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 Ray S. Smith III
rsmith@marshall-lueder.com
Direct: 678.514.2703
Mr. Smith is a commercial probate and real estate litigation attorney with a national practice in areas including real estate law, land use matters probate and litigation. Mr. Smith represents a variety of clients, including publicly and privately-held business entities, commercial real estate developers and builders, multi-million dollar estates, as well as, private individuals.
Mr. Smith has served as special assistant to the attorney general of the State of Georgia. He was appointed by Governor Sony Perdue to the Governor’s Committee for Sandy Springs, where he served as a commissioner and vice-chair. He was also appointed by the Governor to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, where he is currently serving his second for year term on its Governing Board. The Governor appointed Mr. Smith recently to the Judicial Nominating Commission. Mr. Smith previously served on the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration. He is also the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the University of North Carolina Educational Foundation, and is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Academy. Also, Mr. Smith is on the Board of the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce.
Prior to joining Marshall & Lueder, LLC, Mr. Smith was a partner in an Atlanta based boutique firm specializing in real estate and civil litigation. Mr. Smith has an AV Rating with Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register, which is the highest attainable rating as to skill level and integrity. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science and speech communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from Mercer University School of Law. He is a member of the Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Cobb County Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of South Carolina, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Council for Quality Growth, the Associated General Contractors of America, and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. He has litigated in 16 states and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Georgia and South Carolina, the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
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