Joan E. Smith

Partner

— Hull Barrett, PC

Joan E. Smith

Partner

Augusta,

GA

Office

Biography

Joan E. Smith is a Partner at Hull Barrett with over 30 years of experience in the Family Courts of South Carolina and Georgia. 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 certified in resolving cases through agreement, or by mediation without litigation.

Experience

  • Has represented clients for 30+ years in Family Courts of South Carolina.
  • Has represented clients for 30+ years in the Augusta Judicial Circuit family court.
  • Routinely represents clients in divorce cases involving multimillion dollars in assets.
  • Routinely represents fathers seeking custody of children.
  • Routinely assists clients in settling the case by agreement or mediation without litigation.
  • Has represented many clients in determining complicated visitation arrangements.
  • Routinely litigates and defends contempt actions.

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

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

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Georgia
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Bar of Arkansas

Court Admissions

  • Admitted to practice in all State appellate courts in Georgia and South Carolina
  • Federal court in South Carolina

Professional Memberships

  • Aiken County Bar
  • Augusta Family Law Bar
  • Augusta Family Law Bar Executive Committee
  • Augusta Bar Association
  • Augusta Bar Foundation, Inc.
  • South Carolina Family Law Council

Awards & Recognition

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

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