Christian G. Henry is the managing Partner of our office in Athens, Georgia, and he focuses primarily on medical malpractice, long-term care, behavioral health care, governmental liability, and complex litigation.
With nearly 30 years of litigation experience, Henry has tried numerous jury trials in the Superior and State Courts of Georgia and dozens of non-jury trials. He has also handled over 30 appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
His experience extends to nominations for U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, and Judge of the Superior Court of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit.
He served as the County Attorney for Morgan County, Georgia for 25 years, a role equivalent to being general counsel for a 200-person enterprise that included advising county commissioners and staff on all matters of county business, rules, and regulations, as well as representing the County in civil litigation.
An active member of the State Bar of Georgia, Christian is a Past President of the Local Government section, and he is a Past President of the County Attorneys section of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.
Christian holds a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia.
While in law school, he was a member of the Cumberland Law Review and a Scholar of Merit (Contracts II). He also taught legal research and writing to first-year law students as a Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow.
Henry lives in Oconee County, Georgia, with his wife, and he has two children.
Presentations
•Nuts and Bolts of Local Government
State Bar of Georgia Meeting, February 2020
•Regulation of Short-Term/Vacation Rentals
65th Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, 2018
•Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Georgia
Lorman Education Services, June 2002
Publications
•Georgia Law of “Bad Faith” in the Insurance Context
Lorman Education Services; June 6, 2002
In the Press
Hall Booth Smith Names Ten New Partners
August 1, 2019
ATLANTA - August 1, 2019 - Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been named Partner as the firm recognizes the talent and dedication of leaders across numerous practice groups. The new Partners are: Laura Hall Cartner is member of the firm’s aging services and professional liability practice groups. She
1996-1997. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.
