in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with his last duty position being Team leader at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Partner Brad Carver has been selected by the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General (JAG) for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Carver is currently headquartered
HBS Partner, Brad Carver has been appointed to the Atlanta Commission on Veteran Affairs by the Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell. HBS is honored to
Mr. Carver is Senior Managing Director of HBS Government Affairs and represents clients before the Georgia General Assembly and various state commissions and agencies. He has been very active in the Georgia and Fulton County Republican Parties. He served as a strategist in numerous national and statewide political campaigns including serving as a Congressional District Chairman for John McCain's Campaign in 2008, Speaker Newt Gingrich's Presidential Campaign in 2012, Legal Counsel to the 2002 Sonny Perdue Campaign, and County Chairman to Lt. Governor Casey Cagle's campaign. He is currently General Counsel to the Buckhead Young Republicans, was Treasurer of the Coverdell Leadership Institute Class of 2007 and is on the Board of the Republican Leadership for Georgia. Mr. Carver is also Vice-Chairman of the Fulton County Republican Party, Chairman of the 11th Congressional District and serves on the Georgia Republican Party's Board of Governors and State Executive Committee. He was an Alternate to the Republican National Convention in Tampa in 2012 and a Delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in 2016. He has served as Special Executive Counsel to the Governor on water issues which landed him on the History Channel "How the States Got Their Shapes" and on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. He was named the Georgia Republican "Man of the Year" in 2011, was a Daily Report Dozen Under 40 in 2008, and Atlanta Business Chronicle (2007) and Georgia Trend 40 Under 40 (2011).
Bryant Witt has extensive experience in all aspects of the representation of hospitals, physicians, and other health care organizations. He has also handled many complex regulatory issues. Bryant has substantial trial experience defending health care entities in professional liability matters and business litigation. He served as leader of his former law firm's health care practice group.
DENVER, Jan. 10, 2022 - Hall Booth Smith, P.C. announced today the opening of a Denver office with the addition of 17 attorneys and 18 staff members
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- Election Confidence Task Force - Chairman / Energy Bar Association
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- Republican ( Member / Advisor )
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- Adds Stewart G. Milch As of Counsel in New York City Office
- Hall Booth Smith Adds Associate
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to announce 24 lawyers from the firm were honored in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in
Mr. McArthur provides advice on a variety of employment issues to the Clarke, Walton, and Oconee County School Districts. In this connection, he has handled numerous complaints filed with the EEOC and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights by current or former employees. In addition, he has defended employment lawsuits against the Clarke County School District, Gilmer County School District, Hart County School District, Walton County School District and Wilkinson County School District.
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- Hall Booth Smith Adds Associate