Georgia tough. Employee focused.
Biography
Over the years, Mr. Smith has accumulated substantial experience in various legal fields, including employment law, employment defense, wills and trusts, tax law, and bankruptcy law. Mr. Smith has seen the inner-workings of many different types of employers, as his past work experience has taken him through everything from the federal government’s Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Air Force to private legal practice and IT work. He now takes all his experience as a litigator and provides it to anyone from white-collar executives with Fortune 50 companies to blue-collar construction workers and security guards.
Mr. Smith has litigated before both the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. Additionally, he has tried cases before various administrative courts, like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and the Inspector General’s Office.
Mr. Smith was born in Decatur, Georgia, and was raised in nearby Conyers; he currently resides with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an exercise enthusiast and gets in as much football watching as his weekends permit.
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Certificate in Practice Management, Mercer University Stetson School of Business and Economics
- Emory University
- Bachelor of Arts (History)
- Honors: Merit List, HOPE Scholarship, Writing Scholarship
Classes & Seminars
Pro-Bono Activities
Representative Clients
References
Past Positions
Languages
Ancillary Businesses
Published Works
Fraternities or Sororities
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- American Bar Association, Small and Solo Practitioner Section
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Atlanta Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- National Eagle Scout Association
Certified Legal Specialties
Current Employment Position
- Principal
Practice Areas
- Discrimination
- Retaliation
- Wrongful Termination
- Whistleblower
- Wage and Leave Issues
- Small Business Law
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals