Richard Foster has moved his insurance defense practice from the Marietta firm Hicks, Casey & Foster to Carlock, Copeland & Stair, along with two associates, Beth Bentley and Marc Hood, and a staff member, Haley Crass.

Foster, who has a trucking defense practice, said it was not an easy decision. He had been a name partner at Hicks, Casey & Foster since 2004, after joining the firm in the late 1990s.