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Address
200 Old Coca-Cola Building
301 Green Street, N.W., P.O. Box 1098
Gainesville, Georgia 30503 (Hall Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) The firm was initially founded by R. Wilson Smith, Jr. in 1928. This is a general practice firm with attorneys specializing in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, product liability, personal injury, taxation, banking, corporate and partnership formations, real estate, probate, employment, workers compensation and family law. This firm places emphasis on staying abreast of all developments of law with members of the firm providing direct case representation. Statement of PracticeTax, Real Estate, Insurance, Corporate, Banking, Eminent Domain, Employment, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate, Family Law, Construction Law, Wrongful Death. Year Established: 1928
Firm Size: 9
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: CMA Agency Inc.
FRC Environmental, Inc.
Gainesville Industrial Electric Co.
L & R Farms
H. Wilson Manufacturing Co.
Lathem Farms
Grove River Mills
MFS Foundation
E.F. Hughes Development
Specialty Clinics of North Georgia
Gainey-Reece Management, Inc. (Spherion Staffing)
Lanier Canoe 2003, Inc. (2003 Canoe-Kayak World Championships)
Gainesville Urology, P.C.
N.E. Georgia Urology, P.C.
Rigid Building Systems.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A.
Georgia Power Co.
Crawford & Co.
J.C. Penney Life Ins. Co.
Markel Service
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Fieldale Farms Corporations
Colonial Realty Limited Partnership (Lakeshore Mall)
Synthetic Industries, Lumite Division
GEM Southeast, Inc.
Tatsumi Intermodal (U.S.A.), Inc.
United Community Bank
Rigid Building Systems, Ltd.
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
Stewart Title Guaranty Company.
Representative Clients:Branch Banking and Trust Company
Security State Bank
IMCA USA, Inc.
Tatsumi Intermodal (U.S.A.), Inc
Georgia Mountains Regional Economic Development Corp.
Musco Lighting, LLC
Georgia Mountains Regional Economic Development Corp.
Address200 Old Coca-Cola Building
301 Green Street, N.W. P.O. Box 1098
Gainesville, GA 30503, (Hall Co.)
PhonePhone: 770-536-3381
Fax: 770-531-1481
Website
http://www.sgwmfirm.com
MEMBERS OF FIRMR. Wilson Smith, Jr. (1906-1983).
John H. Smith (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, September 17, 1938; admitted to bar, 1961, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1962, Court of Appeals of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1964, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1960; J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. U.S. Commissioner, 1967-1971. U.S. Magistrate, 1971-1995. U.S. Magistrate Judge, Part Time. City Attorney, City of Gainesville, 1976-1987. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1989); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; American Judicature Society; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Insurance Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate Law; Eminent Domain.Email: John H. Smith
Steven P. Gilliam (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 5, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia; 1975, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Georgia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, University of Georgia School of Law, 1973-1974. President, Law School Alumni Council, 2007-2008. Member, Georgia Supreme Court, Commission on Public Trust and Confidence. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern (Secretary-Treasurer, 1976-1980, President, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chair, Professionalism Committee, 1996-2000); Defense Research Institute; Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Old Warhorse Lawyers Club; Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court (Master). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Trucking Law; Eminent Domain; Real Estate.Email: Steven P. Gilliam
Jerry A. Williams (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, February 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970, Iowa; 1976, Georgia; 1977, U.S. Tax Court, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S.C.E., 1967; J.D., 1970). Editorial Board, Valparaiso Law Review, 1969-1970. Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1970-1977. President, Northeast Georgia Estate Planning Council, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Business Transactions; IRS Representation.Email: Jerry A. Williams
Kelly Anne Miles (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern (President, 2003-2004; President, Younger Lawyers, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Sections on: Executive Committee, Family Law; Real Property). Practice Areas: Family Law; Real Estate (Property) Law.Email: Kelly Anne Miles
Bradley J. Patten (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, November 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Beta Alpha Psi. Trustee's Panel, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1997. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Bradley J. Patten
M. Tyler Smith (Member) born Gainesville, Georgia, March 6, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, general honors, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review, 1991-1992. Council, Northern District of Georgia, 2005-2008. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern (Secretary/Treasurer, 1996-1999) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: M. Tyler Smith
R. Brent Hatcher, Jr. (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, June 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Brainerd Currie Honor Society; Order of Barristers. Moot Court Board. Mercer Law Review, 1997-1999, Georgia Survey Editor, 1998-1999. Member: Northeast Georgia Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association; Atlanta Lawyers Club. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: R. Brent Hatcher, Jr.
——————————Jennifer B. Floyd (Associate) born Dalton, Georgia, May 8, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., magna cum laude, with honors, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, University of Georgia Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Member: Gainesville-Northeastern Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Family Law; Real Estate.Email: Jennifer B. Floyd
Keith J. Whitaker (Associate) born October 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: North Georgia College (B.S., 2002); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Northeast Georgia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Eminent Domain; Real Estate.Email: Keith J. Whitaker
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