Terrell W. "Chip" Benton III

Terrell W. “Chip” Benton III is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith, and he specializes in general liability, professional malpractice and ethics, professional negligence, and medical malpractice. His primary focus is representing physicians, hospitals, and other health care workers in medical malpractice lawsuits, and he has represented physicians before the State Composite Medical Board and the State Dental Board.

He also has extensive experience in handling premises liability, toxic torts, malicious prosecution, trucking, and automobile liability cases and has tried over 55 jury trials throughout Georgia in these matters.

Chip began his legal career as a law clerk to Honorable Kenneth Kilpatrick in the Superior Court of Clayton County, where he was responsible for drafting orders on all motions before the Court. He joined Hall Booth Smith in 2000, and became a partner in 2004.

Chip is very active in the community and volunteers with the Truancy Intervention Project, where he represents children in juvenile court on truancy matters. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Metro Atlanta Salvation Army and has served as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. He has been active in Peachtree Road United Methodist Church and coaching in various youth sports programs in Atlanta.