Smith Grant Butler

Back to Attorneys Print This Page Grant B. Smith Partner Grant received his Bachelors of Business Administration in 1983, a Masters of Business Administration in 1984, and a Juris Doctor in 1987, all from the University of Georgia. While attending the University of Georgia School of Law he served on the editorial board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. Since his admission to the Bar in 1987, Mr. Smith has been a leader in numerous defense and transportation organizations. He served as Vice President of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association in 2001, Executive Vice President in 2003-2004 and President in 2004-2005. He has been a member of the GDLA Board of Directors since 1997 and chaired that organizations Motor Vehicle Committee from 1999-2000. Between 1999 and 2000, Mr. Smith chaired the Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association and has been a member of the committee since 1993. He is a member of the American College of Transportation Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, Trucking Industry Defense Association, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers Club of Atlanta and the Atlanta Claims Association. Mr. Smith frequently lectures at national seminars including the Defense Research Institute, ABA Megaconference and the American Trucking Associations Litigation Center. Mr. Smith is national counsel for a large motor carrier and is regional counsel for a number of large motor carriers. He has handled cases as far west as Wyoming and has handled several cases in Florida and Tennessee. He also serves as counsel for a large construction insurer. He recently defended a large construction case involving 19 plaintiffs and 9 defendants. Practice Areas: arrow Transportation Litigation arrow Construction Litigation arrow Serious Premises Liability Litigation Admitted to Practice: arrow11th Circuit Court of Appeals arrow Supreme Court of Georgia arrow Georgia Court of Appeals arrow United States District Court, Northern District arrow United States District Court, Middle District arrow United States District Court, Southern District arrow State Bar of Georgia Education:Expand arrow The University of Georgia, B. B. A., 1983 arrow The University of Georgia, M. B. A., 1984 arrow The University of Georgia, J. D., 1987 Professional Affiliations:Expand arrow American and Atlanta Bar Associations arrow State Bar of Georgia arrow Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors 1997-present; Vice President arrow2000-2001; Secretary/Treasurer 2001-2002) arrow Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy arrow Trucking Industry Defense Association arrow Defense Research Institute arrow Atlanta Claims Association arrow Lawyers Club of Atlanta Publications:Expand arrow Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1985-1986 arrow Motor Carrier Liability, Publisher: CCH Incorporated (co-author)