Rex Smith
Rex D. Smith was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1976. In his 40 years of active practice, he tried over 100 cases and had a strong trial and appellate practice. Mr. Smith has handled over 3,000 mediations/arbitrations. He has been selected by his peers to “Best Lawyers in America”, “Georgia Super Lawyers” and holds the AV® Preeminent rating, the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. Rex has extensive experience in personal injury, construction, products liability, wrongful death, professional negligence, medical malpractice, aviation, nursing home litigation, and premises liability law.
Education
- University of Georgia, J.D., Cum Laude, The Order of the Barristers, Moot Court Board, Student Senate
- Georgia State University, B.B.A. Economics; President, The Forum
Admitted to Practice
- Georgia (1976)
- U.S. Supreme Court, 11th and 5th Circuit Courts
Professional or Trade Affiliations
- Selected as a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
- Charter member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
- Executive Board Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, 2012-2021
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association; Chairman, Dispute Resolution Section (2014)
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Former member)
- Association for Conflict Resolution
Publications
Don’t Give Up Until the Jury Knocks: Post-Mediation Strategies to Get to Settlement, February 2023
Honors and Awards
- Daily Report’s ‘Best Of’ Individual Mediator/Arbitrator Award, 2021 (Top 3)
- Daily Report’s Georgia Legal Award 2020: Lifetime Achievement
- The American Registry’s America’s Most Honored Lawyers, 2020
- AV Preeminent Judicial Rating, the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
- Selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyer’s in America in the areas of arbitration, insurance law and mediation
- Selected as “One of the Top Lawyers in Georgia” by the American Registry
- Honored as a Georgia Super Lawyer
- Selected as a Georgia Super Corporate Counsel in ADR
- Excellent Avvo Rating
- Selected as a Top Lawyer in Georgia in Traumatic Brain Injury defense