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Prestigious Legal Group Taps Jack Smith as Fellow

smithCHARLESTON, S.C. (Sept. 9, 2009)  -- The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) has selected N. Jack Smith, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Charleston office, for membership in the organization as a Fellow, a distinction afforded to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

Mr. Smith practices in the areas of environmental law and litigation, administrative law, land use law, and constitutional law. His extensive knowledge of environmental policy and regulations stems from his prior work for state and federal government agencies. He has held attorney positions with the Office of Coastal Resources Management, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, the S.C. Coastal Council, and the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, National Oceans Policy Study.

Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based on excellence and accomplishment in litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 400 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Tallahassee, Washington, and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call 803.255.9794.

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