Background
Smith III, Ray S. was born on October 23, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Smith III, Ray S. was born on October 23, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, 1983). Mercer University (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Worked at Slutzky, Wolfe and Bailey (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Commercial Leasing, Corporate, Partnership and Finance, Wills and Estates, Trial and Appellate practice in all State and Federal Courts, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, and Title Insurance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Georgia, South Carolina and United States. District Court, Southern District of Georgia.
1989, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Georgia. 1991, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina. United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1985-1986).
Member: American Bar Association Moot Court Team. Moot Court Board. Moot Court and Legal Research Instructor, 1986-1987.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1994. President, University of North Carolina Educational Foundation - Atlanta Chapter, 1991.
Member: Atlanta (Member: Litigation.
Labor and Employment Law Sections) and Cobb County Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial, Labor and Employment Law Sections). South Carolina Bar (Member, Trial Section).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Founded in 1971, Slutzky, Wolfe and Bailey has maintained a general practice representing individuals, businesses, and lenders with a concentration in small to medium sized businesses, including real estate developers, limited partnerships, mortgage investors, limited liability companies and corporations. In the litigation area, the practice is concentrated in business and employment, real estate, personal injury and bankruptcy.
In the real estate area, the practice includes the representation of national and regional tenants and developers in the negotiation of leases, contracts and general real estate matters. In the estate planning area, the practice is designed to provide our clients with skilled, creative and cost effective legal services in drafting wills and trusts as well as using other tools to achieve an integrated estate plan.
In the land title services area, the Firm represents title insurance companies, institutional lenders, developers and law firms.
The Firm is dedicated to providing prompt and effective representation with a sensitivity for client concerns about the costs of legal services.
Member: American Bar Association Moot Court Team. Moot Court Board. Moot Court and Legal Research Instructor, 1986-1987. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, 1994.
President, University of North Carolina Educational Foundation - Atlanta Chapter, 1991.
Member: Atlanta (Member: Litigation. Labor and Employment Law Sections) and Cobb County Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Member, General Practice and Trial, Labor and Employment Law Sections). South Carolina Bar (Member, Trial Section).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta.