Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Difficult financial markets, waning resources and reduced spending are giving rise to the rate of bankruptcy filings.

About Our Practice

Many businesses are undergoing challenging financial times due to the deepening international financial crisis and the tightening credit market. Commercial bankruptcies have been on a steady ascent for several years, and the rate of commercial bankruptcy filings is not expected to decline any time soon. This is a critical time period when many businesses will perish without the expert guidance and skilled counsel of a trusted advisor.

The attorneys in the Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group at HBS are experienced in helping clients with a vast array of bankruptcy and business insolvency issues. We take an aggressive, expedient and effective approach to dealing with the defense and prosecution creditors and debtors. The deep knowledge and extensive litigation familiarity shared by each attorney within the practice have helped guide numerous clients through almost every type of issue which could arise in bankruptcy reorganization, restructuring, liquidation or workout agreements. Whether your organization is preparing for bankruptcy or involved in the various stages of bankruptcy proceedings, our attorneys can help bring about prompt and uncompromising resolution.

Our experience with bankruptcy and creditors' rights covers a wide variety of business issues. We have direct experience in the defense and prosecution of fraudulent transfers and conveyances and suits to recover fraudulent transfers, preference claims, deficiency claims, the enforcement of creditor's rights under loan and lease agreements as well as real estate and property foreclosure. Attorneys within the group are experienced in litigating suits to recover assets and support for all phases of reorganizations or sales of assets. We have the ability to help owners, landlords, and lessors with many contested matters and challenges at virtually all levels and courts.

HBS attorneys possess profound business and economics knowledge and are intimately familiar with banks and financial institutions involving lender liability, real estate matters, letters of credit, and general liability. HBS has extensive experience with the FDIC, former representation of the Resolution Trust Corporation, and has handled countless matters and has investigated and reviewed hundreds of transactions involving savings and loans and banks in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Our lawyers serve clients with expedient and aggressive capabilities to help ensure efficient recovery and promote an organization's recuperation and return to successful stability.

Since the firm’s inception, HBS has embraced the value of diversity, and we continue to cultivate an environment of inclusion and success for all individuals.  We are committed to a cohesive and productive work environment where our varied cultures, backgrounds, ethnicities, and perspectives are communicated, understood, and embraced to enrich our employees and best serve our clients.

Our Commitment
Our efforts to enhance our diverse environment are not restricted to minority employees.  Instead, we believe that everyone, regardless of his or her race, age, or gender, must be included in our diversity mission in order to ensure its success.   The firm’s Diversity Committee is comprised of partners and senior staff members who ensure our diversity mission is not just a sentiment but is also a part of the fabric of HBS.     

HBS actively participates in a variety of events and sponsorships geared towards highlighting the importance of diversity, and the firm continuously seeks opportunities to enhance our diversity program.  This includes involvement with organizations such as the Corporate Counsel for Women of Color and the Minority Corporate Counsel of America as well as our internal mentor/protégé program, in which our senior, female and minority attorneys reach out and mentor other women and minority attorneys and clients.