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| Houston D. Smith, III - Partner |
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Houston Smith graduated from Duke University and then from the University of Georgia School of Law. He practiced insurance defense law for eight years before switching to a catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death practice involving premises liability, medical malpractice and standard negligence.
In addition to authoring Soft Tissue Injuries In Georgia (Harrison Co. 1998), Houston has contributed articles as co-author to the plaintiffs bar including "Representing David against Goliath," chairs and speaks at seminars for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) and the National Business Institute (NBI) and is a contributing member of the Legal Advisory Board to the Journal of Controversial Medical Claims (Aspen Publishers).
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Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Corporate Transactional.
Admitted: 1991, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA); Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Biography: Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law (Editorial Board, 1990; 1991 Articles Editor). Member, Georgia Society of International & Comparative Law (UGA Law, 1989-1991).
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| Author: Soft Tissue Injuries in Georgia, Thompson West Publishing, 1998-2008. Co-Author, Verdict: "Representing David Against Goliath," Summer 2000. Speaker and Chairman: "Inside the Courtroom" ICLE Seminar, 1997-2003; ICLE "Punitive Damages," Seminar, 1998-2003; "Role of Depositions and Discovery," NBI Seminar, 2000. ICLE Seminar, Chairman and Speaker "Proof of Damages," 1999-2003. Legal Advisory Board: Hippocrates' Lantern, Aspen Publishers 1998-2001; Journal of Controversial Medical Claims, 2001-2003. Speaker and Evaluator, ICLE Georgia Trial Skills Clinic, 2002. Judge, Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition, 1996-2003. |
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