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| | Address | 1050 Crown Pointe Parkway
Suite 1250 | | Atlanta, Georgia 30338 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Securities, Securities Fraud, Securities Arbitration, Investments, Investment Adviser Regulation and Compliance, Business Law, Corporate Law, Consumer Law, Consumer Finance, Financial Services Law, Restrictive Covenants, Business Litigation, NASD. | Firm Profile:
Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP concentrates its practice in civil litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial and investment related controversies. It has developed national recognition for its representation of investors in NASD arbitration. The firm also handles business litigation, including disputes between partners, restrictive covenants and consumer finance litigation. | | Firm Size: 3 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | 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. |
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