Nathaniel M. Smith is a born again Christian[1] and a member of Salem Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia. This means several things:
First, it means that while counseling clients, Nathaniel might refer not only to law but also to other considerations such as moral, emotional, and spiritual factors that might be relevant to a client's situation.[2]
Second, this means Nathaniel feels a duty to serve all who need legal services he is able to provide, regardless of economic considerations. He may reduce fees, or he may permit the payment of fees in installments according to the ability of clients to pay, or both.
Third, this means that at least ten percent (10%) of the attorney fees paid to Nathaniel will be put to work for the Lord spreading the Gospel and feeding the hungry. Anyone who finds this use of funds unpalatable may be more satisfied in the short term by seeking legal counsel elsewhere.
Fourth, this means Nathaniel will discount legal services provided
to members of Salem Baptist Church by at least 20%.
Nathaniel graduated in 2006 from Clayton State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, and he graduated in 2009 from Washington and Lee University, earning a Juris Doctor degree. While pursuing his law degree, he worked for the Georgia Court of Appeals, the State Court of Henry County, Georgia, and for the Flint Circuit Public Defender’s Office in McDonough, Georgia.
Nathaniel is admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Superior, State, Juvenile, Probate and Magistrate courts of Georgia.
Nathaniel became a member of the Georgia Bar Association in 2009. He became a member of the Henry County Bar Association in 2010. He became a member of CLS (Christian Legal Society, www.clsnet.org) and Christianlawyers.com in 2009.
Nathaniel is a dues-paying member of the Clayton State University
Alumni Association. He offers a discount on legal services
provided to other dues-paying members of the Clayton State University
Alumni Association of 20%.
[1] 1 Peter 1:23 states: "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God." John 3:3 states in part: "Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.'"
[2] Comment 2 to Rule 2.1 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct states: "In rendering advice, a lawyer may refer not only to law but to other considerations such as moral, economic, social and political factors that may be relevant to the client's situation. Advice couched in narrowly legal terms may be of little value to a client, especially where practical considerations, such as cost or effects on other people, are predominant. Purely technical legal advice, therefore, can sometimes be inadequate. It is proper for a lawyer to refer to relevant moral and ethical considerations in giving advice."