About Smith Hulsey & Busey

Smith Hulsey & Busey is a Jacksonville-based law firm with over a century of experience providing strategic, efficient legal counsel in corporate and business law. Maintaining a single-office structure by design, the firm prioritizes responsiveness, personalized service, and deep client engagement. This focused model ensures that legal teams are tailored to client objectives, resulting in practical, results-driven representation across a wide range of business challenges.

Smith Hulsey & Busey offers comprehensive legal solutions in corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare, real estate, environmental law, employment, tax, litigation, bankruptcy, and trusts and estates. With attorneys recognized for their depth of knowledge and professionalism, the firm routinely advises on high-stakes matters, including billion-dollar mergers and regulatory complexities in an evolving global business landscape.

Smith Hulsey & Busey enhances client capabilities through its exclusive North Florida membership in Meritas, a premier global alliance of more than 175 independent commercial law firms. This affiliation empowers the firm to deliver local accountability with global reach, ensuring clients benefit from cost-effective, coordinated legal services across national and international markets.

Smith Hulsey & Busey has built its legacy on preparation, discretion, and uncompromising ethical standards. The firm’s independence is not just a structural choice, but a commitment to unbiased counsel and client-centered service. Every client engagement is treated with absolute professionalism, whether navigating a complex corporate transaction or litigating a high-profile dispute.

Smith Hulsey & Busey continues to earn accolades for excellence in practice and innovation in client service. From daily legal needs to transformative business decisions, the firm offers sophisticated guidance rooted in a century of legal heritage and forward-thinking insight.

Practice Areas

Business
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Entity Formation
  • Company Counsel (Private & Public)
  • Corporate Counselling
  • Corporate Finance
  • Governance
  • Option And Collaboration Agreements
  • Succession & Tax Planning
  • Venture Capital And Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
Employment
  • Employment Discrimination And Retaliation
  • HR Compliance
  • Wrongful Termination Claims
  • Employment Agreements & Restrictive Covenants
  • Separation Planning & Separation Agreements
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment Policies And Handbooks
  • Wage & Hour Compliance And Claims
  • FLMA And ADA Compliance
  • Unemployment Compensation
  • OSHA And Workplace Safety Compliance
Estate Planning
  • Business Organization
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Gift, Estate And Income Tax Planning
  • Trust And Estate Administration
Intellectual Property
  • Trade Secrets And Confidential Information
  • Trademarks And Copyrights
  • Licensing And Distribution
Lawsuits And Disputes
  • Administrative And Public Law
  • Antitrust, Unfair Competition
  • Business Torts
  • Contracts
  • Negligence, Product Liability And Other Torts
  • Professional Liability
Real Estate
  • Acquisitions, Sales And Exchanges
  • Leases
  • Real Estate Development
  • Partnership, Joint Venture And Real Estate Investment
  • Financing
  • Real Estate Restructures
  • Land Use Regulations
  • Title Insurance
  • Land Use
  • Eminent Domain
  • Environmental
Others
  • Healthcare
  • Sports Litigation & Counseling
  • Tax
  • Complex Marital Dissolution

Fees

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Office location for Smith Hulsey & Busey

Smith Hulsey & Busey

One Independent Dr #3300, Jacksonville, FL 32202