Austin Merck Smith

Austin was born and raised in Georgia. Before becoming an attorney, Austin spent four years as a senior legal assistant at a local Atlanta personal injury law firm.  Austin spent his first years as an attorney with one of Georgia’s largest personal injury law firms.  Austin then spent his time as the senior litigation attorney with one of Georgia’s boutique personal injury law firms acquiring litigation recoveries in a range from thousands of dollars to over one million dollars per recovery. Austin is now a Senior Attorney of Merck Law, LLC fighting for clients who have been wronged by the negligence of others.

He graduated from the Georgia State University Honors College in Atlanta, Georgia, receiving a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Economics with Honors Recognition. While there, he was placed on the President’s List and the Dean’s List multiple times, and received the 1913 Founders Award. He had the privilege of being accepted into the Golden Key International Honor Society, the Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society, the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.  He then attended the Georgia State University College of Law where he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence.  Austin has recovered millions of dollars fighting for hundreds of clients who have been civilly wronged by the negligent and intentional acts of others.

He is currently a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the State Bar of South Carolina.  He is licensed in all of Georgia’s Magistrate, State, and Superior Courts and is licensed in the Federal Northern District of Georgia Court.

• Georgia State University College of Law
• Georgia State University
• Lakeside High School
• Georgia Bar Member
• South Carolina Bar Member

English (fluent)