Christopher Smith is Of Counsel in the Savannah office concentrating his practice in the area of Commercial Litigation. Mr. Smith represents clients in the areas of products liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, and construction law. Over the past several years, Mr. Smith has conducted complex litigation in a number of forums, including Georgia, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. He has also argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Last year, Mr. Smith was named a Rising Star by Georgia Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazines.

Originally from Annapolis, Md., Mr. Smith earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. While at William and Mary, Smith was a member of the varsity football team and served as President of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He also was a recipient of the Howard Smith Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Smith received his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he was a member of the National Mock Trial Team and served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Mr. Smith is actively involved in the community, and has worked as a volunteer at the Union Mission and Christ the King Cathedral. He has served as a Board Member for the Atlanta Bar Council of Younger Lawyers, and on the Friends Junior Committee of Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. Mr. Smith is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He currently resides on Wilmington Island.

• Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    
  • Association of Trial Lawyers 
    
  • Atlanta Bar Association 
    
  • Defense Research Institute
    
  • State Bar of Georgia
    
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2007 
    
  • Young Lawyers Division, Savannah Bar Association: President