Hall Booth Smith PC

56 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Insurance Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Savannah.

Biography

A Nashville, Georgia native, Mr. Lovein practices in the areas of workers’ comp defense, premise liability, medical malpractice, real estate, school law, and local government law. Mr. Lovein presented an argument to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Castro v. United States on October 15, 2003.
Hall Booth Smith PC

56 Best Lawyers awards

Hall Booth Smith PC logo

Overview

  • Mercer University, J.D., graduated 1997
  • University of Georgia, BBA

  • Georgia, 1997

  • Defense Research Institute – (DRI) Lawyers Professionalism & Ethics Committee - Member
  • Glynn County Bar Association - Member and Past President
  • State Bar of Georgia, Workers' Compensation Section - Member

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District
  • United States District Court for the Southern District
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Georgia, All Superior Courts
  • Georgia, 1997
  • Defense Research Institute – (DRI) Lawyers Professionalism & Ethics Committee - Member
  • Glynn County Bar Association - Member and Past President
  • State Bar of Georgia, Workers' Compensation Section - Member
  • Mercer University, J.D., graduated 1997
  • University of Georgia, BBA
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District
  • United States District Court for the Southern District
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Georgia, All Superior Courts

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, Savannah (2026)
  • Litigation - Insurance, Savannah (2024)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Savannah (2023)
  • Litigation - Insurance, Savannah (2022)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Savannah (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Real Estate Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

    Georgia Super Lawyers ® Rising Star, 2012

    Georgia Super Lawyers ®, 2013-2018

    Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite, 2015

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