M. Brandon Smith is a partner with Childers, Schlueter & Smith, where his practice is devoted to pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, products liability and serious personal injury. Following law school, Brandon was an assistant district attorney in the Alcovy Circuit (Newton County), where he gained valuable trial experience and a desire to help individuals harmed by the careless actions of others. Today and over the last decade, Brandon utilizes his skills to help injured victims nationwide, and he is a frequent guest speaker at legal seminars all over the country.
Brandon’s email: bsmith@cssfirm.com
Brandon is actively engaged in the following product liability and mass tort litigations: Hair Relaxer Cancer Litigation; Camp Lejeune Water Contamination; Roundup Cancer Litigation; Talcum Power Litigation; Hernia Mesh Implants; Stryker Hip Implants; and Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS/TEN)
Brandon was also recently selected again in 2025 as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in the State of Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers. This honor is reserved for America’s top trial lawyers in the Georgia who exemplify superior trial skills, abilities and results. Like his selection to Super Lawyers in years past, this honor is given by invitation only and is based in part on peer nominations from fellow lawyers in the community from all over the United States.
In addition to these honors, Brandon has also recently been consecutively recognized and listed in the 2015-2025 editions of the Best Lawyers®. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Our lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
Elected Positions and/or Appointments: In Court Hearing Lead and Liaison Counsel in the Bio-Lab Inc. Litigation (Class Action in Rockdale Superior Court); Hair Relaxer Litigation (DeKalb State Court); Plaintiff Steering Committee for Ability MDL 2734 Litigation (national leadership appointment) American Association for Justice-Board of Governor (2015-2017) (national plaintiff’s bar association) American Association for Justice-Executive Committee (Representative for the NLD) (2015-2016) American Association for Justice-Immediate Past Chairman of the New Lawyers Division (Over 4,300 Members Strong) American Association for Justice-Executive Committee for the New Lawyers Division (2011-2017) Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Membership Committee
Education:
University of Georgia, B.A., 2001
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2004
Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of West Virginia
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court For The Northern District Of Georgia
United States District Court For The Middle District Of Georgia
United States District Court For The Southern District Of Georgia
United States District Court For The Southern District Of West Virginia
Professional Memberships American Association For Justice (National Trial Lawyers’ Bar) Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (State Trial Lawyers’ Bar) Melvin M. Belli Society (by invitation only) Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (by invitation only) Elite Lawyers of America (by invitation only for obtaining multiple $2 million+ awards) Southern Trial Lawyers Association (by invitation only) The National Trial Lawyers Association (by invitation only) Mass Torts Trial Lawyers Association (by invitation only) North Metro Trial Lawyers Association Buckhead Bar Association Georgia Personal Injury (GAPI) Atlanta Lawyers Club (by invitation only) Sandy Springs Bar Association InjuryBoard, Attorney Member (by invitation only) American Society of Legal Advocates (by invitation only)
Professional Honors & Awards:
Listed in Best Lawyers (2015-2025)
Georgia Super Lawyer (2014-2025)
Leading Pharmaceutical Litigator of the Year Award (Georgia) (By AI, 2018)
Appointed to Plaintiff Steering Committee for Ability MDL 2734 Litigation (2016-2022)
One of 10 Best Attorneys For Georgia-American Institute Of Personal Injury Attorneys (2015, 2017)
Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award-National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (2014-2021)
Top 100 Trial Lawyer In Georgia-The National Trial Lawyers (2012-2025)
Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 In Georgia-The National Trial Lawyers (2012-2018)
Elite Lawyers of America (2014-2023)
Influential Insider-Jezebel Magazine Feature (2014)
Georgia Super Lawyer-Rising Star (2010, 2012, 2013)
Award of Achievement For Outstanding Service to the Bar-State Bar of Georgia YLD (2013 & 2014)
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America Advisory Board (2012-2014)
Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 In Georgia-American Society of Legal Advocates (2013-2016)
AAJ NLD Officer’s Award (2011-2016)
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association-Outstanding Service Award (2011 & 2012)
Georgia State Bar Leadership Academy (2011)
American Association For Justice NLD Excellence Award (2009-2011)
Previous Positions and Committees: American Association for Justice-Chairman of the New Lawyers Division (2014-2015) State Bar of Georgia, Co-Chairman of the YLD Litigation Committee (Immediate Past Chair) Member of the Executive Committee to the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (2010-2015) American Association for Justice-Chairman Elect of the New Lawyers Division (2013-2014) American Association for Justice-Board of Governor for Georgia (Only 5 Selected In Georgia) (2012-2014) Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America Advisory Board (2012-2014) State Bar of Georgia, Co-Chairman of the YLD Litigation Committee (2013-2014) American Association for Justice-Treasurer of the New Lawyers Division (2012-2013) American Association for Justice-Secretary of the New Lawyers Division (2011-2012) Chairman of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association-New Lawyers Division (2011-2012) American Association For Justice-NLD Board of Governors (Co-Chairman) American Association For Justice NLD Membership Committee American Association For Justice NLD Special Projects Committee Georgia Trial Lawyers Association NLD Chair Elect (2010-2011) Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Membership Committee Georgia Bar, Young Lawyers Division (War Stories Chair)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: American Association for Justice, Co-Chair, Stalwarts/Hall of Fame/NLD CLE Program (2015) American Association for Justice, Mass Tort Cases: Are You Missing Opportunities To Help Others? (2014) GTLA Ski-LE Seminar, Dangerous Drugs and Devices, 2014 InjuryBoard, Diversifying Your Practice With Mass Torts, 2014 Atlanta Bar Association, Mass Torts and Medical Devices, 2014 Living Safer Magazine, LowT-Is It Right For Me? 2014 Safety Report, GranuFlo-A Dialysis Nightmare, 2013 GTLA, Pharmaceutical Drugs and Medical Devices, 2013 GTLA Annual, Advanced Deposition Strategies, 2013 Mass Torts-Drugs and Medical Devices, Speaker-Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2012 GTLA Paralegal Seminar, Co-Chair and Moderator, 2012 GTLA Ski-LE Seminar, Co-Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Current and Emerging Mass Torts for 2011 and Beyond. Speaker-Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 Plaintiff’s Practice CLE and Seminar, Seminar Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Bladder Cancer Risk. Safety Report, 2011 Mass Torts Made Perfect, Master of Ceremonies, 2010 GTLA Holiday CLE and Seminar, Co-Chair, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 Effective Depositions. Speaker, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 Identifying Medical Products Cases, Speaker, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 Current and Emerging Mass Torts, Speaker, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 Mass Torts-Reglan/Metoclopramide, InjuryBoard, 2009 Mass Torts-Stevens Johnson Syndrome, InjuryBoard, 2009