Recently retired Passaic County Superior Court Judge Raymond Reddin has joined Hall Booth Smith as a partner to launch a second New Jersey office for the Atlanta-based law firm, and to head its mediation practice.

The office, opening in Saddle Brook as of March 4, is one of two New Jersey offices that the litigation defense firm is opening. Drew Graham, who heads the litigation firm’s long-term care practice, has relocated to New Jersey from Atlanta and opened an HBS office in Jersey City.