Atty. Beth W. Kanik
Beth W. Kanik is a Partner in our Atlanta office with a robust practice in professional negligence and medical malpractice.
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Beth W. Kanik is a Partner based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Hall Booth Smith, P.C.. They have 39+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1987. Their practice focuses on medical malpractice, workers comp, and insurance. Admitted to practice in New York (1987), California (1989), District of Columbia (1989), and Georgia (1990). Educated at University of San Francisco (J.D., 1986) and Syracuse University (B.S. Newspaper, 1982). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Memberships •American Bar Association •DRI •Leadership DeKalb •New York State Bar Association. Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Beth W. Kanik is a Partner in our Atlanta office with a robust practice in professional negligence and medical malpractice
- A seasoned trial attorney, Beth has defended physicians, general contractors, and hospitals in New York and Georgia on issues of standard of care, proximate causation in a medical context, and the acceptance doctrine in the construction and professional liability context
- She is the daughter of a physician and has many relatives who are physicians, which gives her a deep understanding of the challenges of the profession and the stress that a lawsuit can bring
- Beth is a talented writer and teacher, and she brings those skills to bear with the state and superior courts in Georgia, the U.S
- District Court, and the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as well as other circuits with special admissions
- She is a staunch client advocate at trial and in administrative proceedings before the Medical Board of Georgia and the other disciplinary boards regulated by the Georgia Secretary of State
- She is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Beth earned a Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco, where she was the Note and Comment Editor for the Law Review
- She completed a Bachelor of Science in Newspaper Journalism, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University
- A transplant from the Northeast, Beth has since embraced Atlanta and the Southeast as her home and is an ardent and occasionally suffering season ticket holder of the Atlanta Braves, devotee of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, collector of bobbleheads of all types, and explorer of bookstores
- She is also owned by two rescue dogs
- Experience Beth has successfully argued cases at the federal and state levels, including before the U.S
- Supreme Court, and she was specially admitted to U.S
- District Court in Pennsylvania and Third Circuit Court of Appeals, where summary judgment was affirmed on appeal
- She has also tried cases in Illinois and has made numerous appearances before the Medical Board of Georgia
- Medical Malpractice Beth has defended physicians, general contractors, and hospitals in New York and in Georgia on issues of standard of care, proximate causation (medical context), and the acceptance doctrine in the construction and professional liability context
- She is the daughter of a physician and has other family members who are physicians, so she is sympathetic to the stress that a lawsuit can bring
- Recognition •Top Lawyers , Medical Malpractice Law, GaBiz Magazine, 2026 •AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell 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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Medical malpractice lawyers represent patients harmed by negligent doctors, hospitals, and other providers. Free case review, no fee unless you win.
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Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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