Statement of Practice

General, Trial and Appellate Practice in All State and Federal Courts, Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Taxation, Securities Regulation, Real Property and Finance, Labor and Employment (Management) Law, Employee Benefits, International and Immigration, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Negligence, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Media, Banking, Commercial, Bankruptcy, Administrative, Environmental, Hospital and Health Care, Public Authority and Public Finance, Estate Planning and Administration, Probate, Legislative, Intellectual Property, Education, and Sports Law.

Representative Clients:

AIG Insurance Group
Atlantic Coast Conference
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
Degussa AG/ Degussa-Stockhausen
Eli Lilly and Co.
FirstHealth of the Carolinas
General Electric Co.
Greensboro News & Record
The Moses Cone Health System
Miller Brewing Co.
Philip Morris USA Inc.
Solutia Inc.
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.
VF Corporation
Watauga Medical Center
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Zimmer Development Company, LLC.

Address

Atlantic Center Plaza
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30309, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 404.962.1000
Fax: 404.962.1200

Website

http://www.smithmoorelaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Elizabeth J. Bondurant (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina; 1986, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., cum laude, 1980); Campbell University (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Campbell Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Atlanta and American (Chair, Life Insurance Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1999-2000) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina State Bar; Defense Research Institute (Chair, Life, Health and Disability Committee, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; ERISA; Managed Care Liability; Defense Litigation.Email: Elizabeth J. Bondurant

H. Sanders Carter, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 1965; LL.B., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Law Assistant to Chief Justice Bond Almand, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1971-1972. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Litigation Section); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Disability Law Committee). [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; ERISA; Managed Care Liability; Products Liability Defense.Email: H. Sanders Carter, Jr.

Kenton J. Coppage (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh District; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Disability Committee). Practice Areas: Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; ERISA; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; ERISA Litigation; 401(k) Plans.Email: Kenton J. Coppage

Barry S. Herrin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; 2005, North Carolina; 2008, Florida. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia State University (B.A., summa cum laude, with distinction in history, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Associate Student Writing Editor and Staff Member, Georgia State University Law Review, 1988-1990. Member: State Bar of Georgia; North Carolina State Bar; The Florida Bar; Southern Claims Conference (Faculty, 1995-2002; Executive Committee, 2000-2002; Chairman, 2002); American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys; North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys; American College of Healthcare Executives; Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives; American Health Information Management Association. Fellow: American College of Healthcare Executives. Fellow Candidate, American Health Information Management Association. Co-Author, Georgia Jurisprudence, Insurance (Lawyer's Cooperative, 1995). Co-Author, Georgia Hospital Law Manual (5th ed. 2005). Author, Georgia Health Information Management Association Legal Handbook (rev.ed. 2006). Editor and Co-Author, South Carolina Health Information Management Association Legal Handbook (rev. ed. 2007). Adjunct Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993-1995. Adjunct Professor of Health Care Ethics, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, 2005-2006. [U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, 1990—]. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Privacy; Bioethics; Health Care Administration; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Information Technology; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Medical Ethics.Email: Barry S. Herrin

Howell Hollis, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Georgia State Bar Journal, 1983-1985. Author: "Summary Judgment in Professional Negligence Cases: Expert Opinion," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal, 1979, p. 20. Judicial Assistant to Justice Robert H. Jordan, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1974-1975. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.Email: Howell Hollis, III

Lawrence J. Myers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1983). Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench. Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Devices; Professional Licensing; Negligence; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Health Law; Administrative Law.Email: Lawrence J. Myers

Edward M. Newsom (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Bench. Selected to National Moot Court Team. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Toxic Tort Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Edward M. Newsom

J. Robert Persons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1969); University of Georgia (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Member, Georgia Law Review. Co-Author, with Persons and Brownlee: "Excess Liability," West Group, 4th Edition, 1999. Lecturer and Author for Georgia Insurance Law Institute, CPCU Society, PLUS, National Claims Association and National Business Institute on: "Guidelines for Claim Handling" (2003) "Liability Insurance Coverage Disputes in Georgia-The Policyholder's Perspective" (2001); "Insurance Issues in Civil Litigation" (1998); "Privacy Issues in Insurance Claims Handling" (1997); "Insurer Bad Faith Litigation" (1993); "Liability of Agents and Brokers" (1992); "Understanding the Comprehensive General Liability Policy" (1985). Member: Atlanta (Member: Board of Directors, 1988-1989, 1992-1993, 1996-1997; Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, 1987-1990) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member: Executive Council, Younger Lawyers Section, 1978-1979; Board of Governors, 1998—); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. [1st Lt. U.S.A.R]. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Transportation Liability; Securities Litigation.Email: J. Robert Persons

Aaron E. Pohlmann (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia. Education: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia (B.A., 1995); Emory University (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, Emory International Law Review, 1999-2000. Extern: to U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, Western District of Louisiana, 1997; Presiding Justice Norman S. Fletcher, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1999. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg, Western District of Louisiana, 2000-2001. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; ERISA; Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Commercial Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; Life Insurance Defense.Email: Aaron E. Pohlmann

Lorraine H. Spencer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Health Care; Managed Care; Bioethics.Email: Lorraine H. Spencer

Tobin N. Watt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1971). Board Member and Past President, 1993-1994, Arts for All. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Tobin N. Watt

COUNSEL

Andrea K. Cataland (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, Georgia. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1991). Author: "Preparing a Jury Charge That Will Best Enable You to Attach and Defend Damage Awards on Appeal," Dallas Bar Association, March 1999. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Disability Insurance Defense; Life Insurance Defense; ERISA; ERISA Litigation.Email: Andrea K. Cataland

OF COUNSEL

William H. Boling, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1977); Universite de Haute Bretagne; University of Georgia (J.D., 1981). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Health Care.

ASSOCIATES

Dorothy Cornwell (Associate) (Admission pending)

Nikole M. Crow (Associate)

Steven D. Henry (Associate)

Christee G. Laster (Associate) (Admission pending)

Jennifer Pritzker Sender (Associate)