Mr. Smith was born in Macon, Georgia, and attended the public schools there, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in 1977 and has resided in Dublin, Georgia, for the past 38 years. He and his wife, Annette, have two adult children and attend First United Methodist Church in Dublin, Georgia. He worked his way both through undergraduate school and graduated from Mercer University in 1973 and thereafter attended law school. He obtained his Jurist Doctor Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law in June of 1977. Mr. Smith has practiced law in the public and private sector since July 1, 1977, when he became the first Assistant District Attorney for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. In 1979, he entered into private practice and was appointed as Juvenile Court Judge for Laurens County and served in that capacity for the next 18 years while practicing law. He began private practice of law as an associate with Douglas & Robertson, which became Robertson & Smith when the Honorable Dubignion Douglas was appointed to Superior Court Judge for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. He is a former member of Nelson, Gillis & Smith, where he practiced 10 years. In 2000, Mr. Smith was elected as a Judge to the Superior Court and served almost 12 years before retiring and re-entering private practice. He is now the managing partner of Smith Garner, LLC, here in Dublin. Mr. Smith is a member of Gideons International. While serving as Superior Court Judge, he served as Administrative Judge for the Eighth Judicial Administrative District, served on the Council of Superior Court Judges and the Judicial Council of Georgia, served on the Legislative Committee, Drug Court Committee, and the Compensation Retirement Committee with a Council of Superior Court Judges and as a former member of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

Scott B. Smith is an accomplished Florida personal injury lawyer with many years of experience. He provides aggressive representation to individuals and families who have been injured in auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, commercial motor vehicle accidents, boating accidents, elevator accidents, train accidents, aviation accidents, and slip & fall accidents. Scott also represents those injured by defective products and families who have lost a loved one due to someone else’s negligence. Mr. Smith is respected by his clients and those in the legal community. He has achieved an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating process. An AV rating is Martindale’s most prestigious peer review rating. It takes into account an attorney’s ability and ethics as well as confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. This honor is bestowed only upon lawyers who exude extraordinary legal capability and adhere to strict ethics while practicing. Mr. Smith is also recognized as a Super Lawyer by the Florida Super Lawyers publication. This award is given to only five percent of the lawyers in Florida and demonstrates excellence in law practice. Mr. Smith has further been featured in several legal publications, including Attorney at Law Magazine, Best Lawyers, and Palm Beach Illustrated. Scott Smith is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar. Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of an attorney’s competency and experience. Certification identifies Mr. Smith as an attorney with extensive knowledge, skills, and proficiency in civil trial law. It distinguishes him as a specialist in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death. Of Florida’s more than 80,000 attorneys, only about 4,200 are Board Certified. During his career, Scott has resolved hundreds of cases by a settlement agreement or jury verdict. He has been lead counsel or co-counsel on numerous cases that resulted in settlements or jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars. His experience in handling significant personal injury and wrongful death cases allows him to offer quality representation to his clients who have been harmed in auto accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, elevator accidents, aviation accidents, commercial motor vehicle accidents or by a defective product. Contact Mr. Smith if you’ve been injured by the negligence of another.

Kurt Smith is the founder of Smith Legal Group. His practice focuses almost exclusively on Family Law, although he also has experience in commercial litigation, personal injury, insurance law, corporate law, criminal law, estate planning, and bankruptcy. Mr. Smith holds a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Mr. Smith also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems. Prior to forming Smith Legal Group, Mr. Smith was an associate at a prominent national firm, focusing on civil litigation and insurance law. In addition, Mr. Smith worked as a Project Manager for IBM in its Global Services Division. In this role, Mr. Smith managed information security projects for Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Smith also played an integral role in IBM’s globalization projects and assisted in the deployment of technology solutions in Argentina, Brazil, France, Scotland, and India. Mr. Smith also spent several years working in the insurance industry as an insurance adjuster during which he specialized in on-scene accident investigations and accident reconstruction. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts of Nevada. He is a member of the American Bar Association and Clark County Bar Association.

Area of Practice: Criminal Defense & Personal Injury/Plaintiff Law Stephen M. Smith began his law practice in 2002. He is an advocate for those needing representation in both civil and criminal matters with particular emphasis on criminal matters and personal injury. Mr. Smith has a passion to aid those facing injustices that was born out of his own observations and experiences with injustices he saw first hand growing up. Mr. Smith’s law office is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, but he represents clients throughoutLouisiana and beyond. He is a proven litigator with an impressive track record in state and federal courts as well as administrative tribunals. He possesses a strong courtroom presence with a unique ability to connect with judges and juries. His rapport and professionalism with opposing counsel help to facilitate the absolute best results for his clients. Mr. Smith has traveled outside of Louisiana to speak on select law topics. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Southern University Law Center and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.

Wanting to be a trial lawyer, Cloyd focused on criminal law; interning at the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., the Public Defender’s Office in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Arlington, Virginia. During his third year of law school, Cloyd successfully prosecuted seven bench trials and second chaired a felony malicious wounding case in Arlington, and earned an acquittal for a wrongfully arrested defendant in a felony jury trial in Alexandria. After law school, Cloyd began his legal career serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Richard E. Gardiner of the Fairfax County Circuit Court. Within his first two years of practicing law he won a case of first impression in the Virginia Supreme Court arguing that trust is not a contract and not subject to mandatory arbitration under the Virginia Uniform Arbitration Act or the Federal Arbitration Act.