As a partner in one of the largest law firms in North Georgia, Rustin defended insurance companies and large businesses before co-founding Smith Hulsey. He has handled cases in both federal and state courts, appearing in U.S. District Courts and counties throughout Georgia. He has argued before the Supreme Court of Georgia, and litigated appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Rustin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia before attending Emory University School of Law, where he was selected for the Dean’s List, received the Dean’s Award, and was recommended for the Kesler-Eidson Trial Techniques Scholarship. Rustin has served on multiple Hall County nonprofit boards, was elected Gainesville Jaycee of the Year in 2011, and was a member of the 2015 State Bar Young Lawyer’s Leadership Academy. Since 2018, other Georgia attorneys have elected Rustin as a “Rising Star” as featured in Super Lawyers magazine.

Romero Pearson is a practicing attorney in Lawrenceville, GA. His specialties include civil litigation, which includes personal injury and medical malpractice Mr. Pearson graduated from Historic Fisk University in Nashville, TN and he earned his J.D. from Marshall Law School. An active participant in the annual Gwinnett County Mock Trial, a county event for high school students. Mr. Pearson also does pro bono work with Gwinnett County Legal Aid for individuals who cannot afford representation. On the National level via the American Association for Justice, Mr. Pearson works with the End Distracted Driving Campaign, a movement which educates teen drivers on the dangers of texting and cellphone use while driving. At Decatur High School, Mr. Pearson sponsored an indigent student's participation in a school field trip to Washington, DC to visit the White House, which is an annual trip sponsored by the Close-up Club, a group started by Chris Billingsley, a teacher at Decatur High School. Recently, Mr. Pearson Implemented "The Christian Way Academy Booker T. Pearson Scholarship Award," an educational scholarship fund at the Christian Way Academy in Manchester, GA.