MEMBERS OF FIRM
Brian N. Smiley (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, September 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Emory University (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Emory Law Journal, 1978. Author: "Stockbroker-Customer Disputes: Making a Case for Arbitration," Vol. 23, Georgia State Bar Journal, May, 1987; "Spotting Common Forms of Stockbroker Misconduct," The Verdict, January/February 1991. Co-Author: "Representing Claimants in Securities Arbitration," Practising Law Institute, 1990; "The Law and Ethics of Witness Preparation," Practising Law Institute, 1998; "A Message to Mediators," Securities Arbitration Commentator, Vol. 2005. Member of Faculty, Emory University Trial Techniques Program, 1985. Trial Attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1981. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1988. Public Member, National Arbitration and Mediation Committee of the NASD (2002-2007); Chairman Rules & Procedures, Subcommittee (2003-2006). Member: Atlanta (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution) and American (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Litigation Section); Sandy Springs Bar Association, (Member, Board of Directors); Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Arbitration Law; General Litigation.Email: Brian N. Smiley
J. Michael Bishop (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Georgia Southern College (B.S., 1981); Mercer University (J.D., 1984). Co-Author: "Limited Partnership Interests: What are they Worth?" Vol. 14, No. 4, AAII Journal (April, 1992); "Reading and Understanding Brokerage Account Statements," Vol. 14, No. 10, AAII Journal (November, 1992). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1989. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, Investor and Consumer Protection Section, 1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Arbitration Law; General Litigation.Email: J. Michael Bishop
John C. Porter, Jr. (Member) born Dallas, Texas, April 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Emory University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Sandy Springs Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Consumer Finance Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: John C. Porter, Jr.