Wayne Satterfield is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith, and his practice focuses on the defense of high exposure cases including medical malpractice, negligent security, premises liability, Dram shop/liquor liability, and transportation matters.
Wayne is well-versed in all stages of litigation and has tried numerous cases through verdict in both federal and state courts. He is also a member of Hall Booth Smith’s National Trial Counsel Strategic Team and has assisted in the preparation of several high exposure trials throughout the country.
A native of Athens, Georgia, Wayne earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management from the University of Georgia. He obtained his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgia State University.
During law school, Wayne interned for Chief Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals, Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Chief Judge H. Patrick Haggard, and the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia. He served on the Georgia State Law Review Editorial Board and was a pupil in the Bleckley Inn of Court. Wayne was also a member of the Georgia State Moot Court Board and received the Moot Court Board’s Outstanding Member of the Year Award.
Prior to law school, Wayne served as Special Assistant to Governor Nathan Deal. Wayne is married to Kat Satterfield, and they live in Atlanta, Georgia.
Experience
Medical Malpractice
Wayne has successfully defended doctors, nurses, hospital entities, and long-term care facilities on all issues in medical negligence cases and other high exposure catastrophic injury cases.
Presentations
•Attorney Panel: For the Record
IIAG Annual Convention; June 9, 2023
•Legal Climate Panel
Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia; Young Agents Sales & Leadership Conference; February 8, 2023
Publications
•Reviewing MPL Considerations for Long-term Amputation Costs
Inside Medical Liability, January 2022
•Mega-Verdicts on the Rise
Inside Medical Liability, Q1 2019
•Litigation Finance: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations
Lawyers’ Professionalism and Ethics Committee Newsletter, May 2018
•Elections and Primaries
Georgia State University Legal Review, 2014
Recognition
•Top Lawyers , Medical Malpractice Law, GaBiz Magazine, 2026
•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, 2021-2026
•Awarded in: Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•James Magazine’s Rising Stars, Ranked Third; 2020
•Georgia Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2025
In the Press
27 HBS Partners Recognized as 2026 Top Lawyers by GaBiz Magazine
January 29, 2026
Hall Booth Smith is pleased to announce that 27 of the firm’s partners have been recognized as 2026 “Top Lawyers” by GaBiz Magazine in its Winter issue.
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