Karl Braun Expands Role at HBSS

The Nashville office of Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C., recently announced that partner Karl M. Braun will head its new Family Law and Mediation practice group.

Braun also leads the firm’s Intellectual Property/Entertainment group and has decades of experience in extensive transactional and litigation practices.

“Karl Braun brings 19 years of experience, talent and passion to the Family Law and Mediation practice group,” said Buck Cole, a partner with the firm’s Nashville office.

Braun has been with HBSS for nearly 17 years and recently received his Rule 31 mediator designation. He has served as an advocate in a number of mediation settings and is experienced in finding alternatives to litigation. Braun is accompanied in the practice by Bart Pickett, who joined the firm last year.

In addition to his experience as an attorney, Braun has spent more than 15 years as a professional musician and songwriter. Braun attended Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, where he studied music and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing. He attended Georgia State University College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate magna cum laude in 1992.