Philip K. Smith

Background

Smith, Philip K. was born on January 31, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Education

The University of Memphis (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1988. Master of Business Administration, 1992. Juris Doctor, 1992); The Mid South School of Banking (Graduate, summa cum laude, 1995).

Career

Worked at Gerrish & McCreary, Professional Corporation (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in Banking, Savings and Loan, Credit Unions, and Other Financial Institutions. Mergers and Acquisitions. Practice before Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies.

Banking Regulatory Compliance Reviews.

Expert Witness Testimony. Business Planning; Public and Private Securities Offerings.

Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisor and Public Company Compliance. Real Estate Acquisition, Development, Management and Syndication.

Mediation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Financial Institutions, Regulatory Litigation before all Federal and State Financial Institutions Regulatory Agencies. Complex Banking and Business Litigation before Federal and State Courts. Securities Arbitration.

Federal and State Income, Estate and Gift Taxation.

Estate Planning and Probate. Environmental Law; Bankruptcy.

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Planning. And Municipal Finance.

Admitted to the bar, 1992, Tennessee.

Delta Theta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board (Associate Chief Justice). Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.

Recipient: Mead Data Central Writing Award.

Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Gerrish & McCreary, Professional Corporation is a law firm highly focused in specific practice areas serving local, national and international clients. Our firm concentrates on providing legal services principally to financial institutions, corporations and investment banking firms across the country.

Our law practice is generally transaction-oriented and our service capabilities are dramatically expanded since the significant practice experience of our attorneys translates not to just individual area specialization but also extended cross-over expertise.

As a consequence, our firm is able to compete favorably with firms at all levels of size and sophistication.

Achievements

• Philip K. Smith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Moot Court Board (Associate Chief Justice). Jessup International Law Moot Court Team.