David Proctor

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David Proctor: Attorney with Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
About Attorney Awards

Biography

David Proctor is the managing partner of Hall Booth Smith’s Birmingham, Alabama, office. He has over 30 years of trial experience, including defending physicians in medical malpractice actions, breach of warranty, and fraud defense on behalf of automobile manufacturers, complex products liability cases, defending management in employment discrimination cases and EEOC matters, and consumer finance arbitration work in the financial services industry.

He has tried dozens of jury trials to verdict in various state and federal courts in Alabama. David is also a civil mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution

As a Birmingham native, he is active in the community as a member of The Rotary Club of Birmingham and an active parishioner and former member of the Vestry of the Cathedral Church of the Advent (Episcopal). Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Birmingham Business Alliance.

Recognition

•The Best Lawyers in America , Best Lawyers, 2009-2026
•Awarded in: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•Mid-South Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2012-2023
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

•Alabama Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2014-2017
•American Board of Trial Advocates

In the Press

HBS Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers Awards

November 21, 2024

HBS has been recognized for its outstanding legal work as 10 of its attorneys are selected to the 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Aging Services
  • Dental
  • Employment
  • General Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Malpractice and Ethics
  • Professional Negligence / Medical Malpractice

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Washington and Lee University, B.A., cum laude, 1981
Law School Attended:
The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1984
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, Alabama; 2005, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
Memberships:

Memberships

•Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
•American Bar Association
•American Board of Trial Advocates, Alabama Chapter: President
•Birmingham Bar Association, Jefferson County Coroner / Medical Examiner Commission: Representative

•Birmingham Bar Association, Jefferson County Coroner / Medical Examiner Commission: Representative
•DRI, Medical Liability & Health Care Law and Products Liability Sections
•Mississippi Bar Association
•Washington and Lee University Alumni Association: President, 2009-2010; Board of Directors, 2006-2010

ISLN:
904300473

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