Joan E. Smith

Partner — Hull Barrett, PC · Augusta, Georgia

Biography

Joan E. Smith is a Partner at Hull Barrett with over 20 years of experience in the Family Courts of South Carolina and the Augusta Judicial Circuit family court. Her practice focuses on domestic litigation, including divorce, multimillion-dollar asset division, child custody and visitation, alimony, and legitimation of children. She frequently handles UCCJEA jurisdictional disputes and appellate work in both Georgia and South Carolina. She is also skilled in resolving cases through agreement or mediation without litigation (Hull Barrett).

Practice Areas

  • Adoption
  • Agreements for all family court issues
  • Alimony
  • Arbitration for all family court issues
  • Child Custody
  • Child Visitation
  • Child Support
  • Complex Asset Division
  • Divorce- contested/uncontested
  • Domestic Litigation
  • Legitimation of child
  • Litigation of all family court issues
  • Mediation for all family court issues
  • Modification of all family court issues
  • Paternity of child
  • Termination of Parental Rights (Hull Barrett)

Education

  • Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.S., journalism
  • Oklahoma State University, 1987, B.A., French
  • Oklahoma State University, 1987, minor in Political Science
  • University of Tulsa College of Law, 1991, Juris Doctor (Hull Barrett)

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Georgia
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Bar of Arkansas (Hull Barrett)

Court Admissions

  • Admitted to practice in all State appellate courts in Georgia and South Carolina
  • and in Federal court in South Carolina (Hull Barrett)

Professional Memberships

  • Aiken County Bar
  • Augusta Family Law Bar
  • Augusta Bar Association
  • Augusta Bar Foundation, Inc. (Hull Barrett)

Awards & Recognition

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
  • Appellate Practice – Best Lawyers in America®, 2023 – 2026 (Hull Barrett)

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