Brian C. Smith was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2004. His experience spans from commercial litigation to banking and insurance litigation. His cases of note include Raines v. The Bottrell Agency, Inc., 992 So. 2d 642 (Miss. App. 2008). Brian is a Taylor Medalist, Eastland Scholar and Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Watkins & Eager, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rhesa H. Barksdale, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2004-2005).

Publications And Honors:

• Comment, Changing the Deal: How Omnicare v. NCS Healthcare Threatens to Fundamentally Alter the Merger Industry, 73 Miss. L. J. 983 (2004).
• McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College
• Taylor Medalist
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Eastland Scholar
• Mississippi Law Journal

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: Accounting and English, University of Mississippi, 1999
• Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi School of Law, 2000

Professional And Community Involvement:

• Mississippi Bar Association
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Capital Area Bar Association
• Madison United Methodist Church