Scott Cole | Alpharetta Business Lawyer

Mr. Scott Cole Sr.

Mr. Scott Cole Sr.

Business, Corporate, Merger & Acquisition, Environmental Law, Lawsuit & Dispute, State & Local Agencies, Gaming & Alcohol

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Experience: 32 years
Language(s): English

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Main Office

2710 Old Milton Pkwy
Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30009

Office Hours

Monday - Friday8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Other Locations

Since Hall Booth Smith, P.C. was founded in 1989, the firm has steadily expanded across the Southeastern United States in response to rising client demand. We now have offices strategically located across the entire Southeast region, giving us a presence where clients need us to be.

Our headquarters office is at the iconic 191 Peachtree office tower in downtown Atlanta. The building can be spotted from miles away, thanks to a pair of distinctive Acropolis-style crowns that light up at night.

HBS has regional offices strategically located throughout Georgia in Albany, Athens, Brunswick, Columbus and Tifton.

Our other offices are located in Birmingham, Alabama; Little Rock and Rogers, Arkansas; Denver, Colorado; Jacksonville, Miami, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach, Florida; Missoula, Montana; Saddle Brook, New Jersey; New York City, New York. Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Charleston, South Carolina; and Memphis and Nashville,

Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

About Scott

Scott Cole is a Partner in the Atlanta office and works with several of the firm’s practice groups. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Cole has a civil engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and a law degree from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law.

Mr. Cole is a senior member of the Transactional Practice Group. He focuses his energy on the sale of medical offices, including dental offices, to larger groups. In connection with this, he has worked with many of the larger national and regional DSOs. He represents clients, including technology, communications and energy companies, on a variety of matters ranging from entity selection, organizational structuring, transaction structuring, and working with clients through day-to-day and extraordinary business transactions. Mr. Cole works with corporate clients to identify strategic goals and assists them through initial planning, negotiations, and project completion.

Mr. Cole worked as outside counsel to a suburban Atlanta county, local water authority, and currently serves as city attorney for Mansfield, GA. In those capacities, he drafted and reviewed various contracts, including GDOT and multi-million dollar construction contracts; drafted various ordinances and resolutions; and advised local officials on land acquisition, policy, and other matters.

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Experience

Partner

Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Present

Alpharetta, GA

Admission

Verified Georgia

1993

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelors (Civil Engineering)

1989

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Conservative Policy Leadership Institution
    2014
  • Covington Redevelopment Authority
  • Georgia Association of Water Professionals
  • Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership
    2015
  • Republican Leadership for Georgia (Treasurer)
    2012
  • Smart Growth Newton County Board of Directors
Honors / Awards
  • Mr. Cole is the Chair of the Environmental Practice Group. He has over 17 years’ experience handling water supply, environmental, and local government matters with a focus on acquiring permits under Section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act. In this arena, Mr. Cole has been involved in nearly 20 water supply reservoirs and numerous private developments, reing those clients in front of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Mr. Cole has been a member of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s Basin Advisory Council for both the Ocmulgee and Chattahoochee River Basins.
    present

Notable Work

Publications

Construction Law Compendium

2015


“Interbasin Transfers of Water” Georgia Water Resources Conference

2011


“A year after ruling, our water future is now bright.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution   July 14, Written by Scott Cole and Brad Carver

2010


“Interbasin Transfers of Water” Georgia State Bar Environmental Law Section Summer

2010


“Interbasin Transfers of Water” American Bar Association’s Local Government Section Journal

2010

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Highlights

Business, Corporate, Merger & Acquisition, Contract, Transactions, Environmental, State & Local Agencies

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