Brian C. Smith was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2004. He presently serves as leader of the firm’s intellectual property practice group and is a Certified Public Accountant. Brian also has significant experience in banking, financial services, and securities litigation, commercial litigation, insurance litigation and CDBG-DR grant compliance. Before joining the firm, he clerked for The Honorable Rhesa H. Barksdale, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Notable Cases
- U.S. Bancorp v. McMullan, 183 So. 3d 833 (Miss. 2016)
- Trustmark National Bank v. Meador, 81 So. 3d 1112 (Miss. 2012)
- Anglin v. Tower Loan of Mississippi, 635 F. Supp. 2d 523 (S.D. Miss. 2009)
- Raines v. The Bottrell Agency, Inc., 992 So. 2d 642 (Miss. App. 2008)
Honors & Recognitions
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America (2021-25, Commercial Litigation; 2025, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law)
- Eastland Scholar
- McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College
- Mississippi Law Journal
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Taylor Medalist
Community & Professional
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Madison United Methodist Church
- The Mississippi Bar
Articles & Publications
- Comment, Changing the Deal: How Omnicare v. NCS Healthcare Threatens to Fundamentally Alter the Merger Industry, 73 Miss. L. J. 983 (2004).
Education
Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi School of Law, 2004
Bachelor's Degree: English, University of Mississippi, 1999
Bachelor's of Accountancy: University of Mississippi, 2000
