Background
Smith, Joel H. was born on March 28, 1956 in Vernon, France.
Smith, Joel H. was born on March 28, 1956 in Vernon, France.
College of Charleston (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Limited liability partnership (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Practice, State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Automotive and Truck Products, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Litigation, Commercial Lending, Computer Litigation, Corporations, Economic Development, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Employee Benefits, Family, Franchise, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, International Transactions, Legislative, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Probate and Estate Planning, Product Liability, Railroad and Trucking, Real Estate, Securities and Taxation Law, Telecommunications, Tort Litigation, Toxic Tort and Transportation Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, South Carolina.
1982, United States.
District Court, District of South Carolina and United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Order of Wig and Robe.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Law Clerk to Honorary Robert F. Chapman, Judge, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1981-1982. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, College of Charleston, 1995.
Member, Advisory Council, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1988-1991.
Member: American Bar Association. South Carolina Bar (Board of Governors, 1988-1989.
House of Delegates, 1987-1988, President, Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1988). South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Limited liability partnership is a full service law firm based in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.
The Firm currently has 215 attorneys. Founded in 1897, the Firm is now the largest law firm in the state of South Carolina. Services offered by the firm include start-up assistance for growth companies.
Complex multi-action litigation defense.
And representation of regional underwriters and investment bankers in financial areas.
Member, Advisory Council, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1988-1991. Member: American Bar Association. South Carolina Bar (Board of Governors, 1988-1989.
House of Delegates, 1987-1988, President, Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1988).
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.