Hall Booth Smith has opened a Miami office, its fifth in Florida, with a three-lawyer defense litigation team. The office is led by partner John Goran, who arrived from Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers. 

Hall Booth’s managing partner, Alex Booth, said the office will focus on defense litigation, particularly medical malpractice and other health care cases. That fits the Atlanta-based general practice firm’s overall practice mix in Florida, Booth said, which includes transportation and general liability litigation.